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Zelenskyy landed in Turkey for Ukraine peace talks that Russia has skipped

President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy landed in Turkey to revive stalled negotiations with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine.

FirstUp: US-Saudi Investment Summit in DC, Zelenskyy to visit Turkey... Top news

The US-Saudi Arabia Investment Summit will take place in Washington, DC, a day after Donald Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. The event is slated to be attended by the CEOs of several tech giants, including IBM, Google, and Adobe. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to go to Turkey in an attempt to revive talks with Russia on how to end the war in Ukraine. And in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Russia to skip Ukraine talks in Turkey as Zelenskiy seeks renewal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to visit Turkey on November 19 in hopes of reviving stalled peace talks with Russia amid ongoing conflict. Despite Zelenskiy’s efforts, Moscow has confirmed it will not send representatives to the planned discussions.

Australia rejects Turkey’s co-hosting bid, reaffirms Adelaide push for 2025 UN climate summit

Australia has rejected Turkey’s proposal to co-host COP31, leaving the two rival bids in a stalemate that could push the summit to Germany

Turkey link emerges in Delhi blast case; accused plotted R-Day strike at Red Fort

Key members of a "white-collar" terror module had plans to target the Red Fort on Republic Day this year as part of their larger conspiracy to hit important installations in the national capital and conducted multiple reconnaissances of the area around the monument, officials said on Wednesday.

20 troops killed in Georgia plane crash, black box found, confirms Turkey

Turkey on Wednesday said 20 of its soldiers were killed when a military transport plane crashed in Georgia, with all but one of the bodies recovered, marking the Nato member's deadliest military incident since 2020

Turkey: Prosecutor seeks 2,000-year prison term for jailed Istanbul mayor Imamoglu, Erdogan's key rival

Imamoglu, who is President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, has previously denied all the accusations against him, saying they are politically motivated, and his party on Tuesday rejected the new indictment as "nonsense"

Turkey’s C-130 aircraft crashes in Georgia

A Turkish C-130 military cargo aircraft has crashed in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan, according to the country's defence ministry.

Turkish delegation to visit Pakistan to seal Pakistan-Taliban peace deal, says Erdogan

A high-level Turkish delegation will arrive in Pakistan this week with the goal of sealing a peace deal between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks collapse once again. What happens now?

Efforts to ease tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have stalled once more after the latest round of talks in Istanbul ended without agreement. Despite mediation by Turkey and Qatar and a fragile ceasefire still technically in place, both sides remain divided over responsibility for cross-border militant activity