Azerbaijani MP says Russia must accept responsibility for AZAL crash
Russia must accept responsibility for the Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau that killed 38 people, Azerbaijani MP Tural Ganjali has said. His comme...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague to discuss key regional and global issues.
During the meeting Erdogan expressed hope that Iran and Israel would maintain the ceasefire agreed upon earlier this week. The president reaffirmed Türkiye’s commitment to supporting Syria’s stabilization while safeguarding its territorial integrity and political unity.
Erdogan also reiterated Türkiye’s dedication to fostering a fair and lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia. He noted ongoing efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation, especially in the defense sector, with the goal of raising trade volume between Türkiye and the UK to $30 billion.
Accompanying Erdogan at the meeting were Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, chief presidential adviser on foreign policy and security Akif Cagatay Kilic, and Justice and Development Party Deputy Chair Halit Yerebakan.
Erdogan continues to hold several bilateral meetings with other leaders during the NATO summit, including discussions with Prime Minister Starmer.
A majority of Russians expect the war in Ukraine to end in 2026, state pollster VTsIOM said on Wednesday, in a sign that the Kremlin could be testing public reaction to a possible peace settlement as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict intensify.
Military representatives from Cambodia and Thailand met in Chanthaburi province on Wednesday ahead of formal ceasefire talks at the 3rd special GBC meeting scheduled for 27th December.
In 2025, Ukraine lived two parallel realities: one of diplomacy filled with staged optimism, and another shaped by a war that showed no sign of letting up.
It’s been a year since an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. Relatives and loved ones mourn the victims, as authorities near the final stage of their investigation.
The White House has instructed U.S. military forces to concentrate largely on enforcing a “quarantine” on Venezuelan oil exports for at least the next two months, a U.S. official told Reuters, signalling that Washington is prioritising economic pressure over direct military action against Caracas.
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Missile development in North Korea is set to continue over the next five years. The country’s leader Kim Jong Un made the remarks during visits to major arms production facilities in the final quarter of 2025, the state news agency KCNA reported on Friday.
The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday announced his support for his son Flavio Bolsonaro’s 2026 presidential candidacy while recovering from a planned hernia operation, which doctors said went smoothly.
Ukraine has held an hour-long meeting with senior U.S. envoys on possible peace options to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Thursday.
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