ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli president has thanked his Turkish counterpart for Ankara’s efforts in combating terrorism in a phone call. Details of the conversation were released by Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said on Sunday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog discussed Türkiye-Israel relations and...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro has been elected Colombia’s president in a historic victory for the left in Latin America. With almost 99% of the vote counted, Petro won 50% compared with 47% for his opponent, Rodolfo Hernandez, according to figures published by Colombia´s electoral authority. Petro, a 62-ye...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has said she appreciated Turkiye’s support for Kosovo’s membership in NATO and other international institutions. “We need such support from Türkiye for Kosovo’s candidacy to the Council of Europe,” the president said after a meeting with Turkish Foreign M...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will pay a visit to Türkiye on Thursday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. Bilateral relations and regional issues will be discussed during the visit, the ministry said in a statement. Earlier on Sunday in a phone call, Israeli President Isaac Herzog thanked his Turkish ...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – At least three people were killed and dozens went missing as terrorists opened fire on worshippers in two churches and some communities in Nigeria’s northwest Kaduna State, an official said on Sunday. Samuel Atuwa, Kaduna State commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said the terrorists on mot...
NUR SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AA) – Kazakhstan will not recognize the self-proclaimed independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said. “If the right to self-determination is put into practice all over the world, then there will be over 600 countries instead of the 193 states that are current...
ANKARA (AA) – Droughts may affect more than three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050, the UN said on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought which was observed on June 17. This year’s theme, “Rising up from drought together,” highlighted the need for early action to avoid disastrous results for humanity ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The Pakistani army on Sunday claimed to have killed at least six suspected militants in a security operation in the southwestern Balochistan province. The suspected terrorists, who were killed in the mountainous Parom area of the Panjgur district, located 557 kilometers (346 miles) from the provincial capital Que...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pre-monsoon rains killed at least seven people, flooding large parts of Pakistan in the past 24 hours, officials and local media said on Sunday. Flashfloods washed away several bridges and roads, submerged farmlands, and knocked out power in many parts of the southwestern Balochistan province. Torrential downpour...
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AA) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said that he does not see any problems in exporting Russian grain to Türkiye. Novak said Russia has always been a large supplier of grain to Türkiye and plans to maintain this position. “We have always been a major supplier of grain to […]
