U.S. expands visa restrictions for Palestinian passport holders
The United States has suspended approvals of almost all visitor visas for individuals holding Palestinian passports, The New York Times reports....
The 2nd Istanbul World Islamic Economy Summit was held at the Istanbul Financial Center, bringing together leaders and experts from across the Islamic world.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the 2nd Istanbul World Islamic Economy Summit, expressing his pleasure in hosting participants at the crossroads of three continents.
He highlighted Türkiye’s steady economic progress under its two-year reform program, noting that annual inflation has fallen for 11 consecutive months, reaching a 40-month low in April, with the goal of bringing it permanently to single digits. Erdoğan also credited the recent drop in global oil prices for helping reduce inflation and the current account deficit.
The president pointed to other positive signs, including central bank reserves surpassing 153 billion dollars and unemployment falling to 7.9 percent in March, the lowest since 2005.
Addressing the broader Islamic economy, Erdoğan noted that although Muslims represent 25 percent of the world’s population, the 57 member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation account for only 11 percent of global trade. With the Islamic finance sector valued at around 2.5 trillion dollars, he urged Muslim countries to deepen trade, investment, and financial cooperation to strengthen their global economic position.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a flotilla of boats loaded with aid for Gaza as they set sail from Barcelona on Sunday, aiming to break Israel’s naval blockade and deliver food and supplies to the enclave.
The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit began in Tianjin on 31 August, marking the largest gathering in the bloc’s history, with China deepening ties with Azerbaijan, Armenia and wider South Caucasus.
President Ilham Aliyev held a series of strategic meetings with senior executives from leading Chinese industrial corporations in Tianjin on 31 August.
Israeli forces struck Gaza City’s outskirts overnight with air and ground fire, destroying homes and prompting further civilian displacement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet was scheduled on Sunday to discuss a plan for a wider operation to take control of the city.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit opened in Tianjin on 31 August, gathering leaders from across Eurasia and the Global South.
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