Archives for October, 2026

Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay (R) his wife Oznur Tugay and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledge the audience after the mayor announced joining the ruling Justice and Development Party during a meeting with AKP lawmakers in Ankara, on Oct. 7, 2026.

Latest defection hands Erdogan’s AKP control of Turkey’s third-largest city

The ruling party’s takeover of Izmir’s mayoralty is the latest example of the unraveling of the opposition parties’ historic gains in Turkey’s 2024 local elections.

Turkey's Family Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya speaks to media after arriving at the Ataturk International airport on March 12, 2017, in Istanbul.

Erdogan aide named suspect in Turkey financial scandal

Former AKP deputy chairwoman Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya is facing allegations of being linked to a market manipulation scandal.

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas

Iranian official says 'illegal routes' in Strait of Hormuz to soon be blocked

Reuters

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian man Ali al-Bazzari at Rafidia Hospital in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Nablus, after he was reportedly killed in an Israeli settler attack that was followed by army intervention

Israeli fire kills Palestinian in West Bank settler clash

Agence France-Presse

Passengers board a flydubai flight, bound for Dubai, before taking off from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on Sept. 30, 2026.

Mossad, Shin Bet in UAE: What we know about Israel’s FlyDubai probe

The National Security Council is probing foreign carrier security protocols, while police investigate two senior Transportation Ministry officials suspected of providing private services for aviation companies.

Mecca defense pact meeting between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in Riyadh

Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say

Reuters

Houthi supporters gather in solidarity with the movement as fighting escalates across several fronts, in Sanaa

More than 200,000 people displaced since fighting in Yemen began, says UN agency

Reuters

Mayor of Izmir Cemil Tugay joins ruling AK Party in Ankara

Mayor of Turkey's secular stronghold Izmir joins Erdogan's party

Reuters

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Greece

Rubio says US, Greece to jointly combat security threats

Reuters

The Houthis control Yemen's capital Sanaa and most of its major population centres

Saudi says three dead in airport attacks claimed by Houthis

Agence France-Presse

IEA to accelerate oil reserve release, says 100 million barrels still to come

Reuters

Israel marks third anniversary of October 7 attack

Israelis mark three years since October 7 as Palestinians mourn Gaza's destruction

Reuters

Mourners gather at the site of the Nova music festival in Re'im, southern Israel to mark the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack

Mourning, war and elections as Israel marks October 7

Agence France-Presse

Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, showing the port and main town of Fongafale

Pacific nations insist world must increase efforts to meet global warming limit

Reuters

Passengers walk at the arrival lounge of Aden Airport in Aden

Attacks on Saudi airports kill three people, as fighting escalates in Yemen

Reuters

US Vice President JD Vance is interviewed by Reuters reporter Jacob Bogage before a campaign rally at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks

Transcript of US Vice President Vance interview in Alaska

Reuters