Foreign Ministers in NATO meet in Turkey on Thursday to prepare a pivotal summit of alliance leaders next month that will set the course for future European security as the U.S. focuses on challenges elsewhere.

Turkey’s recent policies in Syria are emblematic of the way a middle power can exert influence in its region, sometimes outmaneuvering seemingly stronger players. Throughout Syria’s civil war, which began in 2011,

Read about the State Department's approval of two FMS deals with Turkey to buy AIM-120C-8 AMRAAMs and AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles.

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indians are cancelling holidays in popular resorts in Turkey and Azerbaijan after the countries supported Pakistan during its recent conflict with New Delhi, two booking firms said. Ties between India and Pakistan nosedived after a deadly attack in Indian ashmir last month that New Delhi said was backed by Islamabad.

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The US approved the sale of $304 million-worth of missiles to Turkey as the NATO allies work to strengthen trade and defense ties.

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) National Public Organisation and participants of the organisation's 20th Congress and Forum via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 13, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

This week’s Don’t Trash Our Treasure report is on Florida Power & Light’s Turkey Point nuclear plant in south Miami-Dade County after it was granted federal approval to continue operating for the next 27 years.