The United States and Iran traded military strikes after Washington on June 27 accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jeopardizing a fragile ceasefire as diplomats struggle to contain the Middle East war.

Türkiye and Canada are working to elevate bilateral ties to a strategic level, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said after talks with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand in Ottawa.

Lebanon, Israel and the United States on June 26 signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time Middle East adversaries.

The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose on June 26 to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international rescue teams boosted a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors.

A total of 15 Turkish-owned vessels waiting in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf have safely left the region, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has said.