Ousted as leader of Türkiye's main opposition party CHP, Özgur Özel on July 24 said he was resigning to set up his own opposition faction.

The United States launched fresh strikes on Iran July 22 after Tehran-backed Houthi rebels attacked oil tankers in the Red Sea, marking an escalation that pushed crude prices past $100 a barrel.

The United States said that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, has held talks with senior European Union officials in Brussels ahead of the U.N. chief’s July 27-29 visit to the island.

Istanbul’s two main airports ranked first and second in departure punctuality among Europe’s 20 busiest airports, while Turkish Airlines Group shared the top position among major carriers, according to EUROCONTROL data.