The UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions has called on countries to widen their sanctions to include the crown prince and his assets until he can prove he has no responsibility in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, compares US President Donald Trump's rhetoric to that of a "20th-century fascist" and says he is an example of the "growing global threat" of the far-right. #US #UK #Trump #London

British distance runner Jo Pavey had become the latest athlete to complain that Nike, a brand which runs various ad campaigns based on gender equality, halted her sponsorship payments when she was pregnant. #Nike #inequality #gender

Check out the action at the Cukurca Outdoor Sports Festival, where Turkish base jumper Cengiz Kocak breaks a new record.

Gli is a cross-eyed adorable cat that has been living in Hagia Sophia for the past 15 years. The Hagia Sophia is more than 2,000 years old and is one of the most extraordinary structures ever built. It has been a temple, church, mosque and museum.

Millions of Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan. It’s a month of fasting, spiritual purification and prayer for Muslims. Here are eight facts you should know about it. #Ramadan #Muslims

As Muslims around the world enter the holy month of Ramadan, Dr Meltem Yalinay spoke to us about her findings on how fasting affects gut health. #Ramadan #fasting #health

Pragya Singh Thakur is BJP's candidate for the lower house of the parliament in Bhopal. She could become India’s first-ever member of parliament who is accused of terrorism. #India #IndiaElections #PragyaThakur

Australia will fine social media and web hosting companies up to 10 percent of their annual global turnover and imprison executives for up to three years if violent content is not removed "expeditiously" under a new law. The bill was passed in res...

One of the world's biggest mobile phone companies, Huawei, is embroiled in a fraud case with the US and CFO Meng Wanzhou is now fighting extradition after her arrest in Canada. But the case is part of a global trade dispute between China and the...

Belgium is officially apologising for kidnapping children from its African colonies for the first time. Children born to Belgian settlers and local women in Congo, Rwanda and Burundi were forcibly taken to Belgium between 1959 and 1962. #Belgium #...

Turkey will not turn back from a major arms deal with Russia despite its suspension from the F-35 fighter jet programme by the US, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says. #US #Turkey #NATO

Turkey will not turn back from a major arms deal with Russia despite its suspension from the F-35 fighter jet programme by the US, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says. #US #Turkey #NATO

Cholera cases in cyclone-hit Mozambique have spiked to more than 1,400 and a second person has died from the disease. #Mozambique #cholera

Algeria's ailing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, resigned on Tuesday after weeks of protest against his rule. Here is what you need to know about him.

A Yemeni doctor lost his life to cholera after treating tens of cases daily and warning of the "disastrous" situation in the country. Yemen is now facing its third major cholera outbreak since the war started in 2015. #Yemen #war #cholera #epidemic

Saudi Arabia has given million-dollar houses and monthly five-figure payments to Jamal Khashoggi's children in a bid to reach an agreement with the family and avoid public criticism. #Khashoggi #Saudi #MBS

Saudi Arabia has given 'million-dollar houses' and "monthly five-figure payments" to Jamal Khashoggi's children in a bid to reach an agreement with the family to avoid public criticism #Khashoggi #Saudi #MBS

The Iranian government has ordered the evacuation of 70 villages that are under risk of flooding. In the last two weeks, at least 47 people have been killed in various parts of Iran due to flash floods. #Iran #flood

The Iranian government has ordered the evacuation of 70 villages that are under risk of flooding. In the last two weeks, at least 47 people have been killed in various parts of Iran due to flash floods. #Iran #flood

Turan Hancerli lost both his arms three days before he started studying law in 1993, but it did not prevent him from achieving his goals. The 44-year-old lawyer and father of two has become the first mayor with a disability in Turkey in the 2019 ...

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says the bloc's 27 member states are prepared for the UK to leave the bloc without an agreement, but that it was "never our desired or intended scenario". #Brexit #UK #EU

Facebook has removed hundreds of pages, groups and accounts in India and Pakistan for "inauthentic behaviour or spam". #IndiaElections #Facebook #FakeNews

An Israeli watchdog group says it has identified a network of hundreds of fake Twitter accounts promoting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and attacking his opponents in the run-up to the elections. #Netanyahu #Israel #IsraelElection

Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza attended the funeral procession of four young people killed by Israeli snipers in the first anniversary of the Great March of Return. We met the family of 17-year-old Tamir Abu al Khair, who was shot in the chest ...

