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As Ties Warm, Türkiye’s President Says Greece May Be Able to Benefit from a Turkish Power Plant

A handout photo made available by the Hellenic Presidency Press Office shows Greece's President Katerina Sakellaropoulou (R) welcoming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), during their meeting at the Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece, 07 December 2023. EPA/THEODORE MANOLOPOULOS / HELLENIC PRESIDENCY HANDOUT
A handout photo made available by the Hellenic Presidency Press Office shows Greece's President Katerina Sakellaropoulou (R) welcoming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), during their meeting at the Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece, 07 December 2023. EPA/THEODORE MANOLOPOULOS / HELLENIC PRESIDENCY HANDOUT
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As Ties Warm, Türkiye’s President Says Greece May Be Able to Benefit from a Turkish Power Plant

A handout photo made available by the Hellenic Presidency Press Office shows Greece's President Katerina Sakellaropoulou (R) welcoming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), during their meeting at the Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece, 07 December 2023. EPA/THEODORE MANOLOPOULOS / HELLENIC PRESIDENCY HANDOUT
A handout photo made available by the Hellenic Presidency Press Office shows Greece's President Katerina Sakellaropoulou (R) welcoming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), during their meeting at the Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece, 07 December 2023. EPA/THEODORE MANOLOPOULOS / HELLENIC PRESIDENCY HANDOUT

Türkiye is considering allowing neighboring Greece to benefit from a nuclear power plant it plans to build near its Black Sea coast, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday.
Erdogan made the comments on his return from a visit to Athens on Thursday, where longtime regional rivals Greece and Türkiye took significant steps toward mending their troubled ties.
“We strive to develop and expand cooperation with Greece not only in the field of energy but also in all areas, including nuclear energy,” Erdogan told a group of journalists on his flight back. “For example, we can provide Greece the opportunity (to benefit) from energy from our nuclear power plant to be built in Sinop (Province).”
His comments were reported by state-run Anadolu and other media on Friday.
During Erdogan’s visit on Thursday, Greece and Türkiye signed more than a dozen cooperation deals on trade, energy and education and announced a roadmap for future high-level consultations aimed at avoiding crises.
Erdogan traveled to Greece promising to pursue a “win-win” approach that could lay the foundation for broader cooperation.
“I believe that my visit, which took place in a very positive atmosphere, will open a new page in Türkiye-Greece relations,” Erdogan said.
Longstanding disputes have led Athens and Ankara to the brink of war three times in the past 50 years.
The latest flare-up occurred in 2020, when Greek and Turkish navy ships shadowed each other in the eastern Mediterranean over a dispute about maritime boundaries and exploration rights for resources.
Erdogan was cited as saying he believes that a fair sharing of the natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean is possible “as long as we build the groundwork that will ensure this, work out a roadmap and not allow provocations.”

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Russia Says Uranium Proposal for Iran is Still on the Table

Spokeswoman of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
Spokeswoman of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
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Russia Says Uranium Proposal for Iran is Still on the Table

Spokeswoman of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
Spokeswoman of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that a proposal to remove uranium from Iran as part of a deal to ease US concerns was still on the table, but that it was for Tehran to decide whether or not to remove it.

"Russia once offered to export Iran's enriched uranium reserves to its territory. This initiative is still on the table," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters, Reuters reported.

"Only Iranians have the right to dispose of them, including deciding whether to export them outside the territory of Iran and, in case of a positive decision, where to export them to or not," she said.

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China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin Reinforce Ties in Video Call

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on February 4, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/ Pool/ AFP)
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on February 4, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/ Pool/ AFP)
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China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin Reinforce Ties in Video Call

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on February 4, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/ Pool/ AFP)
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on February 4, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/ Pool/ AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed his country's growing economic cooperation with China in a video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday.

The virtual meeting came in the middle of a series of meetings between Xi and Western leaders who have sought to boost ties with China despite differences over Russia’s war in Ukraine. European leaders have pressed China for years to end its support for Russia. China has continued to trade with Russia, providing some relief from Western economic sanctions.

“I would like to once again assure you of firm support for our shared efforts to ensure the sovereignty and security of our countries, our socio-economic welfare and the right to choose our own development path,” Putin said in opening remarks that were broadcast by Russian state television.

Many of America’s closest partners are exploring opportunities with China following clashes with President Donald Trump over tariffs and his demands to take over Greenland from NATO ally Denmark. The Xi-Putin call followed visits by the British and Canadian prime ministers to Beijing last month. The German chancellor is also expected to visit later this month.

The Russian leader noted that “our partnership in the energy sphere is mutually beneficial and has a truly strategic character.”

He added that the two countries were “conducting an active dialogue in peaceful use of nuclear energy and developing high-tech projects, including in the industry sphere and space research.”

Xi said that he and Putin would discuss a new “grandiose plan for the development of bilateral ties” and “exchange views on major strategic issues,” according to a Russian translation of his opening remarks. He noted that the two countries need to “use a historic opportunity to continue deepening strategic cooperation.”

The call may have been in part to reassure Russia that China’s position on the Ukraine war hasn’t changed.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu also visited Beijing last weekend, during which he met China’s top foreign policy official, Wang Yi. The two officials agreed their countries should maintain close ties in a turbulent world, state media reports said.

Putin, in his call with Xi, applauded China's decision to allow visa-free entry for Russians, their partnership in energy including the peaceful use of nuclear power, and high-tech cooperation in space and industry.

He also noted that Wednesday marked the beginning of spring in the traditional Chinese calendar and said that “any season is springtime in Russia-China relations.”

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15 Killed in Collision Between Greek Coastguard Vessel and Migrant Boat

An ambulance is seen at the port on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, on February 3, 2026, following a migrant boat collision with Greek coastguards. (Handout / Eurokinissi / AFP)
An ambulance is seen at the port on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, on February 3, 2026, following a migrant boat collision with Greek coastguards. (Handout / Eurokinissi / AFP)
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15 Killed in Collision Between Greek Coastguard Vessel and Migrant Boat

An ambulance is seen at the port on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, on February 3, 2026, following a migrant boat collision with Greek coastguards. (Handout / Eurokinissi / AFP)
An ambulance is seen at the port on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, on February 3, 2026, following a migrant boat collision with Greek coastguards. (Handout / Eurokinissi / AFP)

A Greek coastguard vessel and a boat carrying migrants have collided in the Aegean sea, killing 15 people, authorities said Wednesday, updating the previous toll.

The incident occurred Tuesday off the island of Chios, near Türkiye.

"The pilot of a high-speed boat without navigation lights and carrying foreign passengers failed to comply with the Coast Guard's visual and audible signals," according to a Coast Guard statement.

"Instead, the pilot turned around, and the boat then collided with the starboard side of the Coast Guard patrol boat," the statement said, adding that "the force of the impact caused the boat to capsize and sink".

Fourteen bodies were retrieved from the sea, including three women. Another woman who was plucked out alive later died of her injuries, the coastguard said.

Among those rescued were 11 children who have been taken to hospital, along with two injured coastguards.

Rescuers in five boats and a helicopter were scouring the sea early Wednesday for any other survivors or victims. Authorities said the total number of people aboard the migrant boat was unknown.

Large numbers of migrants seek to cross the Mediterranean each year to reach Europe.

The UN refugee agency said in November that more than 1,700 people died or went missing in 2025 on migration routes to Europe in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic off the coast of west Africa.

The International Organization for Migration says about 33,000 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since 2014.