Turkey has once again demonstrated its boundless generosity toward the Turkish Cypriots. After occupying the northern third of Cyprus for over half a century, Ankara has decided the best way to help its “brothers” is to build them a 101-kilometre undersea natural gas pipeline - without asking the internationally recognised government of the island. Wanna know why? Read here.
Ankara, July 2026 - he most awkward NATO family reunion since Turkey bought Russian missiles and everyone pretended not to notice. Trump’s strategy of dangling a carrot in front of Erdoğan is in full swing, the results may vary.
In the latest episode of The Real Housewives of the Western Alliance, the Donald drops a meme telling Italy's PM to back off. Spain and Germany are already on the receiving end of harsher treatment.
Iran has collapsed and booby-trapped its own underground nuclear tunnels at Isfahan. Senior officials say the destruction was necessary to create optimal conditions for a future partnership with Elon Musk’s The Boring Company.
BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz this week after EU officials reportedly made the alarming discovery that Europe’s strategic energy reserves are not that much “strategic” anymore.
ATHENS - Speaking at a summit in Greece on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a fiery wake-up call to Europe, warning that the continent now faces a historic crisis where US, Russian, And Chinese Presidents all think EU is a joke.
TEHRAN - Iranian officials confirmed Thursday that the ceasefire remains “fully intact and historically successful,” despite a new wave of unexplained nighttime strikes carried out by what authorities describe as an “unidentified non-human presence.”
TEHRAN - In a stunning display of fiscal responsibility rarely associated with the Islamic Republic, Iranian officials announced Tuesday that they are indefinitely postponing “Power Plant and Bridge Day,” the much-anticipated national holiday.
In the spirit of bold diplomacy - and what officials might generously classify as applied science and engineering - Turkey’s intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın welcomed Hamas leaders to Istanbul this week for what were described as “frank and constructive discussions.”