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Iran seeks to avert US military action with talks in Ankara
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 29, 2026

Turkey hosts urgent mediation as Trump’s threats mount and Tehran weighs painful compromises to avoid conflictIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, will travel to Ankara for talks aimed at preventing a US attack, as Turkish diplomats seek to convinc…

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Israel objects to White House’s pick of leaders for ‘board of peace’
ByWilliam Christou January 17, 2026

Israel says some appointments to the board, which will oversee the administration and reconstruction of Gaza, are ‘contrary to policy’Israel has objected to the White House’s pick of world leaders who will join the so-called Gaza “board of peace”, mean…

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Pope Leo warns of risk from ‘piecemeal’ world war in first overseas trip
ByAngela Giuffrida in Rome and Ruth Michaelson in Damascus November 27, 2025November 27, 2025

Leo welcomed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as he begins six-day itinerary that will also include visit to LebanonA new world war is being fought “piecemeal” and is endangering the future of humanity, Pope Leo has warned, as he arrived in Turkey for his first…

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Turkey likely to be excluded from Gaza stabilisation force after Israeli objection
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor October 25, 2025

Doubts over whether Ankara will be part of 5,000-strong force to be deployed to prevent postwar power vacuumTurkey will probably be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilisation force that is to be set up inside Gaza after Israel made clear it did not w…

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Turkey likely to be excluded from Gaza stabilisation force after Israeli objection
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor October 25, 2025

Doubts over whether Ankara will be part of 5,000-strong force to be deployed to prevent postwar power vacuumTurkey will probably be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilisation force that is to be set up inside Gaza after Israel made clear it did not w…

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Israelis and Palestinians celebrate as truce brings hope of ‘era of peace’
ByJulian Borger, Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Daniel Boffey in Jerusalem October 13, 2025October 13, 2025

UN warns Gaza still needs ‘lifesaving aid’ as world leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss 20-point proposalThere was a rare moment of joy among Israelis and Palestinians on Monday as Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages in Gaza as par…

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Trump plan to invite Netanyahu to Gaza summit aborted after Erdoğan warning
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor October 13, 2025

Turkish president threatens to pull out of Sharm el-Sheikh conference unless Israeli PM’s attendance ruled outGaza ceasefire – live updatesA last-minute plan by Donald Trump to invite Benjamin Netanyahu to a multinational Gaza summit in Egypt had to be…

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Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership
ByPatrick Wintourin New York September 24, 2025

US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliancesSuch is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nati…

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