Türkiye seeks multi-sector cooperation with Ethiopia

A Turkish trade delegation is set to visit Ethiopia this week to explore cooperation opportunities across a wide range of sectors, including construction, textiles, energy and health care.

The program, coordinated by the Trade Ministry and organized by the Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TİM), ai…[Read more]

War-weary Gazans clutch MSF as Israel attempts to push NGO out

Patients crowded into wards at a Gaza hospital fear they could be left without care after Israel announced it will bar 37 aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, from operating in the territory from March 1 over staffing disclosure requirements.

“They stood by us…[Read more]

UNRWA cuts 571 Gaza staff as ‘dire’ funding crisis deepens

he U.N.’s beleaguered agency for Palestinian refugees said on Wednesday that a severe financial shortfall has forced it to dismiss hundreds of Gazan employees who are currently outside the territory, underscoring what it described as an unprecedented funding crisis.

“On Tuesday, 571 l…[Read more]

New governors appointed to 19 provinces

Türkiye has appointed new governors to 19 of its 81 provinces, withdrawing seven governors from their posts without reassigning them, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette early on Jan. 7.

Under the decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the governors who were withdrawn w…[Read more]

Türkiye to assess joint defense industry steps with Malaysia

Türkiye will continue to assess the joint steps it can take with Malaysia in the defense industry field, “guided by the win-win principle,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Jan. 7.

Erdoğan’s remarks came during a joint news conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibr…[Read more]

China announces anti-dumping probe into Japanese chip-related chemical

China has announced it will launch an anti-dumping probe into imports of a chemical from Japan used mainly for semiconductor production.

The Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday that the investigative authority will study to what extent the price of a chemical called…[Read more]

Japan condemns China’s dual-use export ban as rare earth curbs loom

Japan called China’s ban on dual-use exports for its military “absolutely unacceptable” on Wednesday, amid a looming threat of broader curbs on vital rare earths in an escalating dispute between Asia’s top two economies.
Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that…[Read more]

Parliament to be recalled early as Labor seeks to crack down on ‘hate preachers’ and fund gun buybacks

Coalition gearing up to intensify campaign for royal commission into antisemitism but may be split on tighter gun controls

The federal parliament will be recalled early as the Albanese government seeks to rush through laws to crack down on “ha…[Read more]

Alleged Bondi gunman transferred to Supermax

Accused Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram has been moved from a Sydney prison hospital to Goulburn Supermax, 9News understands.
The 24-year-old has been charged with 59 offences including 15 counts of murder and committing a terrorist act.
The alleged December 14 attack at at Chanukah by the…[Read more]

Japan’s Department Stores Close for New Year, Giving Their Employees a Break

Most major department stores were closed for the New Year, as they sought to give their employees a holiday break. When they reopened for their first sales of the year, shoppers flocked to the stores.

All Sogo & Seibu Co. stores were closed on New Year’s Day, and the…[Read more]

More than 100 shelter overnight in Japan shrine due to heavy snow

More than 100 people have had to shelter in a shrine on a mountain top in Japan after heavy snowfall cut off access by road.

Around 130 people were forced to spend the night in the halls and lobbies of the Mitsumine Shrine in the Saitama prefecture on Friday after the roads around…[Read more]

UK and France bomb underground IS arms bunker in Syria

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have joined French aircraft in a joint strike on an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), the UK Ministry of Defence says.

“Careful” intelligence analysis led officials to believe the facility was storing arms and explosives, the…[Read more]

Britain says it and France bombed a suspected Islamic State arms dump in Syria

Britain’s and France’s air forces conducted a joint operation on Saturday evening to bomb a suspected underground arms cache previously used by the Islamic State group in Syria, Britain’s defence ministry said.
Western aircraft have been conducting patrols to stop a…[Read more]

Hundreds of thousands march in Istanbul in solidarity with Gaza

Demonstrators in Turkiye demand global pressure on Israel, calling the so-called ceasefire ‘a slow-motion genocide’ against Palestinians.

Hundreds of thousands of people are marching through Istanbul in a sweeping show of solidarity with Palestinians, condemning Israel’s genoc…[Read more]

Terror-free Türkiye and Erdoğan’s regional peace vision

Looking back to 2025 and what is left behind in terms of domestic politics and regional developments, the terror-free Türkiye initiative has, indeed, emerged as one of the most significant developments in recent decades impacting the relationship between internal security, political legi…[Read more]

Suzi Milgate defends crepe attack on former NT chief minister Natasha Fyles as ‘protest’, during assault trial

A former Darwin real estate agent has told a court her alleged daylight cream crepe attack on former Northern Territory chief minister Natasha Fyles was an act of “protest”.

Suzi Milgate is representing herself in a judge-only trial…[Read more]

Former independents launch high court challenge to electoral laws they say favour Labor and Coalition

Contentious changes to fundraising rules will keep politics a ‘cosy table’ for major parties, Zoe Daniel and Rex Patrick say

Two former independents have launched a high court challenge to new electoral laws, accusing the major parties of rig…[Read more]

Australian PM rejects Netanyahu’s linking of Palestine recognition to Bondi beach attack

Israeli PM on Sunday accused Anthony Albanese of doing ‘nothing to stop the spread of antisemitism’

Australia’s prime minister has rejected accusations from his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, that Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state ear…[Read more]

Greek Cypriot EU presidency may raise tensions with Türkiye: Analysts

The Greek Cypriot administration is preparing to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026. While the development is largely symbolic, the Greek Cypriots’ agenda in Brussels could pose emerging diplomatic challenges for Tü…[Read more]

Türkiye auto output up over 10% as commercial vehicles offset car slump

Türkiye’s automotive main industry production rose more than 10% in November, driven by a sharp increase in commercial vehicle output that offset a decline in passenger car production, industry data showed on Monday.

Total production climbed 10.6% year-over-year to 131,606 v…[Read more]