The lira took a hit as investors braced for a Turkish military operation in northern Syria. The currency weakened as much as 1.1% to breach 5.75 against the dollar. It pared losses to 0.8%, trading at 5.7458 as of 11:31 a.m. in Istanbul, still leading declines among emerging-market...

As both sides have brought new demands to closed-door meetings, the U.S. and the Taliban are struggling to find ways to resume peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan, say both officials and local analysts. A 12-member delegation of the Afghan Taliban political office in Doha arrived in...

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is seeking a meeting with his British counterpart Boris Johnson next week, stressing on Saturday that time was tight for London to go further with the fresh Brexit proposals it presented this week. With less than a month until its scheduled exit, Johnson is...

There are rules in exploring energy resources in the Mediterranean Sea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, warning Turkey not to engage in drilling activity that is "illegal" and "unacceptable". "We've made clear that operations in international waters are governed by a...