God Morgon · Sunday, 2 August 2026

Türkiye

Ankara and Baghdad renew the Kirkuk pipeline for a year at 750,000 barrels a day

Turkey's state firm Botas and Iraq's state oil companies Somo and NOC signed a one-year transit deal on Saturday for the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, a week after the previous arrangement lapsed and four days after Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visited Ankara. Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the arrangement covers a daily capacity of 750,000 barrels; the line currently carries about 170,000 barrels against a maximum of 1.5 million. Its weight comes from Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz earlier this year, which knocked out most of Iraq's oil exports and left the Mediterranean pipeline as Baghdad's only functioning export route.

Source: Al Jazeera · Saturday, 1 August 2026

First poll since the opposition split: AKP 32.5, Yeni Parti 19.4, CHP 11.8

The first published poll since this summer's opposition split gives Erdoğan's AKP 32.5 percent, the Yeni Parti founded in July 19.4 percent, and the CHP, back under Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after the court ruling, 11.8 percent. The survey was carried out by ORC Research between 27 and 29 July among 1,920 respondents across 26 provinces. The figures track a realignment that happened without a vote being cast: when Özgür Özel and 90 other deputies left the CHP on 24 July, Atatürk's party fell from 135 seats to 44 and became parliament's fifth-largest group.

Source: Türkiye Today · Monday, 3 August 2026

Europe

Ceuta death toll rises to 72 after the mass crossing from Morocco

At least 72 people have died since around 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta beginning last Thursday; five more bodies were found along the coast on Sunday and more than 1,000 people have been treated by health services. Spanish authorities say more than 48,000 returned to Morocco within 48 hours, while Morocco's interior ministry confirms eleven deaths and blames the crossings on social media misinformation, trafficking networks and a misreading of a Spanish ruling on immediate returns. The crisis has led 22 EU member states to call for coordinated border action and Italy to suspend passport-free Schengen travel from Spain.

Source: Al Jazeera · Sunday, 2 August 2026

Hungary shuts down its only nuclear plant as the Danube hits record lows

Prime Minister Peter Magyar said the Paks plant, which supplies nearly half of Hungary's electricity, was powered down on Sunday, the first full shutdown in its 44 years. Output had fallen to 965 megawatts on Friday and to 240 overnight, against a normal 2,000, after low water levels stopped the pumps drawing enough cooling water from the Danube. More than a hundred Hungarian towns and villages are under water-use restrictions, and Slovakia's prime minister Robert Fico said his country was monitoring the power situation closely and was ready to help.

Source: Al Jazeera · Sunday, 2 August 2026

Italian navy boards a sanctioned shadow-fleet tanker west of Pantelleria

The frigate Thaon di Revel boarded the tanker Toa Payoh in international waters west of Pantelleria on Sunday morning as part of the EU's Mediterranean mission Eunavfor Med Irini. The vessel, which is under EU sanctions and is counted as part of Russia's shadow fleet, sails under the flag of Cameroon and left Cotonou in Benin on 16 July bound for Istanbul; after its master initially refused to cooperate, an Italian team was put aboard by helicopter. The operation was carried out with support from a Greek ship and a Polish patrol aircraft and lasted about two hours, according to the defence ministry, which cited Article 110 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on verifying a ship's nationality.

Source: Euronews · Sunday, 2 August 2026

The World

Trump calls off the attack on Iran, saying the perimeters of a deal are agreed

In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Donald Trump said he was calling off the planned attack on Iran after Tehran and a number of unnamed Middle Eastern countries asked for a postponement and the perimeters of a deal were agreed; the deal, as he set it out, covers the immediate and complete opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. He added that US forces remain locked and loaded and ready to go, and that Israel joins him in the commitment. Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency later reported that Iranian military officials rejected the claim that Tehran had asked for a halt, calling it a new lie meant to blackmail Persian Gulf rulers, and said their forces were at the highest level of readiness.

Source: Euronews · Sunday, 2 August 2026

Drone strike on a traditional court in North Darfur kills 35

At least 35 people were killed when Sudanese army drones struck a traditional court in the village of Garra al-Zawaya in North Darfur on Sunday, according to the Emergency Lawyers group, which documents abuses by both sides in the civil war. Civilians had gathered for hearings on local cases and disputes; a witness told AFP that four tribal leaders and two RSF commanders were among the dead. The village is held by the Rapid Support Forces, and the United Nations counted more than 1,000 civilians killed in drone strikes in the first five months of this year alone.

Source: Al Jazeera · Sunday, 2 August 2026

US and Japan buy yen together for the first time since 1998

The US Treasury stepped in alongside Japan on Friday to support the yen, which had weakened on Thursday to 164 against the dollar, its weakest level since 1986. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the operation and said Washington would not hesitate to take part in further joint intervention, while Japan's finance ministry described the move as a response to excessive volatility and disorderly movements. The yen firmed to 157.58 on Friday and briefly to 155.23 on Monday; the pressure comes from the rate gap, with the Bank of Japan's policy rate raised to 1 percent in June against the Federal Reserve's 3.5 to 3.75 percent.

Source: Türkiye Today · Monday, 3 August 2026

Sweden

Eighty undocumented migrants reported since the duty to inform took effect

Figures obtained by Svenska Dagbladet from the border police show eighty people with no right of residence have been reported since the duty to inform came into force on 13 July. The law covers six agencies, among them the Public Employment Service, the Social Insurance Agency, the Enforcement Authority and the Tax Agency, after schools, health care and social services were exempted following public criticism; most reports come from the Public Employment Service. Britta Lejon, who chairs the civil servants' union ST, warns that people will not dare to seek help from the authorities for fear of being reported.

Source: The Local Sweden · Monday, 3 August 2026

Andersson and Kristersson launch their election tours with 41 days to go

Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson launched their election bus tours on the same Monday, 41 days before the vote, with Andersson tying her campaign to a world she called more dangerous and unpredictable than it has been in a long time. Her three promises are a safer Sweden with stronger military and civil defence, more police and a Swedish mafia law; a richer Sweden with higher child benefits, the removal of the first unpaid day of sick leave and better pensions; and a more cohesive Sweden built on learning Swedish. Kristersson played down the opposition's lead in the polls, saying support for the right-wing bloc will grow once voters see what the two sides stand for.

Source: The Local Sweden · Monday, 3 August 2026