Turkey and Israel Aim to Avoid Clashes in Syria as Tensions Rise NYT | Top Stories By: Carlotta Gall 11 April 2025 at 02:22 The two sides have started talks to prevent conflicts between their troops in Syria, amid a growing rivalry for influence in the region. © Abdulaziz Ketaz/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe scene of an Israeli strike in Syria’s southern Hama governorate last week.
Peace in Ukraine Will Not Mean a Return Home, Russian Émigrés Say NYT | Top Stories By: Nataliya Vasilyeva 6 April 2025 at 12:01 Hundreds of thousands fled Russia after the Ukraine invasion, fearing the draft and widening repression. Talks toward a possible truce have done little to allay their fears. © Emin Ozmen for The New York TimesAt a recent exhibition at Black Mustache, a bookstore in Istanbul founded by a Russian exile in 2022.
I am Erdogan’s Main Challenger in Turkey. I Was Arrested. NYT | Opinion By: Ekrem Imamoglu 28 March 2025 at 13:00 President Erdogan of Turkey has jailed me because he knows he cannot beat me in an election.