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Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani (center) chairs the 2025 Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Doha on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
Arab and Muslim leaders urge review of Israel ties after Qatar attack
The Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation want members to take firm action after Israel's attack on Qatar-hosted Hamas officials last week.
Police officers stand guard as people take part in a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in front of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality building in Istanbul on March 26.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2025
Hundreds of Erdogan opponents detained in claimed corruption crackdown
The probe has targeted only municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People's Party, the party of modern Turkey's secularist founder.
The public breakdown between U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk highlights a familiar pattern among authoritarian leaders: They elevate allies only to discard them when their loyalty falters or their influence threatens the throne.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2025
No loyalty lasts: Why authoritarians always betray their allies
The very public and acrimonious split between U.S. President Donald Trump and his once-favorite aide, Elon Musk, would be amusing if it were not so terrifying. Their puerile public feud demonstrated just how insecure — even unhinged — the world’s most powerful person and its wealthiest really are....
Opinion polls show popular support for Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has risen further above President Tayyip Erdogan since he was detained and jailed in March.
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2025
Popular support for jailed Istanbul mayor grows, polls show
Two surveys released in recent days suggest that Imamoglu's detention on March 19 has also reinforced views that he is Erdogan's main rival in any future presidential vote.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (left) during a meeting at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 12, 2025
Turkey accuses Israel of seeking to 'dynamite' Syria 'revolution'
Turkey is a key backer of Syria's new leader whose Islamist group led the rebel coalition that ousted Bashar Assad in December.
Ozgur Ozel, leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has been thrust into the limelight in the few weeks since the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ozgur Ozel, a member of his party seen as the only politician capable of challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the ballot box.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2025
Ozgur Ozel: From low-key opposition to face of Turkey protests
Until now the relatively low-profile head of the country's main opposition party, Ozel has been thrust into the limelight, both at home and abroad.
Demonstrators gather in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, during a rally in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2025
Inside Turkey’s executive coup
After 23 years in power, and with Turkey’s economy collapsing, Erdogan knows that no election — even a rigged one — is safe.
A protestor waves a Turkish flag in front of riot police during a rally in Istanbul in support of its arrested mayor on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2025
Turkey protesters fill streets, defying crackdown
The demonstrations erupted after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Police officers use pepper spray on a demonstrator wearing dervish clothes, during a protest on the day Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2025
Turkey jails Erdogan’s top rival, risking more unrest
The arrest suggests Turkish authorities won’t be deterred by mass protests that have broken out in cities including Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addresses supporters in the city on Jan. 31.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 23, 2025
Turkish court jails Istanbul mayor pending trial
The court said Imamoglu, 54, and at least 20 others were jailed as part of a corruption investigation.
Protesters take cover as Turkish riot police use tear gas amid clashes in Istanbul on Saturday over the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2025
Vast crowds rally in Istanbul in support of arrested mayor
The demonstrations, which began in Istanbul on Wednesday, have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey's 81 provinces.
Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu gather near the city's police headquarters on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2025
Turkey's opposition dubs Istanbul mayor's detention a 'coup'
Popular two-term Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is being held on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group.
Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu take part in a demonstration in Istanbul on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 20, 2025
Turkey detains Erdogan’s top rival, triggering market meltdown
The mayor's detention highlights an increasingly aggressive campaign that Turkey's president is waging against critics to silence dissent.
A YPG fighter holds a notebook with an image of Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, in Al Hasakah, Syria, on Dec. 21.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2025
Turkey seeks historic peace with Kurds in a shifting Middle East
For the Turkish president, a peace deal would potentially win him enough support to change the constitution and extend his more than two decades in power.
Turkish warships sail during a naval parade in Istanbul in 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2025
Turkey bets on naval clout for edge in high-seas power play
The introduction of new naval vessels is part of a mission to diversify a booming domestic defense industry.
A border fence along the Syria-Israel buffer zone near Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Dec 23, 2024
Israel and Turkey shape a new Syria from their borderlands
Syria’s leadership isn’t the only aspect of the country to be changing as a result of this month’s toppling of longtime dictator, Bashar Assad.
People hold a banner featuring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as members of the Syrian community and supporters gather to celebrate the fall of Syrian president Bashar Assad in the face of an offensive by Islamist-led rebels, in Istanbul on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2024
With Assad’s fall, Erdogan oversees Turkey’s growing regional clout
Erdogan’s clout over his southern neighbor has increased dramatically with the fall of his onetime friend Bashar Assad.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2024
At Putin-hosted summit, one guest stood out: Erdogan
President Vladimir Putin has rolled out a red-carpet welcome in his pursuit of partners interested in ending U.S. dominance over the international financial system.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2024
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to intervene in Israel-Gaza conflict
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks underscore growing hostility with Israel.
Russian President Vladimir Putin decorates Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called during a ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2024
Global ‘outcast’ Putin meeting a lot of world leaders
In just two months since he began his fifth presidential term in May, Putin has held more than 20 meetings with world leaders.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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