Turkey on Wednesday slammed an intervention by Israeli forces against a flotilla attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza as an act of piracy and a violation of international law. Turkey's foreign ministry said the intervention against the Freedom Flotilla,

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in the first apostolic journey of his pontificate, to take place from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, the Vatican announced Tuesday.

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in late November, his first foreign trip, the Vatican announced Tuesday.

Turkey is explaining to Palestinian militant group Hamas what the best approach is for the future of a Palestinian state, as part of a plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza, President Tayyip Erdogan said.

Hamas said on Wednesday it had exchanged a list of the names of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be released under a swap deal and that it was optimistic about talks in Egypt on US Presid...

In the absence of a ceasefire, Israel has pressed on with its offensive in Gaza, increasing its international isolation.