President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Türkiye has potential to become a major energy export hub in near future as he lists his government's achievements in several areas ahead of May 14 elections.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the shipment of Russian grain, ammonia and fertilisers is crucial in mitigating a possible world food crisis, after meeting Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Ankara.
Gas transmission from the Black Sea is expected to begin with an opening ceremony on April 20.
"Elements of planning and availability of resources" indicate that Russian authorities "may have committed torture as crimes against humanity", UN report says as conflict enters its 386th day.
US surveillance drone that crashed after a Russian military jet likely broke it apart would be difficult to recover given the depth of water in Black Sea, says Washington.
Türkiye's reaction comes after the US said a Russian fighter jet collided with a US drone over the Black Sea, causing tensions to rise in the region amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
From whether the US drone was armed or not to the skirmish taking place in international waters, the incident has left a series of questions that neither the US nor Russia has answered.
Ukraine honours its dead and vows to keep fighting while Russia tells the world to accept "the realities" of conflict — now in its 367th day — but faces new Western sanctions.
Ankara has been the calming and healing balm for the world since the Russian incursion of Ukraine.
Turkish president says while 44 percent of Ukrainian grain is sent to Europe, Ankara will also make an effort to provide the same to African countries through the Black Sea corridor.
The deal involves a cable running beneath the Black Sea that would link Azerbaijan to Hungary via Georgia and Romania, aimed at decreasing dependency on Russian oil and gas.
President Erdogan and President Zelenskyy held a conference call to discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, with hopes for solutions to the humanitarian, energy and food crisis.
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