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WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics

The new accord is aimed at improving pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, following the frailties exposed by Covid-19

Agence France-Presse

Analysis

Turkey slated to boost defense exports after major arms fair sees $6.2B in contracts

Visitors look at the Bayraktar Kizilelma UCAV during the opening day of SAHA EXPO 2024, an international defense and aerospace exhibition, Istanbul, Oct. 22, 2024.

Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Analysis

US-Iran gaps seen as bridgeable as Israeli strike leak undermines Netanyahu

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 07: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on April 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is meeting with Netanyahu to discuss ongoing efforts to release Israeli hostages from Gaza and newly imposed U.S. tariffs. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Launch of Saudi news channel sparks controversy among Iraqis

Iraqis watch the news on TV at a cafe on August 9, 2015 on al-Rasheed street in the capital Baghdad as Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for sweeping reforms, including abolishing the current post of his predecessor Nuri al-Maliki, in response to weeks of demonstrations against corruption and poor services. AFP PHOTO / SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Piastri power rules in Saudi as Max pays the penalty

McLaren's Oscar Piastri takes the chequered flag to win the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix

Agence France-Presse

New Arabic site provides Israeli news by Jewish, Arab reporters

Israelis waving national flags are reflected in a coffee shop window as a man reads the newspaper during the annual Jerusalem Day parade in Jerusalem May 25, 2006. Jerusalem Day marks Israel's annual celebration of its capture of all of Arab East Jerusalem 39 years ago. REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman - RTR1DREF

Turkey’s state-run news agency under fire for irregular poll coverage

Syria’s Sharaa looks to boost ties with Turkey, Azerbaijan during Antalya visit

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives to the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on April 11, 2025.

US-Iran Deal Would Bring Good News to Lebanon

Seated at the table are French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (L), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (4th L), Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (C), European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (4th R), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (3rd R) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) during a meeting of the Foreign Ministers representing the permanent five member countries of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at th

Kurdish hunger strikers wait for news from meeting of jailed leader

Leyla Guven, pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker who has been on a hunger strike for more than four months, rests in her bed at her home in Diyarbakir, Turkey, March 20, 2019. Picture taken March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC1F50CE4990