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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upon arriving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

NATO unveils billions in arms deals to prove its firepower as Trump again demands Greenland

July 7, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that the United States should be in control of Greenland rather than NATO ally Denmark, renewing tensions in Europe even as the trans-Atlantic military...

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh adjusts his glasses as he talks during an interview with Associated Press at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)

Iranian official says US ‘maximalist’ demands stall face-to-face talks

April 18, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

Iran is not ready for new face-to-face talks with the U.S., according to a senior Iranian official.

Turkish police secure the area after a gunmen attack at a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Omer Hamza Yildiz/DIA Photo via AP)

Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

April 7, 2026 at 8:07 a.m.

Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said.

Pope Leo XIV, center, visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope Leo XIV visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians

November 29, 2025 at 12:33 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting courageous steps for...

Pope Leo XIV walks as he is welcomed upon his arrival at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, marking the beginning of his first foreign trip. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for stability and peace as he opens first foreign trip

November 27, 2025 at 10:56 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV opened his first foreign trip as pope to Turkey with a plea for peace amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

A man rests in the Retiro park in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Scorching temperatures grip Europe, putting regions on high alert

June 30, 2025 at 8:52 a.m.

A lingering heat wave that has cooked much of Europe led authorities to raise warnings and tourists to find ways to beat the heat on Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on forthcoming Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on

May 15, 2025 at 4:51 p.m.

Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, but hopes for a breakthrough are still dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an...

People gather outdoors following an earthquake shock with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Istanbul and injures more than 230 people

April 23, 2025 at 2:31 p.m.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas of Turkey on Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the city of 16 million...

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, in northwest Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (IHA via AP)

At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey

January 21, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.

A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — at least two...

FILE – Visitors look at sculptures that are part of the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes has sprung to the fore again after a Turkish official cast doubt on the existence of proof cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, 2,500-year-old sculptures taken from the Acropolis in Athens. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Greece is buoyed by a Turkish official’s comments about Parthenon sculptures taken by Britain

June 5, 2024 at 3:32 p.m.

By ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER (Associated Press) ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes is back in the spotlight after a Turkish official cast...

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