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Erdogan attended a summit of the SCO, of which Turkey is a “dialog partner,” in Bishkek on Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 1, 2026.(photo credit: Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via Reuters)ByREUTERSSEPTEMBER 2, 2026 13:40Updated: SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 16:32 NATO member Turkey would consider taking its relations with the China and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, to a higher level, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. “Turkey’s prospect of (full) membership to the organization does not imply a breakaway from any …

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Britain summons envoy to protest E1 settlement project, as does Australia for IDF decision to end investigation of aid workers’ killing, while Europeans condemn Ben Gvir’s Gaza remarks By ToI Staff 20 August 2026, 10:41 am A sign seized by Israeli police after the protester was arrested, June 6, 2026 (Israel Police Spokesperson) Israel is facing mounting criticism from several Western allies and the United Nations over a controversial West Bank settlement project, the military’s decision not to probe the killing of aid workers in Gaza, and recent incendiary remarks by a far-right minister. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband summoned Israel’s …

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CNN says US freezing talks, Trump thinks Iran will cave due to economic pressure; Tehran warns EU could be hit if war renews, NATO vows response; UAE cuts economic ties with regime By ToI Staff and Agencies 19 August 2026, 5:28 pm US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, August 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) US President Donald Trump has ordered negotiators to cut off talks with Iran indefinitely, halting “positive discussions” with the Islamic Republic, CNN reported Wednesday, citing US officials. Trump claimed as much on Tuesday, writing on his Truth Social platform: “There are no talks …

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Jerusalem fears coordination with Ankara could constrain its freedom to strike as tensions rise over Turkey’s expanding role in Syria Guy Azriel ■ Diplomatic Correspondent, i24NEWS Hebrew Channel ■  August 20, 2026 at 11:42 AM ■ latest revision August 20, 2026 at 12:22 PM Israel is resisting efforts by the United States to create a deconfliction mechanism to coordinate Israeli and Turkish military actions in Syria. US Special Envoy Tom Barrack has been leading the effort to prevent unintended military confrontations in Syria between Israel and Turkey. Washington wants fewer surprises and more coordination. However, Jerusalem is worried that any mechanism would eventually evolve into an …

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President seems to contradict Kushner who touted ‘robust’ talks with Iran a day earlier; Trump claims Strait of Hormuz open and de-mined, despite limited traffic amid fears of Iranian strikes By Jacob Magid Follow and Nava Freiberg Follow18 August 2026, 7:56 pm A map posted by US President Donald Trump, showing the Strait of Hormuz as a “New US Territory,” August 18, 2026. (Via Truth Social) US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. “There are …

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World’s top oil exporter still stymied by Yemen’s Houthis in Red Sea, but ships millions of barrels to Asian refineries via UAE port after pause forced by latest US-Iran flare-up By Florence Tan and Siyi Liu18 August 2026, 4:24 pm Illustrative: An oil tanker (R) sails past petroleum refineries on Bukom Island off Singapore on March 17, 2022. (Roslan RAHMAN/AFP) SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Saudi Aramco resumed oil loading from inside the Strait of Hormuz last week and has more tankers waiting to load as the state energy giant offers spot heavy crude cargoes, according to shipping data and trade sources. On Monday, the …

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 August 18, 2026 Jared Kushner delivers a statement to the media alongside U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, near Kiryat Gat, on October 21, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) Jared Kushner says progress in Gaza disarmament could start in as little as one to three months. By World Israel News Staff US envoy Jared Kushner issued a blunt warning to Hamas on Monday, saying the group has a limited opportunity to prove it is serious about surrendering its weapons before Washington gives Israel broader backing to resume military operations and “finish the job” in Gaza. Kushner …

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US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza, Axios reported on Thursday. US Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on as US President Donald Trump holds up a resolution document that he signed during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19.(photo credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)What is the Board of Peace?›Who will Kushner meet regarding Gaza peace talks?›What role is Donald Trump playing in this visit?›Why …

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Reported nighttime attacks come day after three soldiers were seriously injured by Hezbollah drone; IDF names second senior Hezbollah commander killed in Saturday strikes By Emanuel Fabian, Follow ToI Staff and Agencies Today, 11:12 am Heavy machinery, first aid responders and residents search the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in the southern Lebanese village of Deir al-Zahrani on August 15, 2026. (Abbas FAKIH/AFP) Lebanese media reported Israeli airstrikes in the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon Saturday overnight, a day after three Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah. The reported strikes came hours after residents …

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In May, Iran said the four were affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards and had been on a maritime patrol before entering Kuwaiti territorial waters because of a navigation disruption. A fighter jet fly during a military exercise called Fidayeen of Hareem Velayat in Isfahan, Iran, in this picture obtained on July 24, 2023.(photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Why were four Iranians detained in Kuwait?›Why is Iran demanding emergency access to Qatar?›What is the Revolutionary Guards?›What did Qatari search teams find in March?› ByREUTERS AUGUST 16, 2026 10:54Updated: AUGUST 16, 2026 11:43 An Iranian military official said on Sunday …

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 August 16, 2026 Shiite women take pictures of a giant billboard that shows the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, with Arabic writing that reads: “Thank you Iran”, in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) What is taking shape is an architecture built around institutional memory, loyalty, and coercive power. By Erfan Fard, Middle East Forum Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, or whomever is acting in his name, is not merely rebuilding Iran’s military command but, rather, is constructing a new security architecture for his rule. The appointments …

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The official said that the Gaza agreement is a phased agreement which must be implemented by stages. Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed)ByREUTERSJULY 31, 2026 10:51Updated: JULY 31, 2026 11:06 If Israel does not approve and endorse the Board of Peace’s disarmament deal with Hamas, the terror group will refuse to implement it, a Hamas official told Reuters on Friday. The official said …

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The airstrikes came hours after Trump warned Washington would be “hitting them hard.” JNS Staff (July 30, 2026 / JNS)  The U.S. military launched what it described as a “heavy wave of strikes” against Iranian targets on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Washington would be “hitting them hard” in response to Tehran’s recent attacks on American forces. U.S. Central Command said the “powerful response,” which lasted for some two hours, hit dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sites across the Islamic Republic. According to CENTCOM, it struck military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and …

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The pact, which the terrorist group has yet to confirm accepting, “is a critical step toward Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian ‌government,” the U.S. president and Board of Peace chair said. Mike Wagenheim (July 30, 2026 / JNS)  U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the Board of Peace, which he chairs, reached an agreement with Hamas for the complete disarmament ‌of the terrorist groups that rule and control the Gaza Strip. Trump said that it was a “major milestone in the implementation” of his 20-point plan to bring an end to the Israel-Hamas war and …

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