Iran and the United States were scheduled to hold peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday with the foes appearing to be far apart on key demands and expressing mutual mistrust.

Türkiye is set to begin its first deep-sea drilling operation abroad, with the Curad-1 well off Somalia marking a new stage in the country’s energy strategy, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on April 10.

A temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine for Orthodox Easter is set to begin on Saturday afternoon, as U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to end the war falter.

Türkiye has secured Saudi transit visas for its commercial truck drivers heading to the Gulf, reopening a key overland trade route after about a decade of disruption, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said on April 10.

Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said NATO remained essential not only for Europe but also for the United States’ own security interests, while describing Türkiye as a key ally on the alliance’s southern flank.