President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani. It was reported that global and regional issues were discussed during the conversation. According to a statement released by the Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, “The leaders discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Iraq, as well as regional...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in April. Speaking at a press conference in Washington, Trump emphasized that U.S.–China relations remain strong despite economic tensions. The meeting is considered critical in terms of trade, geopolitics, and global balances. During a press conference held at the White House,...
Portugal has taken the first step toward banning social media access for children under the age of 13 and requiring parental or homeroom teacher consent for those aged 13 to 16. In Portugal, a bill regulating children’s use of social media, introduced by the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), was approved in parliament and referred...
Switzerland is preparing to hold a referendum on June 14 on a popular initiative that proposes introducing a “ceiling” of 10 million residents for the country’s population. Supporters of the proposal argue that rapid population growth is putting pressure on the environment, natural resources, infrastructure, and the social security system. The initiative was spearheaded by...
U.S. President Donald Trump has refused to back down over a video shared on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as “cartoon monkeys.” Trump stated that no staff member was fired or disciplined over the post. Despite the backlash over the video published on his social media account portraying former President Barack...
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Russia has never initiated wars throughout its history and has never assumed the role of a global aggressor. Zakharova said that Russia has never been the side to start wars, but rather has ended them “on the side of goodness and truth,” adding that her country has...
The US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and European Command (EUCOM) will be involved in NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission, the bloc’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday. “With the launch of Arctic Sentry we will bring together all the assets which we have currently available in the Arctic, getting the whole picture, getting NORAD [North American...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in an interview with the Financial Times, said that both the United States and Iran have signaled mutual flexibility in efforts to reach a nuclear agreement, warning that expanding the talks to include Tehran’s ballistic missile program could “drag the region into a new war.” Speaking to the London-based Financial...
At least 28 people have died in a measles outbreak that began last year and has led to more than 9,000 confirmed cases across Mexico. Authorities have launched an intensive vaccination campaign through fixed and mobile units as the outbreak has spread to all 32 states. Mexico has initiated a nationwide vaccination drive in response...
A U.S. Boeing P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft and an MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were detected near the Iranian border. Sputnik reported, based on an analysis of open-source flight data, that a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and a Northrop Grumman-produced MQ-4C Triton UAV conducted flights near Iran’s borders yesterday. The...