ISTANBUL: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Iran’s capital Tehran on an official visit, a government statement said on Monday. According to a previous statement from Sunday, Mishustin will hold talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref. ‘It is planned to discuss the
ISTANBUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree to call up 133,000 people as part of the country’s autumn conscription. According to the decree, which was published on the government portal, 133,000 non-reservists aged 18 to 30 and are subject to conscription will be called up from Oct.
ISTANBUL: The recent assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a deadly Israeli bombing south of Beirut has prompted critical questions about Israel’s next steps. While speculation abounds on a potential ground invasion of Lebanon, experts suggest that a major land assault is unlikely. Israeli academic expert Ori Goldberg believes
ANKARA: Hundreds of protesters gathered in Paris to demand an end to Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, allegedly using weapons supplied by France, local media reported on Monday. The demonstrations follow recent Israeli strikes on the Lebanese city of Sidon, which killed at least 24 people and injured 29 others, according
ANKARA: In New Zealand, a crowd of some 6,500 people came together to perform a traditional war dance, seeking to set a new world record. A total of 6,466 people took part in the Haka dance held at Eden Park in Auckland, Guinness World Records announced on Monday. The Haka
ISTANBUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday claimed that Western elites have turned Ukraine into a ‘military outpost’ as the country marks the second anniversary of its illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. ‘We did not abandon our brothers and sisters but sought to achieve a
