U.S. envoys headed to the Pakistani capital on April 25 in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations with Iran amid a fragile ceasefire, though the prospect of direct talks remained uncertain.

Palestinians in the West Bank and a central area of Gaza began voting on April 25 in municipal elections in the first vote since the Gaza war, marked by a narrow political field and widespread disillusionment.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on April 24 that one or two key sticking points in the U.S.-Iran talks, particularly in the nuclear file, could soon be resolved as negotiations are set to resume in Islamabad over the weekend.

Formula 1 will return to Türkiye’s Istanbul Park from 2027 under a new five-year agreement that will keep the Turkish Grand Prix on the calendar through the 2031 season.

Preparations are continuing for the NATO Summit to be held in Ankara on July 7-8, with an international media center to be set up at the Presidential Nation’s Library for accredited journalists covering the event.