Donald Trump held a crucial phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin Thursday, a day before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky meets the U.S. president to push for Tomahawk missiles.

Türkiye is prepared to take part in an international peace mission in Gaza following a recently brokered ceasefire, the Defense Ministry said on Oct. 16.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday discussed the current Gaza ceasefire in a phone call, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.

Türkiye has deployed dozens of disaster relief specialists to help search for bodies under the mountains of rubble in Gaza, as U.S. President Donald Trump fired a warning at Hamas Thursday over a spate of recent killings in the territory.

The trade volume between Türkiye and Africa exceeded $37 billion in 2024, with Ankara aiming to reach $40 billion in 2025, Trade Minister Omer Bolat said Thursday.