Fact-check: Did Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif really gate-crash Putin's closed-door meeting?

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gatecrashed a closed-door meeting being held between Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
NewsX

Did Putin Make Shehbaz Sharif Wait For 40 Minutes? Pakistan PM Ends Up Gate-Crashing Russian Leader’s Meeting, Internet Calls It ‘Global Embarrassment’

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif reportedly waited over 40 minutes for President Vladimir Putin during a summit before impatiently walking into the Russian leader’s meeting with President Erdoğan. A video ...
The New York Times

In Turkey With a Message of Outreach, Pope Meets Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Leo XIV on the opening leg of a trip that will also include Lebanon. By Ben Hubbard and Motoko Rich Ben Hubbard reported from Istanbul, and Motoko Rich from the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Erdogan’s Top Ally Rebukes US Ambassador Over Greek Seminary

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top political ally accused the US ambassador in Ankara of overstepping his authority by suggesting Turkey could reopen a Greek Orthodox seminary next year.
The Washington Post

Maduro’s ties to Turkey could smooth path to possible exile

When Nicolás Maduro declared himself Venezuela’s president once again after a 2024 election that the United States and more than 50 other countries declared fraudulent, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Pope Leo meets with Erdogan, says two-state solution is the ‘only’ path forward in Middle East

The newly elected pope also said he believed Turkey had an “important role that it could play” in securing peace in the region. Following a visit in Turkey last week, Pope Leo XIV said that he had ...
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN

Russia, Türkiye, Iran Presidents in Turkmenistan for Rare Summit

The leaders of Russia, Türkiye and Iran meet Friday in Turkmenistan, an isolated Central Asian state which is marking 30 ...
Al-Monitor

In first foreign visit, Pope Leo meets Erdogan, urges Turkey to uphold pluralism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets Pope Leo XIV during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace, Ankara, Nov. 27, 2025. — Chris McGrath/Getty Images ANKARA — Pope Leo XIV met with ...
The New York Times

Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict

The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns. By Motoko Rich Reporting from the papal plane en ...
Reuters

After meeting Pope, Erdogan praises his 'astute stance' on Palestinian issue

ANKARA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan praised Pope Leo's stance on the Palestinian issue after meeting him in Ankara on Thursday, and said he hoped his first overseas visit as ...
Washington Examiner

Is Turkey’s Erdogan the new Gadhafi?

Former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was always flamboyant, but he grew even more bizarre during his decades in power. The former Libyan army colonel who seized power in a 1969 coup was famous for ...
CBSSports.com

Week 14 NFL playoff picture: Which teams can be eliminated -- and which matchups will reshape the race

With just five weeks remaining in the regular season, all eyes in and around the NFL are on the playoff picture, and with good reason. The picture is as close and as muddied as it has ever been in ...