Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Armenia seeks to distance itself from Russian dominance in a regional context where multiple actors are vying to assert their influence

Realpolitik has rehabilitated the Saudi strongman who ordered the journalist’s murder: Trump fetes him, Cristiano Ronaldo dines at his table, Jeff Bezos does business with him, and Spain sells him weapons

The 50% tax on Indian imports to the United States, justified by the purchase of Russian oil, makes the Asian country the hardest-hit along with Brazil

Tahrir Square in Egypt, the 15-M movement in Spain, Occupy Wall Street in New York… Perhaps the most iconic image of the 2010s is that of streets taken over by massive protests. These days, it’s almost impossible to find any trace of them. Journalist Vincent Bevins tries to explain what happened to those days when the world seemed to be on fire

Less than a third of the destroyed homes have been rebuilt, half a million people still live in container settlements, and a large portion of the population continues to suffer from psychological issues related to the disaster

For some, a secular state is the foundation of an open society, which allows both faith and blasphemy. For others, secularism is an excuse to justify Islamophobia. The Islamist attacks of 2015 left a wound in French society that has opened up a debate on the idea of laïcité

Ankara is emerging as a winner after Assad’s fall, deploying influence in Damascus. Erdogan is consolidating a position of geostrategic and economic advantage on the regional chessboard

The lightning offensive succeeded at a moment when Assad was widely regarded as the virtual victor of the war, had been reinstated in the Arab League, and Italy was actively exploring plans to facilitate the return of refugees to Syria

In cities like Qamishli and Al-Hasakah in the northeast, thousands of people are taking to the streets to celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, though not without fear about the future of the country

Eric Adams’ five-count indictment has been followed by the resignation in just six weeks of a dozen senior officials from his inner circle, investigated for corruption. And his campaign and defense funds are drying up

Islamists argue that the four million stray dogs have become a security problem, while animal rights activists claim that the new legislation paves the way for the slaughter of these animals, which have always been part of Turkish cities

Turkey claims to have coordinated the exchange of 24 prisoners, plus two minors, from the US, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Russia and Belarus. Turkish intelligence sources told EL PAÍS that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entrusted his secret service chief to personally handle the case

The social democratic Republican People’s Party will govern five of the most populated cities in the country

Hungary’s Orbán, the only NATO ally not to have ratified Sweden’s accession, takes step toward breaking deadlock

The Turkish government said that 36 militants were killed in Iraq, and nine others in Syria, in the 24 hours following the attack

The U.S. is pressuring countries like Turkey to cut off the funds that feed the organization, which until it took power in Gaza was fueled by money from Iran and private donations

The Hamas number two, killed in an explosion in Beirut Tuesday, had led talks with Fatah and actors linked to Iran, in addition to ordering attacks without consulting the militia’s leadership

Sweden’s accession protocol will now need to be approved in the Turkish parliament’s general assembly for the last stage of the legislative process in Turkey

Israeli warplanes are striking parts of Gaza it had described as safe zones when telling Palestinians in the south to evacuate

Activists, lawyers and inmates report dire conditions in internment centers paid for by the European Union

The president has canceled several celebratory events due to the situation in Gaza, generating criticism from secular sectors

All 31 NATO allies must endorse Sweden’s membership. Turkey and Hungary are the only two allies that have yet to ratify it

The Azerbaijani military routed Armenian forces in a 24-hour offensive last week, reclaiming the breakaway region after three decades of separatist rule

Erdogan, who is in the U.S. to attend the U.N. General Assembly, also discussed potential cooperation between Musk’s space exploration firm SpaceX and Turkey’s space program