Nearly 300 miners stuck underground in South Africa gold mine brought to surface

No injuries reported; miners were given access to food, water, health care, according to employer Sibanye-Stillwater http://v.aa.com.tr/3578026

EU vows to defend bloc’s interests after Trump proposes 50% tariff on European, urging ‘mutual respect’ as US president threatens sweeping tariffs on June 1 goods http://v.aa.com.tr/3578031

UN fears 427 Rohingya perished at sea in search of safe shelter

1 of 5 people attempting perilous sea movements reported dead, missing in 2025, making region among deadliest http://v.aa.com.tr/3578032

Israel's Channel 12 reports that there is a consensus among Israeli security agencies on possibility of deal with Hamas despite Netanyahu's hardline stance

Israeli opposition, hostage families accuse Netanyahu of prolonging war to appease his far-right coalition partners, maintain power http://v.aa.com.tr/3578209

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will pay an official visit to Russia on May 26–27 ⤵️

• During the visit, Fidan will be received by President Putin and will hold a meeting with Lavrov

• In his meetings, bilateral relations between Türkiye and Russia expected to be discussed

• Two sides will review the current status of cooperation in key areas such as trade, energy, and tourism, and evaluate potential future steps

• Fidan is also expected to reiterate Türkiye’s commitment to achieving a just and lasting peace in the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as express satisfaction with recent critical developments that indicate progress in that direction http://v.aa.com.tr/3578234

📌 INTERVIEW - AI's cyber threat puts developing nations at risk, warns UN telecom chief ⤵️

❝There are 46 least developed countries that are weak and very vulnerable, both on the side of any technology or on the side of institutions, and that need strengthening❞

• Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava says weak infrastructure, poor connectivity, lack of funding expose least developed countries to growing cyber dangers amid global AI surge http://v.aa.com.tr/3578062

Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said he again 'strongly' urged the US to remove additional tariffs on his country during talks with American officials http://v.aa.com.tr/3578033

💢 At least 4 Palestinians killed, including 2 children, in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip ⤵

Multiple others injured in the attack and transported to Nasser Hospital for treatment

🇷🇺 | 🇺🇦 Russia, Ukraine exchanged 307 servicemen each in the second round of a large-scale swap carried out under the terms of an agreement reached in Istanbul last week ⤵️

Russian Defense Ministry says exchanges expected to continue in coming days http://v.aa.com.tr/3578276

#BREAKING Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at Dolmabahce Presidential Office in Istanbul

🪧 Pro-Palestinian protest denouncing Israel's actions in Gaza took place outside the City University of New York’s graduation ceremony at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center

Alleged neo-Nazi cult leader extradited to US over link to deadly school shooting in Nashville

Michail Chkhikvishvili reportedly connected to shooting at Antioch High School, report says http://v.aa.com.tr/3578214

The heart of British tourist Beth Louise Eileen Martin, who died in Türkiye, was sampled in its entirety during the autopsy and taken in for examination

• The vessels supplying blood to Martin’s heart were found to be unobstructed

• As the heart’s weight was higher than expected relative to her age and body weight, with no clear finding that could have caused death, internationally recognized modern scientific techniques were applied

• Martin’s heart, still under full examination, will be handed over to her relatives via the chief public prosecutor’s office once the analysis is complete http://v.aa.com.tr/3578337

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Istanbul

Turkish President welcomed Syrian counterpart with an official ceremony at the Dolmabahce Presidential Office http://v.aa.com.tr/3578334

🎥 Widespread power outage disrupts Cannes Film Festival, hits Alpes-Maritimes region ⤵️

⚡️ The outage follows a series of large-scale power cuts in recent weeks that left millions without electricity across Spain, Portugal, and parts of France

🚨 The Israeli army has killed at least 79 Palestinians and injured 211 others in the last 24 hours

💢 At least 53,901 Palestinians have been killed and 122,593 injured in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023 http://v.aa.com.tr/3578273

🤝 Meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Ahmad al-Sharaa in Istanbul concludes

• Closed-door meeting lasted approximately one and a half hours http://v.aa.com.tr/3578413

➡️ Beth Louise Eileen Martin, who had food poisoning before traveling to Türkiye, was admitted to a hospital on April 28 and died during treatment on April 29

▪️ After an autopsy on April 30, her body was released to her husband on May 1

🔻The autopsy, conducted using modern and internationally accepted scientific methods, found no evidence of fatal injury or definitive cause of death, according to the Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine

▪️ Due to Martin’s unexpectedly heavy heart, sudden unexplained death, and lack of clear autopsy findings, modern scientific methods were applied, including preserving her heart in formalin for 7 days for detailed histopathological analysis, according to the Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine

👉 Her heart was preserved for detailed analysis and is still being examined; it will be returned to her family once the examination is finished http://v.aa.com.tr/3578337

#BREAKING Syrian President al-Sharaa thanks Turkish President Erdogan for his crucial support and efforts toward lifting sanctions on Damascus

#BREAKING Türkiye-Syria bilateral ties and cooperation to grow in all areas, especially in energy, defense, and transportation, President Erdogan tells Syrian counterpart al-Sharaa

#BREAKING Israel’s occupation and aggression in Syria unacceptable and Türkiye will continue to oppose it, Turkish president tells Syrian counterpart in Istanbul meeting

#BREAKING Turkish President Erdogan, his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa discuss bilateral ties, regional and global developments

🐎 7th Ethnosport Culture Festival continues on its 3rd day

🏇🏼 Horses play a central role in Ethnosports, featuring in most sports categories, including horse dance teams, riding competitions, mounted archery, and more