Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdogan (@EmineErdogan), has met with Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) in the Vatican, the country’s presidency said on July 2. The meeting was held during Erdogan’s visit to attend ...

Dust storms originating from Iraq are forecast to impact air quality across multiple Middle Eastern countries including Iran, Syria and Kuwait over the next five days, with Iran's Meteorological ...

During the visit, Arévalo affirmed Guatemala's commitment to growing ties with Taiwan, saying his people will walk together with their "brothers" in Taiwan. The two countries also cemented their ...

The president of Uzbekistan is currently in Azerbaijan for a state visit that signals a deepening strategic alliance between the two countries, as Tashkent and Baku move to elevate annual trade to ...

The Hungarian Debt Management Agency (AKK) said the 2025 financing plan was fulfilled on a prorated basis in H1, with 96% of the full-year net issuance target completed by end-June. AKK noted strong ...

Scandinavian airline SAS plans to buy up to 55 aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer in a deal worth approximately $4bn, said CEO Anko van der Werff in a press release. SAS will take delivery ...

Czechia’s manufacturing PMI index, compiled monthly by the S&P Global market intelligence company, posted 50.2 in June (chart), returning above the 50-point mark separating growth and decline for the ...

An Iranian MP has praised British rap-punk duo Bob Vylan following their recent highly contentious performance at the Glastonbury music festival in ...

The Polish manufacturing sector faced its steepest contraction in over two-and-a-half years in June, with a sharp decline in both output and new orders, according to S&P Global's latest Purchasing ...

Russia’s manufacturing sector recorded its sharpest downturn in more than three years in June, as weak domestic and ...

Isbank (ISCTR) CEO Hakan Aran expects Turkey’s central bank to cut its policy rate by 350 bp at the next monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, scheduled for July 24. He outlined his expectation in ...