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Turkey
New blow to Gaza peace deal as Israel refuses to reopen Rafah border crossing
Azerbaijan says it will not send troops to take part in International Stabilisation Force for Palestinian territory
Vomiting cats and dirty towels: An unhappy holiday in Turkey
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Why Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somaliland is controversial
Move is part of Tel Aviv’s struggle for regional influence against Iran and Turkey
Can the Gaza ceasefire hold? Trump’s peace plan enters its most perilous stage
Unresolved questions over Hamas disarmament, Israeli territorial control and an international stabilisation force raise doubts about whether the truce can hold
Libya’s military chief and four others killed in plane crash over Turkey
Turkish interior minister said flight made a request for an emergency landing, but contact was then lost
‘We are all very lucky that he is visiting’: Lebanon welcomes Pope Leo
Pontiff hails country as one where ‘peace is a desire and a vocation’ where its people have acted as peacemakers
Palestinian state ‘only’ solution to Israeli conflict, says Pope Leo
Head of Catholic Church visits Lebanon after leaving Turkey on first overseas trip
Pope Leo condemns violence in name of religion at landmark event in Turkey
Pontiff urges Christian leaders to overcome centuries of heated divisions
Pope Leo says global conflicts are putting humanity’s future at risk
Pontiff visits Turkey on first trip outside Italy as pope, bringing message of peace
Pope Leo set to visit Middle East on first international trip as pontiff
First papal journey of US pontiff centres on Turkey and Lebanon as regional tensions persist
Three children among 25 killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian apartment buildings
Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives in Turkey for talks on finding a settlement that may bring Russia’s invasion to an end
Gaza peace plan deadlocked despite hands-on US efforts
Danger that temporary border becomes permanent
Israel won’t accept Turkish armed forces in Gaza, foreign minister says
Make-up of international stabilisation force still unclear
Netanyahu says Israel to decide which international forces in Gaza are acceptable
Trump administration excludes use of US troops in force aimed at securing 20-point plan for ending war
New Turkish Cypriot president pledges to resume peace talks
Turkish Cypriot president-elect has pledged to resume talks with Greek Cypriots over forming a federation
What will €410,000 buy in Turkey, Finland, Donegal, Crete and France?
One price, home and away: A villa in Turkey, an apartment in Lapland, a Donegal coastal home and more
Israel-Hamas conflict: Europe ready to back Trump’s Gaza peace plan
French president critical of Israeli settlements and demands Hamas exclusion at peace conference attended by western and Arab leaders
Irish Senator Chris Andrews ‘detained’ by Israel from Gaza aid flotilla
Andrews had been on board the Spectre vessel that was intercepted off the coast of Egypt
Trump Urges Erdogan to cut back on purchases of Russian oil
US president suggests Turkey may be allowed to obtain F-35 fighter jets
Is this Greek island as idyllic as Gerald Durrell portrayed? Not everyone thinks so
Life was monochrome before he came to Corfu, the zoologist and writer says
Polish president to push Berlin for help against Russian drone incursions
‘Utterly unacceptable’ violations prompt Britain to summon ambassador amid war drills with Belarus
Ankara court adjourns case on opposition leader and alleged party procedural irregularities
Court to decide in October whether to annul Republican People’s Party’s 2023 congress and oust its leader Ozgur Ozel
Mayo man walking barefoot across Europe in effort to set new world record
Eamonn Keaveney is raising funds for youth mental health charity Jigsaw and Friends of the Environment Ireland
Campaign to reunify Syria should not be waged by force, says president
Remarks aimed at separatists in majority Druze province who have enlisted support from Israel
Sofra restaurant review: I’ll be back to work through the rest of this menu
Real charcoal, real heat, and Adana cooked with the kind of focus most places only talk about
‘They’re bigger, stronger, faster’: St Pat’s looking to salvage pride in tough European away tie at Besiktas
Saints still want something from Thursday’s game despite their first-leg defeat, says midfielder Baggley
Thousands evacuated in Turkey as wildfires break out amid searing heat
Thermometers hit 50 degrees in Turkey’s southeast on Saturday for first time in recorded history
Syrian forces struggle to implement ceasefire in Druze region
Syria’s Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence
Kurdish militants burn weapons in Iraq to start disarmament after decades of insurgency against Turkey
PKK decided to end its separatist struggle after public call to do so from its long-imprisoned leader
PKK to destroy weapons
Turkey, US and EU may lift designation as a terrorist group following destruction of arms
Turkish authorities detain 109 in Izmir as part of corruption investigation
Separately, four cartoonists arrested over cartoon depicting what appeared to be prophets Muhammad and Moses
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