• U.S. and Iran suggest progress on peace talks, but deal ‘not imminent’

    U.S. and Iran suggest progress on peace talks, but deal ‘not imminent’

    May 25, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... well as Morocco and Kazakstan in green there. The president announced today that Saudi Arabia and Qatar would be required to join, followed by Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan, and he said, if they don't, they're showing -- quote -- "bad intention." So, clearly, he's trying to sweeten the ...

  • Ohio volunteers locate and honor graves of Revolutionary War veterans

    Ohio volunteers locate and honor graves of Revolutionary War veterans

    May 25, 2026 10:30 PM EDT

    ... first veterans. It's part of her series America at a Crossroads. Matthew Lucas, Public Researcher, Ohio Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project: And today is Turkey Run? Yes. Turkey Run Cemetery, Fairfield County. Judy Woodruff: For nearly a year, Matthew Lucas, often joined by his wife, Brenda, has logged more ...

  • Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords

    Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords

    May 25, 2026 05:03 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement with Iran should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered agreements aimed at normalizing relations with Israel that were forged during Trump's first term. In ...

  • Turkish police force entry into CHP offices, fire tear gas and rubber bullets

    Turkish police force entry into CHP offices, fire tear gas and rubber bullets

    May 24, 2026 07:53 PM EDT

    The CHP was first established in 1923 by Turkey's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, but was shut down in a 1980 military coup, before reemerging in 1992. Outside the legislature, Ozel rallied a crowd of hundreds, telling them that the CHP was “de facto shuttered” but would be reestablished ...

  • Trump says deal with Iran, including opening Strait of Hormuz, is 'largely negotiated'

    Trump says deal with Iran, including opening Strait of Hormuz, is 'largely negotiated'

    May 23, 2026 06:14 PM EDT

    ... shortly,” Trump said on social media, with no details. He said he had spoken with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, and separately with Israel. He described it as a “Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to PEACE" that still must be finalized ...

  • At NATO meeting, Rubio embarks on another mission to ease tensions with allies

    At NATO meeting, Rubio embarks on another mission to ease tensions with allies

    May 22, 2026 04:09 PM EDT

    ... WATCH: Rubio says Trump prefers Cuba diplomatic solution, but says likelihood 'is not high' The meeting of diplomats, which precedes a NATO leaders’ summit in Turkey in July, comes amid great uncertainty over how the war in Iran will play out and whether stalled U.S. efforts to broker an ...

  • Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

    Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

    May 19, 2026 10:13 PM EDT

    ... by medical professionals who maintain and publish detailed records viewed as generally reliable by the international community. Hadjicostis reported from Nicosia, Cyprus. Associated Press writers Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, Derek Gatopoulos in Athens, Greece, Giada Zampano in Rome and Fatima Hussein in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.

  • Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

    Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

    May 18, 2026 08:27 PM EDT

    ... out. Trump in recent days has also spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping about the Iran war. Earlier Monday, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the immediate concern of the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran was keeping the Strait Of Hormuz ...

  • Israeli navy intercept flotilla boats trying to breach the blockade of Gaza

    Israeli navy intercept flotilla boats trying to breach the blockade of Gaza

    May 18, 2026 03:33 PM EDT

    Hamas has condemned Israel's attack on the flotilla as a "full-fledged crime of piracy." The militant group called on the international community to pressure Israel to end its blockade. Turkey echoed Hamas' piracy accusation and called on Israel to immediately halt the operation and release the flotilla participants ...

  • Flotilla heads for Gaza after Israel intercepted last convoy

    Flotilla heads for Gaza after Israel intercepted last convoy

    May 14, 2026 05:57 PM EDT

    MARMARIS, Turkey (AP) — Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians set sail from Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday in the latest attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza — just weeks after Israel intercepted a previous flotilla and detained two activists. More than 50 vessels departed ...