Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have seized key positions near the entrance to the Red Sea, raising concerns over shipping as Saudi Arabia shut a major oil pipeline following a drone attack.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for the swift completion of Rize City Hospital on Sept. 11, saying the 1,053-bed facility was 70 percent complete.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Sept. 12 for a BRICS summit alongside leaders from India, Russia and Iran as wars, trade and energy test the divided grouping.

The next round of U.S.-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon in Rome has been postponed until October, Axios reported on Sept. 11, citing a U.S. official.

The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry has warned ship captains to watch for abandoned vessels in the Black Sea after commercial ships attacked during the Russia-Ukraine war drifted toward Türkiye’s coast.