• Trump's nod to Europe on a future peace force for Ukraine vastly improves its chances of success

    Trump's nod to Europe on a future peace force for Ukraine vastly improves its chances of success

    Aug 14, 2025 03:52 PM EDT

    ... by using aircraft," Healey said, "and it will support safer seas by bolstering the Black Sea Task Force with additional specialist teams." Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey launched that naval force a year ago to deal with mines in Black Sea waters. The force initially will have its headquarters in Paris ...

  • News Wrap: At least 25 people seeking help killed at Gaza aid sites

    News Wrap: At least 25 people seeking help killed at Gaza aid sites

    Aug 13, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    Gaza's health ministry says Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid across three separate sites, wildfires have killed at least three people across Albania, Spain and Turkey, three died in Tennessee after downpours flooded parts of the state and President Trump announced the first class of Kennedy ...

  • Taliban registers unemployed Afghan refugees for jobs in Qatar

    Taliban registers unemployed Afghan refugees for jobs in Qatar

    Aug 13, 2025 05:27 PM EDT

    ... at easing unemployment in Afghanistan, and the Taliban has said talks are also underway to send labor to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Turkey, and Russia. Last month, 3,100 Afghans were registered for jobs in Qatar, including in the food and hospitality industries. Wednesday's one-day ...

  • At least 3 dead and thousands displaced as wildfires rage across southern Europe

    At least 3 dead and thousands displaced as wildfires rage across southern Europe

    Aug 13, 2025 02:44 PM EDT

    ... preparing additional support for regional authorities overseeing multiple evacuations and highway closures. A forestry worker was killed Wednesday while responding to a wildfire in southern Turkey, officials said. The Forestry Ministry said the worker died in an accident involving a fire truck that left four others injured. Turkey has been ...

  • News Wrap: National Guard soldiers arrive on streets of Washington, D.C.

    News Wrap: National Guard soldiers arrive on streets of Washington, D.C.

    Aug 12, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... other. Overnight in Spain, firefighters battled a blaze that surrounded the capital, Madrid. Emergency services said one person was killed. Meantime, to the east, in Turkey, evacuees were whisked away from the encroaching flames by boat. In Montenegro, residents there returned to their homes today only to find everything destroyed.

  • Millions face record heat in Europe as wildfires prompt evacuations

    Millions face record heat in Europe as wildfires prompt evacuations

    Aug 12, 2025 03:14 PM EDT

    ... were working to control a fire in the municipality of Trancoso, about 350 kilometers (217 miles) northeast of Lisbon. Smaller fires were burning further north. Turkey: Thousands evacuated, some on boats Firefighters largely brought a major wildfire in northwest Turkey under control, the forestry minister announced, a day after the ...

  • A heatwave scorches parts of Europe and fans wildfire threat in southern France

    A heatwave scorches parts of Europe and fans wildfire threat in southern France

    Aug 11, 2025 01:47 PM EDT

    ... the situation remains "very challenging," said Alexander Dzhartov, head of the national fire safety unit. Three major blazes continue along the borders with Greece and Turkey, including one near Strumyani that reignited after three weeks. More than 100 firefighters and emergency personnel are battling flames in rugged terrain unreachable by ...

  • Israel faces growing global condemnation over its plan to take over Gaza City

    Israel faces growing global condemnation over its plan to take over Gaza City

    Aug 09, 2025 09:34 PM EDT

    ... or settlement in Gaza violate international law. A separate statement by more than 20 countries including ceasefire mediators Egypt and Qatar along with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates called Israel's decision a “dangerous and unacceptable escalation.” Meanwhile, Russia said Israel's plan will aggravate the “already ...

  • What is a visa bond? Here's who is affected by the U.S. State Department's new program

    What is a visa bond? Here's who is affected by the U.S. State Department's new program

    Aug 07, 2025 11:57 PM EDT

    ... invest in the country’s economy and have no residency requirement. Some countries with these programs include Antigua & Barbuda, Austria, Jordan, St. Lucia and Turkey. Which countries have high visa overstay rates? In fiscal year 2023, numerous countries in Africa as well as Haiti, Laos, Myanmar and Yemen recorded ...

  • July was Earth's third-warmest on record, EU scientists say

    July was Earth's third-warmest on record, EU scientists say

    Aug 07, 2025 02:02 PM EDT

    ... said new temperature records and more climate extremes are to be expected unless greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are brought down. On July 25, Turkey recorded it's highest-ever temperature of 50.5 C (122.9 F) as it battled wildfires. While not as hot as July 2023 ...