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A powerful storm hit Istanbul on Thursday, bringing strong winds, towering waves, and widespread disruption to sea transport, and it also affected several other provinces across western Turkiye.Several videos are going viral on social media, and one of them shows a Pegasus flight aborting landing at Istanbul Airport due to severe weather. The flight could…
Turkey flag representative image Turkey detained dozens of people suspected of links to the Islamic State (IS) group during nationwide raids on Wednesday, iInterior minister Ali Yerlikaya said.The raids were carried out in Istanbul and 24 other provinces, including Ankara and Yalova. Yerlikaya shared a video showing security forces raiding suspects’ homes, with some detainees…
Pakistan and Afghanistan finally agreed on Thursday to uphold a ceasefire during peace talks in Istanbul, according to Turkey, after the earlier discussions between the two sides had collapsed. The two countries had faced their most serious military confrontations since the Taliban’s 2021 takeover of Kabul, with deadly clashes this month triggering Pakistani airstrikes, Afghan…
File photo: Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday said that while Afghanistan appears to want peace, failure to reach a lasting agreement during ongoing talks in Istanbul could lead to “open war”. The discussions, which began on Saturday and are expected to continue into Sunday, follow deadly…
