Eight people died and 18 remained missing after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized and sank off Turkish Cyprus, as search and rescue operations continued on Aug. 31.

Türkiye is preparing the next phase of the PKK’s disarmament process, with official verification of weapons handovers required before any legal relief or return arrangements can begin.

Turkish-made armed drones are now used or on order across much of the Arab world, extending Türkiye’s defense industry presence from the Gulf to North Africa, according to an analysis published by Forbes.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Aug. 30 that it was gearing up for large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a tit-for-tat response to strikes by Kiev.

Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Aug. 30 called on Muslim countries in the region to unite against the United States and Israel, in a written message issued six months on from the start of the Middle East war.