Ahmed al-Sharaa

Jul 6
Trump and EU leaders head to Ankara for NATO summit as Turkey pushes for F-35 engines and defence role
The 36th NATO summit opens in Ankara on 7–8 July, with Donald Trump making the first US presidential visit to Turkey in 17 years and EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa holding separate talks with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Jun 19
German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann released after five months in Syrian prison
Eva Maria Michelmann, a German journalist from Cologne, returned to Germany on Friday after five months in Syrian custody, where she was held without charge and subjected to torture. Her release follows months of diplomatic efforts by Berlin and a public campaign by her family.