Palestinians have been participating in the "Great March of Return" for one year now. They are demanding an end to the 12-year Israeli blockade of Gaza and the right to return to their former lands.

Leaked medical reports allegedly prepared for King Salman showed that political prisoners in Saudi Arabia suffered torture and malnutrition. The reports are the first documented evidence that political prisoners have faced severe physical abuse. #...

CHP's Tunc Soyer has won the mayoral election in Izmir, according to unofficial results. #TuncSoyer #CHP #Izmir #TurkeyElections

CHP's Mansur Yavas has been elected as the new mayor of Ankara, Turkey's capital city, according to unofficial results. Yavas and AK Party's Mehmet Ozhaseki were the frontrunners in the race for Ankara. #TurkeyElections #MansurYavas #CHP

We follow TRT World's Erol Civan as he walks us through the voting process in Turkey. #TurkeyElections

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have rallied to the Gaza-Israel border fence to mark the first anniversary of the "Great March of Return" protests. Demonstrators are calling for an end to Israel's 12-year blockade of Gaza. #Gaza #GreatMarchOfRe...

Israeli air strikes destroy a building in Gaza along with Walid al Shawa's dreams. He was due to move into one of its apartments with his wife after their wedding. Many others were also left homeless. #Palestine #Gaza #Bombing

From the Asian side to the European, we travel across Istanbul to find out which issues matter most to Istanbul's locals as they prepare to vote in Turkey's first local elections since the switch to a presidential system. #Turkey #localelections #...

This duo is on a seven-year cycling trip across the globe to raise awareness for the charity group "Prevent Breast Cancer". Gabs, a cancer survivor, and Chris are on the ninth month of their world tour, and we caught up with them as they passed th...

People in Gaza have gathered to protest the Israeli siege, just a night before the anniversary of the Great March of Return. Here's a special report from the protests. #Gaza #GreatMarchofReturn

The US government will include the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel on its maps after recognising Israel's sovereignty over the territory. #GolanHeights

Croatia has reportedly deported and revoked the work permits of Bosnian Muslims who refused to spy on other Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. #Croatia #Bosnia #Muslim

A Belgian intelligence report has revealed that "leaders of extreme right-wing groups encourage their militants to take lessons in shooting and to obtain weapons, legally or otherwise."

CHP's Tunc Soyer and AK Party's Nihat Zeybekci are the two frontrunners in the mayoral race for Izmir, Turkey's regional Aegean hub. #TurkeyElections #TurkeyLocalElections #Turkey

AK Party's Mehmet Ozhaseki and CHP's Mansur Yavas are the two frontrunners in the mayoral race for Turkey's capital, Ankara. #TurkeyElections #TurkeyLocalElections #Turkey

AK Party's Binali Yildirim and the CHP's Ekrem Imamoglu are the two frontrunners in the mayoral race for Istanbul, Turkey's economic and sociocultural capital.

A deadly fire has killed at least 25 people in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. The fire broke out in a 22-storey building and trapped dozens inside. Bangladeshi authorities have ordered an investigation into claims that the building lacked proper fire...

A growing trend of vaccination avoidance is driving a surge in measles cases around the world and threatening to derail efforts to wipe out the disease that was thought to have been eradicated in a number of countries.

Israeli soldiers have killed 18-year-old Palestinian medic Sajid Muzher while he was treating people injured in clashes in the West Bank. He's the fourth Palestinian medic to be killed by Israeli soldiers in the last year. #Palestine #WestBank

Australia tightened its gun laws after Martin Bryant killed 35 people in a mass shooting in 1996. Here is how it affected the next 20 years. #Guns #GunControl #Australia

Here is what you need to know about Turkey's local elections slated for March 31.

Here is what you need to know about Turkey's local elections slated for March 31.

Another air strike has hit a hospital in Yemen as the war-ravaged country enters its fifth year since the Saudi-led coalition began its military campaign. #Yemen #SaudiArabia #Houthis