Europe’s air temperatures becoming ‘dangerously high’, amid record heatwaves in 2025
Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees inside Arctic Circle as entire continent suffered extreme weather
Turkey
One EU state has much more to fear from the Iran war than any other
Drone attack prompts fresh debate about bloc’s ‘mutual assistance’ clause
Student (14) kills at least nine people in second Turkish school shooting in two days
Teenager came to school with five weapons and seven magazines of ammunition, local governor says
Gunfight outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul leaves one attacker dead
Extended firefight with police erupts in heart of city’s financial district
Iran war: Regional powers hold talks in Pakistan as Unifil peacekeeper dies
Neither Iranian nor US diplomats present – an indication of divide remaining between opposing sides
Fog Bells: A flavour of the depth and richness of the poetry currently being written in Turkish
In March 1995, I ventured to Istanbul and immediately fell in love with the chaotic layers and depths of the city and its language
Trump’s ‘little excursion’ could leave Iran even more fragmented, unstable and violent
For now, the most likely outcome is a shift to even greater levels of authoritarian control. Beyond that, the future is less certain
Israel and US continue wide-scale strikes on Iran as chances of ceasefire talks downplayed
Trump ‘nowhere near’ deciding on whether or not to send US troops into Iran with Israeli strikes on Lebanon ongoing
Jailed Erdogan rival argues with judge as corruption trial begins in Turkey
Ekrem Imamoglu faces charges carrying jail sentences totalling hundreds of years
Removal of German bookshops from prize list calls a minister’s actions in question
Country has in recent years found creative ways and means to silence those with views it finds problematic
Nobody knows when the Iran war will end because nobody, including Trump, can say why it started
As war spreads across the Middle East there are multiple possibilities for how it will continue or end
Iran war: How Israel and the US are co-ordinating their attack
Israeli bombing of sites in western Iran has fuelled speculation that it is seeking to clear the path for a Kurdish advance
Once allies, now at war: how Pakistan turned on the Taliban
As violence spreads from border regions to cities, Islamabad is running out of patience
Trump’s goal in attacking Iran is unclear. So are the consequences
The US has been building up a massive military deployment in the Middle East, making it difficult for Trump to back down
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