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A luxury yacht turned on its side and sank just 15 minutes after it launched off the coast of northern Turkey on Tuesday.

The tariff rate on India doubled overnight in a bid to discourage the country from continuing to buy cheap Russian oil.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter stated that the Arab League hasn’t put needed pressure on Hamas, “if they could.” And criticized Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey for their stance on Hamas. Host

The government of Qatar has blocked access to the popular gaming platform Roblox after a storm of complaints on social media about the safety of children playing the games.

Three Syrian security personnel and a Druze fighter were reportedly killed on Sunday in renewed clashes across the southern province of Sweida, while the Kurdish-led, U.S.-aligned Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said it fought against government troops in the northern province of Aleppo.

Turkey and Britain on Wednesday signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey, a significant step in Ankara’s efforts to modernize its air fleet.

Apple rolled out a website and iPhone app in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, taking its first steps toward major retail operations in the Kingdom. Tuesday also marked the first time Apple has offered service and support in Arabic.

The delivery of F-35 fighter jets from the United States to Turkey will remain on “hold” by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID), despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent claim that he made progress on getting the planes in a meeting with President Donald Trump at the NATO summit last month.

A senior Israeli official told Breitbart News on Wednesday that it was necessary for Congress to block sales of the F-35 Lightning to Turkey to prevent aggression toward Israel.

The United Nations deployed teams to the Syrian coast on Monday as wildfires spread across Latakia province for the fifth day.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hopeful that his decade-long quest to obtain the F-35 joint strike fighter might finally succeed after an upbeat meeting with President Donald Trump at the NATO summit last week – but Trump does not seem to be in any hurry to give Erdogan his long-sought prize.

The government of Turkey offered a warm welcome to a delegation representing the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas on Wednesday, expressing support for its cause and accusing the government of Israel of “genocide” for engaging in self-defense operations against the group.

Turkish authorities on Monday arrested cartoonist Dogan Pehlevan for committing an “Islamophobic hate crime” by drawing a cartoon allegedly depicting Islam’s prophet Muhammad.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that his country’s chances of buying advanced F-35 fighter jets from the United States are looking up after his meeting with President Donald Trump at the NATO summit this week.

Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly warned in a conversation with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday that Europe could face a new mass migration wave and “nuclear leakage” if the conflict between Iran and Israel escalates.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday condemned Israel’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program and, in his typically self-aggrandizing manner, offered his “state wisdom and deep experience” to negotiate an end to the conflict.

Human rights activist and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom testified before Congress on Tuesday about the persecution he had personally experienced from the Islamist regime in Turkey, warning that strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s stranglehold on power is a threat to NATO.

Israeli forces seized a yacht bound for Gaza and made its crew of pro-Hamas activists watch footage of the October 7 massacre.

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, said this week that the United States will scale down its military presence in Syria, going from eight military bases to just one.

Despite months of talks, both Russia and Ukraine appear to have barely shifted from their initial negotiation positions.

Ukrainian delegation walked out of direct talks with Russia in Istanbul on Monday, the second time the two sides have met face-to-face.

Putin will not attend Monday’s proposed ceasefire talks in Turkey, Kremlin says, as Ukraine keeps whether it will attend an open question.

Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was also named as special envoy to Syria last week, raised the American flag over the ambassadorial residence in Damascus on Thursday for the first time since 2012.

Reports on Thursday confirmed that Turkish Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan had organized a constitutional committee, featuring ten lawyers and mostly senior members of his Justice and Development Party (AKP), to replace the nation’s current constitution.

Ukraine says it has handed Russia a “memorandum” on a proposed ceasefire, urging Moscow to do the same in return.

Calls for leaders’ talks between Zelensky, the U.S., and Russia, while Moscow said that the next round of “direct talks” will be soon.

Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters on Thursday that he has “no interest” in running for another term in office during remarks calling for the country to draft an entirely new constitution.

The United Nations estimated in a report this week that half a million refugees have returned to Syria since the fall of dictator Bashar Assad, with another million expected to follow by the end of this year.

Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met in Turkey on Friday for the first time since 2022, but progress appeared limited by mid-afternoon.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Russia would make “adjustments” in its demands to Ukraine “due to developments on the ground,” a vague declaration following the Kremlin’s confirmation that strongman Vladimir Putin would reject Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call to meet in person.

Progress on Russia-Ukraine peace talks will depend on a leaders meeting with President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump said.

The Kremlin has refused to confirm who’s going to Turkey and whether it will include Putin while Ukraine has said that Zelensky will only sit down with the Russian leader.

Soon after President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the White House said he was prepared to meet with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda and Islamic State lieutenant who has governed Syria since his insurgent alliance toppled dictator Bashar Assad in December.