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Turkey and Israel announce trade barriers on each other as relations deteriorate over Gaza

Apr. 09, 2024 21:52 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Israel announced trade barriers on each other Tuesday as relations deteriorated further amid the war in Gaza. Turkey, a staunch critic of Israel’s military actions in the territory, announced that it was restricting exports of 54 types of products...

The Latest | Netanyahu vows to carry out Rafah invasion, which US says would be a mistake

Apr. 08, 2024 14:18 PM EDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has escalated his pledge to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is filled with around 1.4 million Palestinians, most of whom are displaced from other parts of the Gaza Strip. “It will happen. There is a date,” Netanyahu...

Turkey's top diplomat visits Iraq and seeks support against Kurdish militant group

Mar. 14, 2024 18:01 PM EDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat was in Baghdad for high-level meetings on Thursday, ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's expected visit next month and a potential Turkish offensive against a Kurdish militant group that maintains bases in Iraq. The talks between Turkish...

Putin will visit Turkey soon to discuss new Black Sea grain export ideas for Ukraine, minister says

Feb. 05, 2024 07:31 AM EST

ISTANBUL (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey soon, the Turkish foreign minister said late Sunday. It would be Putin’s first trip to a NATO country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told the A Haber...