Oct 05 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. shoots down armed Turkish drone in Syria By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another. Continue reading
Oct 01 Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in Iraq after Ankara attack By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq on Sunday following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital, Turkey's defense ministry announced. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 12:09 Turkey’s Erdogan says he trusts Russia ‘just as much as I trust the West’ By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The nation of Turkey sits at a crossroads of the world, and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is its preeminent leader. Reelected to office earlier in 2023, he has now been in power for 22 years. In an exclusive interview… Continue watching
Sep 11 How a rescue team is working to bring ill researcher in Turkish cave back to the surface By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press A major rescue operation is underway in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains to bring out an American researcher who fell seriously ill nine days ago at a depth of some 1,000 meters — or about 3,000 feet — from one of world’s… Continue reading
Sep 09 Rescuers rush to save ailing U.S. researcher stuck 3,000 feet deep in a Turkish cave By Associated Press Rescue teams began the arduous process Saturday of extricating an American researcher who became seriously ill while he was 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turkey, officials said. Continue reading
Sep 06 Death toll rises to 12 in severe rainstorms hitting Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria By Associated Press Rescue teams in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria have recovered the bodies of five more people following floods after fierce rainstorms. Continue reading
Sep 04 Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow's demands on its own agricultural exports. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 2:09 News Wrap: Russia attacks Ukrainian port a day before new grain deal talks In our news wrap Sunday, Russia attacked a Ukrainian port city on the eve of a diplomatic effort to revive the Black Sea grain deal, a Florida judge who threw out Gov. DeSantis’ redistricting plan said it violates the state… Continue watching
Sep 03 Turkey’s president is meeting Putin in a bid to revive the Black Sea grain deal. Here’s what’s at stake By Andrew Wilks, Elise Morton, Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Vladimir Putin on Monday, hoping to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin the Black Sea grain deal that Moscow broke off from in July. Here are some key things to know. Continue reading
Sep 03 Russia attacks Ukrainian port in Odesa region before key grain deal talks with Turkey By Associated Press The attack on the Reni seaport comes a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the resumption of food shipments from Ukraine under a Black Sea grain agreement that Moscow broke off from… Continue reading