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Former Foreign Minister of Colombia Álvaro Leyva revealed in a letter published on Tuesday that far-left President Gustavo Petro refused to speak to Chinese communist dictator Xi Jinping for the entirety of a lavish banquet on his official visit to Beijing in 2023 — an incident Leyva claimed as evidence of Petro’s drug addiction problems.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Donald Trump held what both leaders described as a “productive” telephone conference on Monday.

April 24 marked the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, during which up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottman Empire.

Heads of state and religious leaders around the world offered condolences and messages honoring Pope Francis following the announcement of his passing on Monday, honoring him as compassionate, warm, and a “moral beacon” in a divided world.

A massive dust storm or “haboob” swept across central and southern Iraq on Tuesday, hospitalizing 3,747 people with breathing difficulties according to Iraqi health officials.

A new round of U.S.-Russia talks reportedly starting on Friday with an in-person discussion with President Vladimir Putin.

The State Department confirmed on Thursday the liberation of American-Russian prisoner Ksenia Karelina, whom the Russian government had sentenced to 12 years in prison last year on charges of “treason” for donating to a Ukrainian charity.

Turkish officials, including Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, remarked on Sunday and Monday the ten-percent tariff President Donald Trump imposed on goods originating in their country was “relatively beneficial” and Turkish markets would survive any volatility in the long term.

At least seven people died, including two children, after a boat carrying migrants from Turkey to a nearby Greek island capsized.

The Syrian energy ministry on Tuesday attributed a nationwide blackout to a “technical malfunction in the electrical system.”

Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart went on a turkey hunt in Georgia after his March 28, 2025, NFL Pro Day workout and bagged a massive bird.

Turkish authorities on Thursday arrested Mehmet Pehlivan, lawyer for imprisoned Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

American Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed concern on Friday when asked about ongoing protests against Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey, calling the violence “disturbing” and confirming he addressed the situation with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan the day before.

Turkish police used pepper spray, water cannons, and non-lethal plastic bullets against student demonstrators in Ankara.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the “show” put on by supporters of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu will end soon.

Turkey has arrested over 1,100 people since the Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was apprehended on March 19, the country’s interior minister confirmed Monday

Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Sunday officially nominated Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as their candidate for the next presidential election.

Protesters in the Turkish cities of Izmir, Istanbul, and the capital of Ankara clashed with police on Friday as protests against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu grew larger and more intense.

The Turkish government on Thursday announced 37 people were arrested for “provocative” social media posts related to Wednesday’s arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and chief political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and chief rival for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the 2028 election, was arrested on Wednesday in a move denounced by opposition leaders as a “coup against the next president.”

Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said on Thursday that his country looks forward to supporting reconstruction in Ukraine with investments and a free trade agreement.

Burak Pehlivan, head of the Turkish-Ukrainian Business Association (TUID), said on Tuesday that Turkey opened more new business ventures in Ukraine last year than any other country, including the U.S. and China.

Jihadist terrorist Ahmed al-Sharaa, the president of Syria, signed an agreement on Monday to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian military – arguably his biggest success since toppling the regime of Bashar Assad in December, as the SDF is one of Syria’s most effective and professional militias.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a Kurdish separatist terror group that has been fighting a violent insurgency against the Turkish government since 1984, announced a unilateral ceasefire on Saturday.

Outlawed Kurdish terrorists on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

The U.S. said Istanbul negotiations with Russia were “constructive”, while Moscow delegation praised them as “meaningful”.

Second high-level meeting between U.S. and Russia has been announced for Thursday, but State Department said Ukraine won’t be on the agenda.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan claimed on Monday that his country was interested in becoming a member of the anti-American BRICS coalition but never received an invite and that BRICS had suspended allowing new members at all.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a closed-door meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul on Friday, taking another step toward establishing Turkey as one of Ukraine’s most devoted supporters amid a public feud between Zelensky and President Donald Trump.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he postponed a visit to Saudi Arabia to express his disapproval of the United States and Russia beginning bilateral negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist organization, said during a meeting this week with Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he seeks cooperation with Turkey on “all political, economic and security levels” to rebuild his war-torn country.

Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda boss who became the “transitional” president of Syria after ousting dictator Bashar Assad, is reportedly looking for a joint defense pact with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey welcomed a delegation of high-ranking Hamas terrorists to Ankara on Wednesday to lend support to the jihadist cause.

The jihadi regime ruling Syria after overthrowing the Assad dynasty in December dispatched its foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday to seek foreign investment for their war-torn and terrorist-haunted land.