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Lionel Messi scored twice and picked up an assist after an early mishap against the Canadian side.

Sports Illustrated

Turkey walks a fine line as conflict between Israel and Iran cools

Turkey has spent weeks walking a diplomatic tightrope, caught between its outrage over Israel’s actions and its reluctance to cross the United States. A ceasefire deal brokered by President Donald Trump has given Ankara some breathing room – at least for now.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey Breathes Easier As Iran-Israel Truce Eases Fallout Risk

As the fragile Iran-Israel truce took hold, there was no letup in Turkey's diplomatic efforts Wednesday to prevent any return to a conflict fraught with risk for Ankara's domestic and regional policies.

International Business Times

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Turkey steps into EU defence plans as bloc eyes independence from US

The European Union is working more closely with Turkey on defence, aiming to build military independence as fears grow over Russia and doubts linger about continued US support.

Radio France Internationale

Turkiye’s Erdogan meets Pakistan PM in Istanbul weeks after India conflict

President Erdogan holds talks with Prime Minister Sharif as they strive to boost ties.

Al Jazeera

Istanbul talks highlight Turkiye’s balancing act between Russia and Ukraine

Since the outbreak of the war, Turkiye has weighed its support for Ukraine against maintaining its ties to Russia.

Al Jazeera

Turkey enters South Asia conflict zone with drones, diplomacy and ideological ambitions

Last week, as hundreds of drones from Pakistan infiltrated India’s Western front, residents in border towns watched in fear, red lights flashing across the night skies with an eerie whirring sound.

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Russia and Ukraine delegations meet for talks in Turkiye

Officials from Moscow and Kyiv have started talks, but few expect significant progress from the low-level meeting.

Al Jazeera

David Lammy in Turkey for Nato meeting amid prospect of Zelensky-Putin talks

Ukrainian leader Mr Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv that he will be in Ankara on Thursday to conduct negotiations.

Evening Standard

Trump says there’s a ‘possibility’ he will attend Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey – as it happened

Kremlin refuses to say whether Russian president will be part of delegation

The Guardian - UK

Kurds See Ball In Ankara's Court After PKK Says Disbanding

All eyes were on the Turkish government Tuesday with the Kurds and their supporters looking for confidence-building steps a day after the PKK militant group announced its dissolution, ending its four-decade insurgency.

International Business Times

Ocalan: Founder Of The Kurdish Militant PKK Who Authored Its End

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a "terrorist" to many within wider Turkish society.

International Business Times

Erdogan Says Efforts To End Ukraine War At 'Turning Point'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told Russian and French leaders that a "historic turning point" has been reached in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and that Ankara was ready to host talks between the two warring parties, his office said.

International Business Times

Erdoğan tells protesters against Islamification in northern Cyprus they will fail

Turkish president at odds with thousands of Turkish Cypriots who object to his attempts to undermine their secular way of life

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Euronews

Ankara's 'Modern Republic Capital Heritage' has been accepted onto the UNESCO Tentative List

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that Ankara has been accepted into the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List as an example of modern urbanisation and planned urbanisation.

Space

Lyrid meteor shower 2025 delights stargazers with the help of a dramatic fireball display (photos)

The Lyrids 2025 did not disappoint, and we've got the photos to prove it!

Radio France Internationale

Turkey's rivalry with Iran shifts as US threats create unlikely common ground

With Ankara warning Tehran not to undermine Syria’s new rulers and its ongoing peace efforts with Kurdish rebels, regional rivalry with Iran has been intensifying. However, Turkey’s concerns about potential US military action against Iran over its nuclear energy programme are now providing a rare point of convergence between the…

Euronews

Hundreds detained in Turkey's biggest ever drugs raid in Ankara, interior ministry says

The crackdown began early on Thursday morning and 525 suspected drug dealers were arrested. This operation comes after six months of planning and surveillance.

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The Guardian - UK

Erdoğan lambasts Israel for undermining stability in Syria

Turkey’s president lashes out shortly after talks with Netanyahu’s government aimed at defusing tensions

The Conversation

Inaction from Brussels over the arrest of an opposition leader in Turkey may be a strategic mistake

The European Union faces a pressing problem as it decides how to handle another major slide towards autocracy in Turkey. So far, the signs are not good.

The Conversation

Turkey is an incredibly powerful broker in the current world crisis, and a masterful negotiator

While Turkey’s government is struggling to deal with mass protests at home (after Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was imprisoned), in foreign affairs it is in an increasingly strong position as a key power broker in deals with Europe, the US and Russia. At the crossroads between Asia and Europe, Turkey…

The Independent UK

Students pepper sprayed, arrested as protests flare in Turkish capital

Tensions flared anew in Turkey's capital, Ankara, as police clashed with student protesters early Thursday, deploying pepper spray, plastic pellets, and water cannons.

Euronews

US Secretary of State Rubio seeks Turkey's support for peace in Ukraine

While Ankara’s ongoing trade with Russia drew repeated warnings from Washington during Joe Biden's presidency, Turkey is looking to bolster its ties with the US under the Trump administration.

The Independent UK

Journalists arrested in Turkey as protests grow over jailing of president’s main rival

Authorities accused of attacking ‘people’s right to learn the truth’ as president Erdogan seeks to paint protests as ‘movement of violence’

International Business Times

Turkey Braces For Day Three Of Protests Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest

Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday, as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe.

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