• Colombia minister says Iran war should accelerate transition to clean energy

    Colombia minister says Iran war should accelerate transition to clean energy

    Apr 17, 2026 03:51 PM EDT

    ... language on phasing out fossil fuels, underscoring divisions between major producers and countries pushing for a faster transition. The Santa Marta meeting will take place outside the formal U.N. climate talks, but its conclusions are expected to inform upcoming negotiations, said Vélez, including COP31 in Turkey later this year.

  • UN official warns Strait of Hormuz dispute is disrupting global food supply

    UN official warns Strait of Hormuz dispute is disrupting global food supply

    Apr 16, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    Now we know more. We know that the entire fertilizer market is disrupted, that even the producers of fertilizers in South Africa, in Morocco, in China, in Turkey are being affected, because they don't have the raw materials. If they don't get the fertilizers, the productivity goes down ...

  • With U.S.-Iran ceasefire expiring in a week, diplomats lay groundwork for new talks

    With U.S.-Iran ceasefire expiring in a week, diplomats lay groundwork for new talks

    Apr 15, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... talks. And Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who hosted the last round of talks and is considered a top intermediary, visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey through Saturday. President Trump has suggested that talks could be imminent, and in an interview this morning on FOX Business, he said once again ...

  • News Wrap: IRS says average tax refund just under $3,500 this year

    News Wrap: IRS says average tax refund just under $3,500 this year

    Apr 15, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... of our students. It is not an act of terrorism. I want to express once again how deeply saddened we are. Geoff Bennett: Officials in Turkey have imposed a nationwide ban on publishing images from the shooting that are considered traumatic. School shootings are rare in Turkey, making this week ...

  • Mideast experts weigh Iran regime’s leverage in negotiations with U.S.

    Mideast experts weigh Iran regime’s leverage in negotiations with U.S.

    Apr 07, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... all of this? Why have they emerged as the key mediator? Alan Eyre: Well, there were seven countries trying to mediate. There was Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar and Oman. That's five, sorry. They did a great job. I mean, to a large extent, any country that has the minimal ...

  • News Wrap: Vance backs Orbán in visit ahead of Hungarian elections

    News Wrap: Vance backs Orbán in visit ahead of Hungarian elections

    Apr 07, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    Closed-circuit footage shows the moment a person believed to be Kittleson was rushed into a car on a Baghdad street back on March 31. Iraqi officials reportedly say she was freed in exchange for the release of militia members, though that has not been confirmed. And Turkey officials say ...

  • Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

    Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

    Apr 07, 2026 01:21 PM EDT

    ... high-rise building in Levent, one of the city's main business districts. Officials said there are no Israeli diplomats present in Israeli missions in Turkey. Israel withdrew its diplomats amid security concerns and deteriorating relations with Turkey during the war in Gaza.Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said three ...

  • Iran war on verge of escalation as Trump and Tehran exchange threats

    Iran war on verge of escalation as Trump and Tehran exchange threats

    Apr 06, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... I can tell you they're negotiating, we think, in good faith. We're going to find out. Nick Schifrin: This weekend, mediators from Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt reportedly offered a 45 day cease-fire, during which Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. and Iran ...

  • Iran calls on public to find 'enemy pilot' as US continues frantic search

    Iran calls on public to find 'enemy pilot' as US continues frantic search

    Apr 04, 2026 03:28 PM EDT

    ... Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Tahir Andrabi, told The Associated Press that his government’s efforts to broker a ceasefire are “right on track.” Mediators from Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt are working to bring the U.S. and Iran back to the negotiating table in Pakistan, according to two regional officials. They ...

  • Trump lashes out at NATO allies over unpopular Mideast war, widening transatlantic rift

    Trump lashes out at NATO allies over unpopular Mideast war, widening transatlantic rift

    Apr 01, 2026 03:10 PM EDT

    NATO is built on Article 5 of its founding treaty, which pledges that an attack on any one member will be met with a response from them all. As the Iran war has spread, missiles and drones have been fired toward NATO member Turkey and a British military base on ...