Moment taxi driver wrestles armed man during police chase in Turkiye
A taxi driver wrestled a gunman that was forcing him to drive during a police chase in Turkiye.

A taxi driver wrestled a gunman that was forcing him to drive during a police chase in Turkiye.

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Turkish president meets NATO chief as Kyiv asks Ankara to host a leaders’ level meeting with Russia.
Turkish officials are promoting Istanbul as a regional financial hub amid the war’s fallout on the Gulf economies.
Asim Munir leaves Tehran while PM Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye with hopes of another round of US-Iran talks.
Athletes from Kenya, Nigeria and Jamaica have applications rejected for ‘recruitment drive’ by Turkiye government.

Hundreds turned out to the funerals of eight students who were fatally shot at school in Turkiye’s Kahramanmaras.
Death toll rises to 10 after shooting by 14-year-old student at the Ayser Calik School in Kahramanmaras.
Turkiye has rapidly expanded its defence industry to become a leading global missile exporter amid rising conflict.
Eight students and a teacher killed in the south-central province of Kahramanmaras, interior minister says.
Sharif pushing to restart US-Iran talks as Trump says negotiations could resume in Pakistan in next two days.
A 70-boat flotilla sets sail from Spain, aiming to break Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza amid history of interceptions.