Governance

Taliban closes in on Afghanistan’s capital Kabul

The Taliban began to enter the outskirts of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday as it surrounded the city from all sides, according to the country’s Interior Ministry.Taliban begins to enter outskirts of Afghanistan’s capital KabulTaliban begins to e…

US envoy visits Turkey for talks on upcoming Libya elections

The US ambassador to Libya on Friday paid a visit to Turkey for talks with top Turkish officials on boosting US support for Libya’s general elections set for this December.Richard Norland’s visit to the Turkish capital Ankara was set to focus on the co…

Turkish deputy foreign minister speaks with US counterpart

Turkey’s deputy foreign minister held a phone call with the US deputy secretary of state, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday.During the call, Sedat Onal and Wendy Sherman discussed security conditions in Afghanistan, the ministry said.With rap…

Turkey neutralizes 3 YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria

Turkish forces neutralized three YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry said on Saturday.The terrorists were neutralized after they opened fire on Turkish forces in the Operation Euphrates Shield zone, the ministry sai…

Reunions lift hopes at anti-PKK protest in Turkey

With morale boosted by recent reunions, families continue to protest in southeastern Turkey for the return of their children abducted by the PKK terror group.Families have been camped for 695 days outside the Diyarbakir office of the opposition Peoples…