Negotiators for the warring sides in Istanbul appeared to make little progress on ceasefire terms or a possible summit between their presidents – with their meeting ending after less than an hour.

Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi says that ending the “oppressive sanctions” and preserving Iran’s right to uranium enrichment, were insisted by the Iranian delegation in Istanbul nuclear talks.

"This week, by holding talks with Putin and Trump, we will strive to see if we can bring these leaders together in Istanbul," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Kuwaiti artist Sabah Asad on Thursday expressed his great happiness and pride in representing the State of Kuwait at international forums

Istanbul’s historic buildings, including the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, are at risk from a major earthquake on the Anatolian fault line.

Ukraine conducted the ninth stage of the prisoner exchange on 23 July, bringing seriously ill and wounded soldiers back home. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter) Quote: "Today, already the 9th stage of the exchange agreed in Istanbul took place.

The charges for which Istanbul's popular former mayor received a sentence — which stem from comments he made in January — predate his arrest.

A Turkish court has convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor of insulting and threatening a public official.

With his signature Dadaist irreverence, the artist blends whimsy with menace and playfulness with subversion to unearth uncomfortable truths of our time.

Turkey’s top opposition leader and Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for allegedly insulting and threatening a city prosecutor.

Hakan Fidan met with his Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin counterparts, says Turkish Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı