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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman review a military honor guard during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey

MBS visits Ankara as Turkey attempts to repair relations with its regional rivals

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for talks in Ankara. The visit comes as Turkey seeks to repair ties with its regional rivals. Steven A. Cook at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington spoke with The World's host Carol Hills about the significance of the visit.

MBS visits Ankara as Turkey attempts to repair relations with its regional rivals
Joe Biden, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen are shown walking side-by-side on a red carpet with several national flags in the background.

US-EU reach deal on trade dispute ahead of Biden’s meeting with Putin

US-EU reach deal on trade dispute ahead of Biden’s meeting with Putin
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Joe Biden are shown both wearing suits and sitting in white armchairs.

Biden at NATO: Ready to talk China, Russia and soothe allies

Biden at NATO: Ready to talk China, Russia and soothe allies
Supporters of the Turkey Youth Union chant slogans during a protest against US President Joe Biden's statement, outside the US consulate in Istanbul, April 26, 2021.

Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Biden’s acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide ‘unfounded, unjust, unrealistic’

Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Biden’s acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide ‘unfounded, unjust, unrealistic’
A man in a suit stands at a podium near red and white Turkish flag.

French teacher’s murder widens France-Turkey rift over secularism

French teacher’s murder widens France-Turkey rift over secularism
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's supporters rally in Istanbul in 2016 following the failed coup.

Expulsions, pushbacks and extraditions: Turkey’s war on dissent extends to Europe

The Gülenists, dubbed by Turkey as FETO, the Fethullahist Terror Organization, are being purged on a massive scale. Those who have been accused include scientists, schoolteachers, policemen and journalists. 

Expulsions, pushbacks and extraditions: Turkey’s war on dissent extends to Europe
The large dome of the UNESCO World Heritage site Hagia Sophia is shown from above at a distance.

Turkey's president formally makes Haghia Sophia a mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday formally reconverted Istanbul's sixth-century iconic Haghia Sophia into a mosque and declared it open to Muslim worship, hours after a high court annulled a 1934 decision that had turned it into a museum.

Turkey's president formally makes Haghia Sophia a mosque
US Attorney for the Southern District Geoffrey Berman is shown wearing a dark suit and purple tie with a US flag behind him.

The global implications of Geoffrey Berman firing; US and Russia start nuclear weapons talks; US targets Assad govt and backers with sanctions

Shares in Turkish state lender Halkbank surged 8% today after US federal chief prosecutor Geoffrey Berman was forced to step down over the weekend. Also, Wirecard said on Monday that $2.1 billion is missing from its accounts and was likely never there. And, representatives from the US and Russia started nuclear weapons talks today in Vienna.

The global implications of Geoffrey Berman firing; US and Russia start nuclear weapons talks; US targets Assad govt and backers with sanctions
Kim Yo-jong is shown looking over her left shoulder

North Korea stops answering daily calls with South; Past epidemics underscore importance of mental health

North Korean officials did not answer a routine daily call to the liaison office with South Korea or calls on military hotlines Tuesday. The move is seen as a first step toward shutting down contact with Seoul. And, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he and US President Donald Trump agreed on "some issues" on the conflict in Libya during a phone call Monday. Also, a new study of satellite images shows a surge in traffic to hospitals in Wuhan, China, in August.

North Korea stops answering daily calls with South; Past epidemics underscore importance of mental health
A man wearing a face mask is seen under a bridge of Yangtze river

China raises coronavirus death toll; political shakeups in Brazil; restoring Notre Dame's soundscape

Chinese officials have revised their novel coronavirus fatality count, but insist there has been no coverup. And in the US, President Donald Trump tells governors they are responsible for opening up states' economies. Political shakeups in Brazil and Turkey point to questionable responses to the pandemic. In Bangladesh, coronavirus could put Rohingya refugee women in leadership roles. And rebuilding the Notre Dame de Paris is about more than the structure. Learn how acoustic research could help reconstruct the cathedral's unique soundscape.

China raises coronavirus death toll; political shakeups in Brazil; restoring Notre Dame's soundscape
Asylum-seekers' clothes hang to dry near a makeshift camp for refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos.

This Syrian is stuck at a makeshift border camp in Greece

Ali, an 18-year-old from Syria, arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced he would open the border to Europe. Now, he is stuck in a makeshift camp.

This Syrian is stuck at a makeshift border camp in Greece
A woman wearing a mask passes is shown in soft focus with a arrivals and departures flight information board behind her.

Scientists develop antibody test to track disease spread; Putin, Erdoğan reach ceasefire agreement; 'Urgent' response needed to protect women against violence globally

Scientists in Singapore appear to be making advances with a new antibody test to help track the spread of COVID-19, while in the US, the Trump administration's response has been hampered by its declining trust in science. Turkey and Russia have agreed to a ceasefire deal in Syria's Idlib province. And immigration experts warn that a new office of US Department of Justice could increase denaturalizations of US citizens.

Scientists develop antibody test to track disease spread; Putin, Erdoğan reach ceasefire agreement; 'Urgent' response needed to protect women against violence globally
A large helicopter is shown in the distance making its landing approach with the shadow of soldiers in the nearground.

ICC says US can be investigated for war crimes; Putin and Erdoğan hold talks over Syria; Governments, businesses take measures to halt spread of COVID-19

The International Criminal Court in The Hague has authorized investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Afghanistan, including alleged crimes by US forces. And, in Mexico, violence against women and girls has sparked outrage and calls for strikes to protest. And governments and businesses are taking increased measures to stem the spread of COVID-19. But the internet is providing some light-hearted reminders on how to keep germs at bay.

ICC says US can be investigated for war crimes; Putin and Erdoğan hold talks over Syria; Governments, businesses take measures to halt spread of COVID-19
A group of people behind a metal barrier

EU will not give in to Erdoğan's ‘blackmail,’ says Greek MEP

The World's Marco Werman speaks with Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, who represents Greece in the European Parliament, about the migrant crisis on Greece's border with Turkey.

EU will not give in to Erdoğan's ‘blackmail,’ says Greek MEP
An image of the face of Michael Bloomberg is shown on a large video monitor in an auditorium with empty seats.

Bloomberg to debate, Erdoğan threatens Idlib operation and what’s up with Trump and the DOJ

Top of The World: For the first time, billionaire Mike Bloomberg will join Democratic candidates for president on the debate stage this evening in Nevada. Also, passengers of the quarantined Diamond Princess are disembarking the cruise ship today, though 79 new cases of the novel coronavirus were announced onboard. And in Jerusalem, a Palestinian running group is raising awareness about decades of restrictions on the freedom of movement.

Bloomberg to debate, Erdoğan threatens Idlib operation and what’s up with Trump and the DOJ