Trump earlier this week met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and announced plans to ease sanctions on the war-torn country. The U.S. has deployed more than 1,000 troops in Syria for years to suppress a return of the Islamic State group.

Access to the X account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, has been blocked in Turkey in response to a legal demand, a message on his social media account said on Thursday.

The university administration confirmed the development on Wednesday, stating that the decision was driven by Turkey’s decision to align with a country perceived as “openly hostile to India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the proposed peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul, ending hopes for a historic face-to-face meeting since the war began.

More Associated Press Putin had proposed the resumption of direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey starting from Thursday. Zelensky then said that he and Putin should meet in Istanbul and said he ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, began in Ankara on May 15, Turkey's state news agency Anadolu reported. The meeting is taking place ahead of potential peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegates in Istanbul.

Watch live as Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference after Vladimir Putin shuned Russia Ukraine peace talks in Turkey on Thursday (15 May). Mr Zelensky derided Russia’s delegation for peace talks in Istanbul as “stand-in props”,

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks in three years on Thursday, days after his country's militant nemesis,