China’s suspension of sweeping rare earth export controls has lent “new stability” to its ties with the European Union, the bloc’s ambassador to China has said, suggesting that the two sides now have a window to improve frosty relations. Speaking at a forum in Beijing on Thursday, Jorge Toledo initially offered a bleak assessment of…
WSJ Updated on: Nov 13, 2025 10:58 am IST His top political rival now faces up to 2,352 years in prison. Turkey’s authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan doesn’t merely want his main political rival locked up. He wants to bury the key in the sands of time—for more than two millennia. Witness the charges brought…
China submitted the highest number of patent applications in 2024, leading global intellectual property activity, a new report shows. A total of 1.8 million patent applications were filed in China last year, accounting for nearly half of the global total and more than three times the number submitted to the United States, according to the…
Turkish football was already reeling from the betting scandal that implicated hundreds of their match officials last month. Now, it is the turn of the players to be at the centre of the storm, after 1,024 of them were suspended by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) as part of the same investigation. In a statement,…
Days after talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan hit a wall, Turkey announced on Thursday that both countries have agreed to maintain the ceasefire and will resume negotiations on November 6. Afghan refugees arrive near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman(AFP/File) In a joint statement on talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Turkey said that the negotiations took…
Three days of negotiations in Istanbul fail to yield breakthrough, but both sides maintain ceasefire is holding. Published On 28 Oct 202528 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan is mired in uncertainty after the pair reportedly failed to find a breakthrough during three…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck western Turkey on Monday, leading to the collapse of at least three buildings that had already been weakened by an earlier tremor, according to officials. No deaths were immediately reported. An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck western Turkey on Monday, leading to the collapse of at least three buildings.(Image:…
Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Eastern European time. The New York Times A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Turkey on Monday, according to the United States…
Defence minister’s warning comes as countries hold talks in Istanbul to consolidate last week’s Doha ceasefire. Published On 25 Oct 202525 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan have met in Istanbul for talks on how to ensure a recent ceasefire deal between the two countries…
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A rubber dinghy carrying 18 migrants sank in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s southwestern coast on Friday, leaving at least 14 dead, Turkish officials said. Two people survived, including an Afghan national, while search and rescue efforts were underway for two others still missing. A statement from the regional governor’s office…