- 5h ago
Spectators storm the ring and attack Mourad Aliev after his Istanbul WBC Silver bout
Spectators climbed into the ring at Istanbul's Ülker Sports Arena on Saturday, 7 November, after French boxer Mourad Aliev made a gesture toward the crowd following his bout with Umut Camkiran. Reports say Aliev was struck and chased to the exit.
- 8h ago
COP31 talks in Antalya run 9 to 20 November, with fossil fuels and finance on the agenda
Negotiators from 197 Parties meet in Turkey until 20 November to discuss fossil fuels, climate finance and adaptation, with a proposed 35% electricity target on the table.
- 10h ago
UN chief Guterres warns of a 'moment of truth' on climate before Cop31
The outgoing UN secretary-general says his second and final term ends at the end of the year, and he plans to press leaders at Cop31 in Antalya to do more now.
- 22h ago
Erdoğan and Trump discuss Iran and Ukraine in phone call, Turkish presidency says
The Turkish presidency said the call covered Turkey-US ties and wider regional and global developments. Erdoğan urged diplomacy between Washington and Tehran and said Turkey would keep working on peace efforts in Ukraine.
- yesterday
Fidan's visit to occupied northern Cyprus draws Nicosia protest ahead of 9 November talks
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman in the occupied north on Friday, 6 November, and repeated Ankara's call for two states on the island. The Cypriot foreign ministry called the trip illegal as a UN-backed trilateral meeting is set for Monday, 9 November.
- 2d ago
Mbappé returns to France squad as Pablo Pagis earns first call-up for Nations League
Zinédine Zidane's squad for the November Nations League matches brings back Kylian Mbappé and three other players and gives striker Pablo Pagis his first call-up. France top Group A1 on 10 points ahead of games in Milan and Bordeaux.
- 2d ago
Turkish parliament ratifies Mecca defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
Parliament passed the 16-article agreement 279 to 119 on Thursday, 5 November, after adopting its first article the day before. Any deployment of Turkish troops abroad would still need a separate parliamentary vote.
- 2d ago
UNHCR: nearly 90 million displaced people live in countries exposed to climate risks
UNHCR says three-quarters of forcibly displaced people live in countries with high or extreme climate vulnerability, days before COP31 opens in Turkey.
- 2d ago
Von der Leyen to visit Romania and Bulgaria amid Black Sea drone attacks on ships
The European Commission president is due to meet Romanian President Nicușor Dan in Bucharest on Monday, 9 November 2026, at 15:30. The Black Sea tour then takes her to Bulgaria, Turkey and Ireland, after drone strikes on commercial ships.
- 2d ago
Van Bommel names Kongolo and Cuypers for first caps as De Winter declines Belgium call
Cuypers, 29, and Kongolo, 20, were named Friday in Tubize for Nations League matches in Turkey and against Italy. Koni De Winter, who has eight caps, did not make himself available.
- 2d ago
Former Turkish minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya remanded in custody over fund probe
A court has ordered former family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya held in pre-trial detention in an investment fund probe that has affected about 455,000 investors. Her husband was released under judicial control.
- 3d ago
Turkey says gunfire from Iran killed soldier at border, both sides open inquiries
A Turkish contract soldier died on 31 October after being wounded in an operation against an illegal border crossing in Hakkari province. The ministry says the fire is believed to have come from Iran, and officials from both countries met at the site on 3 November.
- 3d ago
Greece readies Navtex to restart Great Sea Interconnector cable surveys off Kasos
Athens is preparing a Navtex that would reopen seabed surveys for the Greece-Cyprus cable, with reported timing ranging from Friday, 6 November to 5 to 15 days and Turkey's reaction the key question.
- 3d ago
Hoffenheim drops late point at Crystal Palace, Freiburg wins 1:0 at Trabzonspor
Hoffenheim led Crystal Palace 1:0 from the seventh minute and were a man up after a red card, but Daichi Kamada equalised in stoppage time. Freiburg won 1:0 at Trabzonspor in the Conference League.
- 3d ago
Suspect arrested after eight killed in shootings across three Turkish villages
A suspect was arrested after eight people were killed and one was seriously injured in shootings across three villages in Turkey's Afyonkarahisar province on Thursday, 5 November.
- 4d ago
Bucharest police search homes of travel agency head over fraud against 18 clients
Police searched two homes in Bucharest on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, and took a 44-year-old woman in for questioning. Investigators say she collected payments for holidays that were never booked, causing losses put at about 165,140 lei.
- 4d ago
Merz skips UN climate conference in Antalya, Greens call it a devastating signal
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will not travel to the UN climate conference in Antalya, Turkey, which starts on 9 November. Environment Minister Carsten Schneider will represent the government, and Greens and climate activists have sharply criticised the absence.
- 4d ago
EU Commission report deems Turkey-Libya memorandum null and void; Ankara rejects it
The annual enlargement report says the 2019 memorandum violates third states' sovereign rights and keeps the 1995 casus belli in force. Turkey's foreign ministry calls the findings unfounded and biased.
- 4d ago
UNEP report: developing countries need 305 billion dollars a year for adaptation
UNEP says developing countries will need about 305 billion dollars a year by 2035, and even a tripled flow of public finance would cover only 20% to 29% of that. The report arrives ahead of COP31 in Antalya.
- 4d ago
WHO says six climate and health measures could save 1.6 million lives a year
The WHO report, published on Wednesday 4 November, puts numbers on the health and economic benefits of heat warnings, safer water, cleaner fuels and fossil fuel pricing for the first time, days before COP31.
