A Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat drone is pictured at SAHA EXPO Defense & Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 27, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas Japan’s defense minister discussed defense industry cooperation and possible purchases of Turkish-made drones during a visit to Ankara on Tuesday, as Tokyo expands the role

Hasan Piker. Photo: Wiki Commons. GQ’s admiring profile of “political influencer” Hasan Piker —  known for his antisemitic and terror sympathizing comments — underlines Condé Nast’s troubling blend of politics and pop culture once again. Who is Hasan Piker, and What

Muslim Uzbek cleric Alisher Tursunov. Photo: Screenshot A prominent independent Muslim Uzbek cleric went on trial on Tuesday in Tashkent on charges of promoting extremism and inciting hatred against Israel, in one of the highest-profile cases regarding religious practices in recent years. Alisher Tursunov, widely known as Mubashshir Ahmad, faces charges of inciting religious hatred, distribution of materials that threaten

Col. Richard Kemp at humanitarian aid site with Gazans. Photo: Provided Over the past few months, the news has been awash with reports on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Even as Israel increased the level of humanitarian aid entering the embattled coastal

Parcels of humanitarian aid await transfer into Gaza, at the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen The media keep running with the “intentional starvation,” “famine,” and “blockade” narrative, despite weeks