Turkey’s defence, aviation exports cross $10B threshold in 2025

Turkey’s light combat aircraft, Hürjet, produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 30, 2025. AA Photo By Daily Sabah Turkey’s defence and aviation exports rose about 48% year-over-year to surpass $10 billion (TL 430 billion) in 2025, according to a top official on Saturday, thus breaking a new threshold for the sector. “We

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Trump says U.S. will run Venezuela following capture of Maduro

A screen shot taken from a video released by the White House shows U.S. President Donald Trump holding a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the United States, Jan. 3, 2026. U.S. raid “a heavily fortified military fortress in the heart of Caracas” to capture Maduro –Trump By Xinhua News Agency

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Venezuelan vice president denounces Maduro’s ‘abduction’ following night of US attack

Delcy Rodríguez, Vice President of Venezuela By Anadolu Agency Venezuela’s vice president on Saturday denounced the US “abduction” of President Nicolas Maduro following airstrikes, arguing that the military intervention was a thinly veiled attempt at regime change designed to allow the US to seize Venezuela’s significant oil, mineral, and energy reserves. “The masks have fallen,”

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Hargeisa leader Abdirahman Irro arrests Sheikh Mohamed Weli after telling the truth of the Netanyahu agreement

The Hargeisa Police Force is reported to have arrested Sheikh Mohamed-weli Abdirashid, one of the leading clerics in the administration, who on Friday strongly opposed the recognition granted to Hargeisa by Israel. Read: UN Security Council backs Somalia’s unity and criticises Israel’s actions Read: UN Security Council backs Somalia’s unity and criticises Israel’s actions Sheikh

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Swiss police say around 40 dead, 115 injured in bar fire at ski resort town Crans-Montana

By Anadolu Agency Swiss police on Thursday said around 40 people were killed and about 115 others injured, many of them seriously, after a fire broke out at a bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve, marking “one of the worst tragedies” the country has ever seen. “At the hour

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Somalia officially takes presidency of UN Security Council

Somalia today officially assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of January, succeeding the Republic of Slovenia. Somalia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations is scheduled to hold a press conference on Friday, where he will share with the media the Council’s work programme during Somalia’s presidency, after the Security

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EU commissioner warns Israel against blocking charities in Gaza

EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib Photographer Dursun Aydemir By Anadolu Agency EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib said on Wednesday that Israel’s plans to block international non-governmental organizations in Gaza would amount to blocking life-saving humanitarian assistance. “Israel’s plans to block INGOs in Gaza means blocking

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UN Security Council backs Somalia’s unity and criticises Israel’s actions

The members of the United Nations Security Council have expressed their full support for the people, territory and political unity of Somalia. The members of the United Nations Security Council have expressed their full support for the people, territory and political unity of Somalia, just days after Israel recognized the self-proclaimed Hargeisa administration as an

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China conducts military joint drills around Taiwan

A Chinese warship is pictured while navigating at an undisclosed location in waters around Taiwan in this handout image taken on May 23, 2024, released on May 24, 2024. Taiwan Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters/File Photo Multiple forces of the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) started drills code-named “Justice Mission 2025”

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Egypt spearheads Gaza truce talks, aid efforts throughout 2025

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) addresses the summit on ending the Gaza war in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency As 2025 draws to a close, Egypt has reaffirmed its position as a key mediator in the Gaza crisis, pairing intensive diplomacy to sustain a fragile ceasefire with a large-scale

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