Turkey detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group in what the main opposition party calls "a coup against our next president".
The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering scrapping the longstanding role of the US in leading NATO's military operations in Europe, NBC News has reported, citing unnamed defense officials.
Kyiv must be included in all future negotiations regarding steps to end Russia's full-scale war, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated in a virtual press conference.
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student who the administration of US President Donald Trump is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, has called himself a “political prisoner”, in his first direct comments since detention.
More Americans now think the United States is not doing enough to help Ukraine in its war against the Russian onslaught, an uptick from late last year, according to a Gallup survey.
Iran’s Chaharshanbe Suri celebrations, marking the last Wednesday eve of the Persian New Year, turned tragic as 15 people lost their lives and over 1,000 were injured, according to the head of Iran’s Emergency Organization.
France will upgrade one of its main air bases along its border with Germany to host Rafale fighter planes armed with nuclear cruise missiles, French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed.
The Iranian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, declared on Tuesday that Iran will not cooperate with the UN’s fact-finding mission under any circumstances.
The Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, announced on Wednesday that the enforcement of the hijab law, including the controversial morality patrols, has been suspended.
Iran has reported a new record in gasoline consumption as motorists take to the roads at the start of a busy travel season that coincides with the Persian New Year holidays.
US President Donald Trump spoke for nearly three hours with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday amid the U.S. push to secure Moscow’s agreement to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has stated that regional instability costs the country roughly $800 million monthly in Suez Canal revenue, though he noted the African nation’s economy shows signs of improvement.
The former chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has warned that without direct diplomatic engagement between Iran and the U.S., tensions in the Middle East could spiral into a conflict neither country intends.
On the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian calendar year, Iranians across the country come together to celebrate Chaharshanbeh Suri, meaning Wednesday Feast, a vibrant and ancient festival of fire that heralds the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year, Nowruz, on March 20.
The loss of a key European market has dealt a severe financial blow to Russian energy giant Gazprom, resulting in net losses of 1.076 trillion rubles ($13.1 billion) in 2024, the Moscow Times has reported.
The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, after cross-border attacks left 10 dead and more than 50 wounded.
Mazandaran Province in northern Iran has experienced a remarkable 90% increase in migratory bird populations this winter, with 385,000 birds recorded in its wetlands and water reservoirs.
A US MQ-4C surveillance drone retreated after being confronted by Iranian fighter jets near Iran’s airspace on Monday night, according to a report by Fars News Agency.
At least three people were killed and nearly 20 others wounded after an Israeli air strike on the outskirts of the southern Syrian province of Deraa, the Syrian state news agency, SANA, has reported.
The U.K. and the European Union will discuss confiscating Russian assets to ramp up economic pressure on Moscow ahead of possible peace talks on Ukraine, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources.
Israel unleashed a ferocious wave of attacks on the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians, in a unilateral end of its ceasefire accord with Hamas.
