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Turkish Gov Fired Over Tight Cycling Shorts

Photos went viral, leading to his ouster; many now want him reinstated

(Newser) - A cycling-enthusiast governor rode into an unexpected political storm in Turkey when he found himself sacked after photos showing him in snug cycling shorts went viral. He has since also become the center of a campaign pressing for his return to office amid an outpouring of affection. Mehmet Fatih Cicekli,...

Report: Secret Service Urged Trump to Change Planes

White House says unexpected Air Force One swap was 'distraction and misdirection'

(Newser) - President Trump's surprise decision to fly out of Turkey on the older, iconic blue-and-white Air Force One on Wednesday was no sentimental whim, the White House now says. Communications director Steven Cheung says the move was part of a broader security strategy, calling it "distraction and misdirection" amid...

Trump Switches to Old Plane to Leave Turkey

He didn't say whether Iran threats were behind switch from Qatar-donated jet

(Newser) - President Trump ditched his flashy new ride Wednesday and climbed aboard an older Air Force One instead, an unexpected call that's reigniting questions about the pricey, Qatar-donated jet meant to tide him over. Leaving Turkey after a NATO summit held as tensions with Iran spike, Trump said on Truth...

Cruise Not Allowed to Visit Turkey Due to 'Moral Values'

Virgin's Scarlet Lady is an all-LGBTQ+ cruise featuring actor Patti LuPone

(Newser) - A cruise billed as an all-gay getaway is sailing the Mediterranean without Turkey on its map, after local officials said the passengers clash with the country's "moral values." Atlantis Events, which chartered Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady for a 10-night trip from Athens, Greece, to Italy's Venice,...

Armenian Genocide Measure Goes to Israel's Parliament

Move heightens diplomatic rift with Turkey, which rejects the label

(Newser) - Israel on Sunday officially recognized the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century as genocide. The unanimous cabinet vote marks a sharp departure from Israel's past reluctance to take a formal position, a caution long tied to its desire to preserve ties with...

FBI Nabs Alleged Mastermind of $3.7B Medicare Fraud

Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi extradited after Turkish arrest

(Newser) - The FBI says a man accused of helping engineer a multibillion-dollar hit on Medicare is back on US soil after a months-long run that ended in Turkey. Federal officials on Monday announced the return of Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi, who is charged with taking part in what they describe as a...

On First Day, Self-Driving Bus Is Slammed by Tram

Rear-end collision sparks renewed scrutiny of Karsan autonomous bus in Gothenburg, Sweden

(Newser) - The debut of a self-driving bus in Gothenburg, Sweden, lasted about an hour before it was rear-ended by a tram. Reuters reports that the e-ATAK electric autonomous bus , built by Turkish manufacturer Karsan and operating as part of a yearlong trial, had just started taking paying passengers on Monday when...

Man Admits Role in Taylor Swift Concert Plot

Defendant reportedly admits terrorist involvement, denies links to other attacks

(Newser) - A man accused of planning a mass-casualty attack tied to Taylor Swift's 2024 Vienna shows pleaded guilty as his trial began Tuesday, nearly two years after the concerts were abruptly scrapped . The 21-year-old Austrian, identified only as Beran A under local privacy rules, faced terrorism and terror-organization charges carrying a...

Turkey Bans 'Traumatic' Images From Broadcast After Shooting

9 people were killed in Wednesday's attack on a middle school

(Newser) - A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the second such shooting in the country in two days. The student, who was also killed, arrived at the school armed with guns...

Gunman Injures 16 at School in Turkey, Then Kills Self

18-year-old turns shotgun on himself after he was 'cornered by police' at vocational school

(Newser) - A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly inside a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, reports the AP . He later killed himself...

Missile Allegedly Fired at Turkey Brings Talk of Article 5

NATO says no current plans to trigger mutual defense clause linked to armed attack

(Newser) - Turkey and Iran are at odds over a missile allegedly fired at the Incirlik Air Base, a joint Turkish-US airbase near the city of Adana. Ankara reported Wednesday that a projectile originating in Iran was tracked over Iraq and Syria and disabled by NATO air and missile defenses above the...

In Armenia, JD Vance Uses 'Genocide' Term, Then Zaps It

VP marks a Trump administration first by referring to 'Armenian genocide,' then deletes his post

(Newser) - JD Vance's history-making trip to Armenia just picked up an asterisk. The vice president on Tuesday became the first in his office to visit the country, laying a wreath at Yerevan's Armenian Genocide Memorial—then briefly went further than his boss ever has, via a now-deleted post on...

Iran Says It Has Its 'Fingers on the Trigger' Over US Threats

Tehran demands end to threats from President Trump before considering direct negotiations

(Newser) - Iran's government says it's open to talking, but not while the US president is promising to hit it "with great power." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in Istanbul on Friday that Tehran won't hold direct talks with Washington unless President Trump drops his public...

It Was a Closely Watched Race. And Yet, Swimmer Disappeared

Nikolai Svechnikov's family vows legal action over safety lapses in Bosphorus crossing

(Newser) - The body of a Russian swimmer who vanished during one of the world's most closely watched open-water races has been found five months later near the finish line. Russia's consulate in Istanbul said Thursday that DNA tests confirm human remains discovered Tuesday near Istanbul's upscale Bebek waterfront...

Turkey Detains 115 IS Suspects in Raids to Stop Holiday Attacks

Officials say they got a tip about threat, especially to non-Muslims

(Newser) - Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids on Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the militant Islamic State group who authorities said were planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations, authorities said. A statement from the Istanbul chief prosecutor's office said police were tipped off...

Top Libya General, 4 Others Killed in Plane Crash

Delegation had been in Turkey for high-level talks regarding military cooperation

(Newser) - A private jet carrying Libya's military chief and four other officers and staff crashed on Tuesday after takeoff from Turkey's capital, Ankara, killing everyone on board. Libyan officials said the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction on the plane, the AP reports. The Libyan delegation was...

Cats May Meow More for Men
Cat to Woman: Meow
Cat to Guy: Meow, Meow, Meow
new study
Nov 30, 2025 4:00 PM CST

Cat to Woman: Meow Cat to Guy: Meow, Meow, Meow

Researchers suggest cats with male caregivers need to meow more

(Newser) - It's one of the stranger findings in a while when it comes to cats: Researchers suggest they may have to meow more if a man takes care of them instead of a woman. As the New York Times reports, their theory is that cats have essentially realized that guys...

Pope, Eastern Patriarch Mark Creed's Anniversary

They prayed together for Christian unity at historical site in Turkey

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV marked a high point of his his first foreign trip as pontiff Friday with a pilgrimage to the site in Turkey where early Christian church leaders met 1,700 years ago under the auspices of the Roman Emperor Constantine to host the Council of Nicaea. The brief...

Pope Leo Fulfills Late Pope's Plans With First Foreign Trip

He's in Turkey to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Turkey on his first foreign trip, a visit that fulfills the late Pope Francis' plans to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Christianity's first ecumenical council, per the AP . In 325 AD, that council hashed out the first version...

11 Arrested in Turkey After Family Vacationing There Dies

Hotel staff, food vendors in Istanbul detained after toxic chemical found in family of 4's hotel room

(Newser) - A German family of four vacationing in Istanbul died within five days of checking into a hotel, prompting Turkish authorities to arrest 11 people and investigate whether the family was poisoned by a toxic chemical. The parents, identified as Servet Bocek, 36, and Cigdem Bocek, 27, along with their children,...

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