An ex-Kremlin official has shared the biggest indication yet that Vladimir Putin may not join direct talks with Volodymyr Zelensky in Turkey on Thursday. Speaking to The Washington Post on condition...

Zelensky vows to 'do everything' to ensure direct talks with Putin in Turkey2 hours agoFrank GardnerBBC security correspondentReporting fromKyivPaul KirbyEurope digital editorReporting fromLondonAFP...

Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disband12 hours agoOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReutersAfter 40 years, with 40,000 people killed, and without securing a...

Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding23 minutes agoOrla GuerinBBC News, reporting from Diyarbakir, TurkeyGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsReutersOutlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which...

Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding22 minutes agoOrla GuerinBBC News, reporting from Diyarbakir, TurkeyGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsReutersOutlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which...

Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin (Image: GETTY)Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Vladimir Putin to meet him face-to-face in Turkey on Thursday, offering to begin a ceasefire on Monday in what...

Putin suggests Russia and Ukraine have 'direct' talks next week22 minutes agoReutersRussian President Vladimir Putin has called for "direct talks" with Ukraine, saying they should "start without...

Turkey moves to silence jailed Erdogan rival by blocking account on X1 day agoOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReporting fromIstanbulReutersAccess to the social media account of...

Turkey moves to silence jailed Erdogan rival by blocking account on X43 minutes agoOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReporting fromIstanbulReutersAccess to the social media account of...

Thousands of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets in the northern half of Nicosia on Friday to protest against attempts by the government to make the country more Islamic. The protest was the latest...