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10 Reportedly Detained in Türkiye Over Shootout Near Israel Mission

A drone view shows police officers and medics standing at the scene, after a gunfire was heard near the building housing the Israeli consulate, according to a witness, in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Mehmet Emin Caliskan
A drone view shows police officers and medics standing at the scene, after a gunfire was heard near the building housing the Israeli consulate, according to a witness, in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Mehmet Emin Caliskan
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10 Reportedly Detained in Türkiye Over Shootout Near Israel Mission

A drone view shows police officers and medics standing at the scene, after a gunfire was heard near the building housing the Israeli consulate, according to a witness, in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Mehmet Emin Caliskan
A drone view shows police officers and medics standing at the scene, after a gunfire was heard near the building housing the Israeli consulate, according to a witness, in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Mehmet Emin Caliskan

Ten people, including two wounded gunmen, were in detention Wednesday a day after a deadly shootout near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, the state Anadolu news agency reported.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Turkish media said a gunman who was killed in the shootout was linked to ISIS, Agence France Presse reported.

Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci had said that one of the assailants was linked to an "organization that exploits religion" and that the two wounded gunmen were brothers with links to the drugs trade.

Other arrests have been made since the attempted attack on Tuesday which led to the shootout which witnesses said lasted more than 10 minutes.

"The number of people detained, including the two terrorists who are still hospitalized, has risen to 10," the state news agency said, quoting investigators.

There were no Israeli diplomats at the mission at the time as most have been evacuated since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas in Israel that set off the Gaza war.

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Kyiv Calls for Ukraine Ceasefire After Iran Truce

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy poses for a picture after an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2026. (Reuters)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy poses for a picture after an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2026. (Reuters)
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Kyiv Calls for Ukraine Ceasefire After Iran Truce

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy poses for a picture after an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2026. (Reuters)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy poses for a picture after an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2026. (Reuters)

Kyiv on Wednesday called on the United States to pressure Russia into ending its invasion of Ukraine, saying Washington's ceasefire agreement with Iran showed the success of US "decisiveness." 

"American decisiveness works. We believe it is time for sufficient decisiveness to force Moscow to cease fire and end its war against Ukraine," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga wrote on social media. 

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy echoed those comments in a later post on social media. 

"Ukraine has always called for a ceasefire in the war waged by Russia here in Europe against our state and our people, and we support the ceasefire in the Middle East and the Gulf that paves the way for diplomatic efforts," he wrote. 

"The situation in this region has global implications -- any threats to security and stability in the Middle East and the Gulf amplify challenges for the economy and the cost of living in every country," he added. 

He reiterated readiness to pause strikes on Russian infrastructure if Moscow halted its long-range drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian power plants and grid. 

"Ukraine tells Russia once again: we are ready to respond in kind if the Russians stop their strikes. It is obvious to everyone that a ceasefire can create the right preconditions for agreements," Zelenskiy wrote. 

The Russian invasion of Ukraine launched in February 2022 has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions, making it the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II. 

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Pope Leo Praises Iran War Ceasefire After Criticizing Trump Threat

Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media on the US–Israeli conflict with Iran, as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, April 7, 2026. (Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media on the US–Israeli conflict with Iran, as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, April 7, 2026. (Reuters)
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Pope Leo Praises Iran War Ceasefire After Criticizing Trump Threat

Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media on the US–Israeli conflict with Iran, as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, April 7, 2026. (Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media on the US–Israeli conflict with Iran, as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, April 7, 2026. (Reuters)

Pope Leo on Wednesday praised the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, hours after calling US President Donald Trump's threat against the population of Iran "unacceptable".

The pope, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of ‌the war in recent ‌weeks, said he welcomed ‌the ⁠announcement of the ceasefire ⁠with satisfaction and urged continued negotiation to bring a full end to the regional conflict.

"In light of these past hours of great tension for the Middle East and for ⁠the whole world, I welcome ‌with satisfaction... the ‌announcement of an immediate two-week truce," Leo, the ‌first US pope, said in ‌his weekly audience.

"Only through a return to negotiation can an end to the war be achieved," he said.

Leo, who is ‌known for choosing his words carefully, has been ramping up his ⁠criticism ⁠of the US-Israeli war against Iran.

After Trump threatened Iran on Tuesday that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if the country did not meet US demands for a truce, Leo told journalists that threat was "truly unacceptable".

It is rare for the pope, who leads 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, to respond directly to a world leader.

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Russian Drone Damages Infrastructure at Ukraine’s Largest Danube Port

Service members of the 154th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces carry ammo before delivering it to a position of their brothers-in-arms, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 6, 2026. (Reuters)
Service members of the 154th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces carry ammo before delivering it to a position of their brothers-in-arms, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 6, 2026. (Reuters)
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Russian Drone Damages Infrastructure at Ukraine’s Largest Danube Port

Service members of the 154th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces carry ammo before delivering it to a position of their brothers-in-arms, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 6, 2026. (Reuters)
Service members of the 154th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces carry ammo before delivering it to a position of their brothers-in-arms, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 6, 2026. (Reuters)

A Russian overnight drone attack on Ukraine's largest Danube river port, Izmail, damaged a port facility, Ukraine's regional development ministry said on Telegram on Wednesday.

"The enemy continues to target logistics and port infrastructure," the ministry ‌said.

According to ‌its Telegram post, ‌fires ⁠broke out in warehouses ⁠but were extinguished by emergency services. There were no casualties.

Izmail lies on the Danube at the southwestern tip of Ukraine and faces ⁠Romanian territory on the ‌other ‌riverbank. It has become an important ‌and frequently hit logistical ‌node for wartime Ukraine.

After Russia blockaded Ukraine's Black Sea ports in the Odesa region in 2022, ‌the river ports on the Danube - in particular, Izmail - ⁠became ⁠virtually the only waterway for Ukrainian imports and exports.

Following the lifting of the port blockade in 2023, the role of the Danube ports diminished. However, Ukraine still receives shipborne cargoes of explosives and fuel exclusively via the Danube terminals.