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Kazakhstan and Türkiye are strengthening their defense and security ties through high-level military talks in Ankara, focusing on joint exercises, education, peacekeeping, and arms production.
A high-ranking military delegation from Kazakhstan, led by Lieutenant General Sultan Kamaletdinov, First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff, visited Ankara to explore avenues for deepening defense cooperation with Türkiye.
During the visit, Kazakh officials met with Türkiye’s Defense Minister Yaşar Güler and the Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, Army General Metin Gürak. The discussions focused on enhancing military cooperation, regional security, joint training exercises, language and military education, and peacekeeping efforts.
Both sides also reviewed opportunities for collaboration on arms production and military equipment acquisition, highlighting the growing partnership between the two nations. The positive trend in bilateral relations was emphasized through ongoing mutual visits and exchange programs.
Lieutenant General Kamaletdinov also visited Kazakh cadets enrolled in Turkish military institutions and toured defense industry sites and military facilities across Türkiye.
Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío has denied that Havana and Washington have entered formal negotiations, countering recent assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump, while saying the island is open to dialogue under certain conditions.
Rivers and reservoirs across Spain and Portugal were on the verge of overflowing on Wednesday as a new weather front pounded the Iberian peninsula, compounding damage from last week's Storm Kristin.
Morocco has evacuated more than 100,000 people from four provinces after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods across several northern regions, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Tuesday (3 February) of exploiting a U.S.-backed energy ceasefire to stockpile weapons and launch large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukraine ahead of peace talks.
Türkiye’s defence and aerospace exports surged by 44 percent year on year in January 2026, hitting a record monthly high of more than $555 million as overseas demand for Turkish-built military technology continued to grow, the Turkish Defence Industries Secretariat said on Monday (2 February).
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) say they've detained two vessels in the Persian Gulf carrying more than 1 million litres of smuggled fuel, state media said, with 15 foreign crew members handed to judicial authorities.
An exchange of 314 prisoners of war has been agreed following U.S.-brokered trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi between delegations from the United States, Ukraine and Russia, according to U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff.
U.S. President Donald Trump held an “excellent” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, (4 February), to discuss trade, energy, Taiwan, Iran, and Russia’s war in Ukraine, ahead of Trump’s planned visit to Beijing in April.
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