Syria has extended a ceasefire with the terrorist organization YPG/SDF by 15 days, the Defense Ministry said late Friday in a statement carried by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

The fight against the terrorist group ISIL (Daesh) is growing stronger and more determined, with the roots of all terrorism in the region being eradicated, said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday.

Ukraine and Russia agreed on Saturday to hold a second round of U.S.-brokered direct peace talks next weekend after a two-day meeting in Abu Dhabi, despite Ukrainian complaints negotiations were undermined by a barrage of deadly strikes.

The killing of a U.S. citizen by federal immigration agents on Saturday — the second in Minneapolis this month — sparked new protests and impassioned demands by local leaders for the Trump administration to end its operation in the city.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Saturday that rising global uncertainty and geopolitical tensions are reshaping energy policies, stressing that strong political will and international cooperation are essential to managi...