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ANKARA — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted Istanbul, Turkey’s largest metropolis and financial center, on Thursday, prompting widespread panic in the province of more than 15 million people. Turkey’s ...

Qatar's prime minister and senior delegates from the United States and Turkey will join Hamas and Israeli negotiators on Wednesday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the Gaza war. Israel and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican announces first trip of Pope Leo XIV's papacy, to Turkey and Lebanon from Nov. 27-Dec. 2. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously left out Leo's full title.).