• 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 ...

  • WATCH: UN Security Council meets for emergency session on peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

    WATCH: UN Security Council meets for emergency session on peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

    Mar 31, 2026 01:49 PM EDT

    ... and it’s not clear which side was responsible for the death of the three Indonesian officers. Earlier Tuesday, Italy and France expressed concern over the attacks against U.N. personnel and Turkey has condemned such attacks. Israeli envoy blames Hezbollah for killing 2 UN peacekeepers but offers no details

  • Spain closes airspace to U.S. planes involved in Iran war

    Spain closes airspace to U.S. planes involved in Iran war

    Mar 30, 2026 05:31 PM EDT

    ... ties, France and Italy blocked the U.S. military from using their airspace for an operation targeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in 1986. In 2003, Turkey refused to allow U.S. troops to use its territory to invade Iraq, though it did allow overflights. France and Germany firmly opposed that ...

  • Trump issues new threat to Iran's energy infrastructure if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'

    Trump issues new threat to Iran's energy infrastructure if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'

    Mar 30, 2026 02:06 PM EDT

    ... added: “We want a guarantee that this will never happen again.” NATO air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile over Turkey that was fired from Iran, Turkey's Defense Ministry said, in the fourth such incident since the start of the war. Iran has denied firing the previous missiles. Turkey is ...