Alaturka News

04/24/2026

Ukraine needs full not symbolic membership in the EU, Zelenskyy says

With a €90 billion loan for Kyiv unlocked and a new package of sanctions against Russia going ahead, attention is turning to Hungary’s long-standing veto on Ukraine’s EU accession.

04/08/2026

CIA tracks his heart signal in Iran: rescued US soldier treated in Germany

Using secret technology, the CIA was able to locate a downed US soldier in Iran. He is now being treated at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre (LRMC), the largest US military hospital outside the USA.

04/01/2026

Healthcare, Europe ‘snatches’ Italian nurses before they graduate. And in Italy there is a shortage

Nursing Up enquiry: European countries recruit Italian nurses already during their studies. Over 200 million euro a year 'given' abroad while Italy is short of 175,000 professionals

03/29/2026

Palm Sunday, Pope Leo XIV: ‘God does not hear the prayers of those who wage war’

The Pontiff celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at St. Peter's in the presence of tens of thousands of faithful. During the Angelus he returned to call for a stop to the war in the Middle East and addressed a thought to the migrants who died at sea off Crete

03/26/2026

Can Spain use the Strait of Hormuz thanks to its stance on the Iran war?

The war in Iran has turned Hormuz into a political weapon shaking stock markets. Foreign Ministry sources told Euronews Iran is letting ships with Spanish interests through.

03/26/2026

Despite sanctions: German company wants to build fuel elements with Putin’s nuclear group

A factory in Lingen, Lower Saxony, is to produce fuel elements for Russian reactor types in future - in cooperation with Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear corporation. The project is politically and legally controversial.

03/26/2026

Autocracy vs. democracy: Why Poland is a counterexample

The Bertelsmann Stiftung's new transformation index says that the world is becoming increasingly autocratic and existing autocracies are becoming more entrenched. One of the few counter-examples: Germany's neighbour Poland. What is being done differently here.

03/24/2026

At least 66 killed and dozens injured in Colombian military plane crashes in Putumayo

At least 66 people have been killed after a military aircraft crashed while taking off on Monday, according to the head of Colombia's armed forces.

03/24/2026

Qatar PM after Gulf energy attacks: ‘This war must be stopped immediately’

Qatar’s prime minister has called for an immediate end to the conflict after missile strikes hit energy facilities across the Gulf, including the country’s key Ras Laffan hub. Doha is demanding Iran halt the attacks, as gas prices surge and international pressure grows for de-escalation.

02/20/2026

US Supreme Court blocks Trump tariffs in a major hit to White House agenda