A US official said on June 28 that Washington and Tehran agreed to halt attacks after new tit-for-tat strikes strained their interim deal, with the sides planning to renew talks aimed at ending the Middle East war.

Türkiye has rejected an Israeli government decision concerning the 1915 events, accusing Tel Aviv of using the issue for political purposes.

Pakistan carried out airstrikes overnight in eastern Afghanistan, Islamabad said on June 29, adding its operations had targeted militants as the Afghan government reported dozens of civilian casualties.

Türkiye’s economic confidence index increased 1.8 percent month-on-month in June, driven by gains across all major sectors, according to official data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on June 29.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and two European commissioners will visit Türkiye on June 29-30 for talks with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the European External Action Service has said.