1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (422+ words) Iran is formulating a protocol with Oman to oversee maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior official has said. "We are drafting a protocol for Iran and Oman to supervise transit in the Strait of Hormuz," Kazem Gharibabadi,…...

12+ min ago  (153+ words) Buses in Los Angeles, one of the host cities of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, showed the message "Welcome Crescent-Stars" after T'rkiye's National Football Team qualified for the tournament. "Congratulations on punching your ticket to the World Cup…...

12+ hour, 29+ min ago  (276+ words) Iraq has begun exporting crude using tanker trucks through Syria, its oil ministry said, more than a month into a war that has wrought havoc on energy markets. A founding member of the OPEC oil cartel, Iraq is hugely dependent…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (173+ words) Nineteen irregular migrants have died and several others are in critical condition after a small boat was found in distress in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy's island of Lampedusa, according to Italian news agency ANSA on Wednesday. Italy's coastguard, cited…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (255+ words) Catalan police said on Wednesday they are investigating Islamophobic and xenophobic chants during a friendly football match between Spain and Egypt in Barcelona. The chants were heard repeatedly from one section of the crowd during the pre-World Cup match, which…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (998+ words) Talks are reportedly underway between Volkswagen and Israel's state-owned Rafael Advanced Defence Systems to repurpose the German carmaker's Osnabruck plant for the manufacture of components linked to Israel's Iron Dome air defence system." The facility would manufacture support infrastructure: heavy-duty…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (330+ words) T'rkiye has received $1.98 billion in financing from the World Bank for a major railway project in Istanbul, the country's Treasury and Finance Ministry has said. The funding will be used to build a 127-kilometre (78-mile) rail line linking the city's…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (569+ words) The US military has deployed 12 A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft to the UK, while intensive activity by US tanker aircraft has continued in the UK and Romania. According to information compiled by an Anadolu correspondent from several open-source intelligence (OSINT) and…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (135+ words) The Turkish national team secured its spot in the 2026 World Cup finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada for the third time in history and a 24-year break since the 2002 World Cup. After a tense play-off against Kosovo, Kerem…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (232+ words) Iraq became the 48th and final team to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday, defeating Bolivia 2-1 in an intercontinental playoff, marking their first appearance at the finals since 1986 in Mexico. Goals from Ali Al-Hamadi and captain Aymen Hussein sealed a…...