As the military mourned the loss of scores of soldiers, airmen and members of their families including 14 children in Wednesday's crash, politicians accused the government of recklessly failing to maintain basic defence spending.
The body of convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic was returned to Serbia with military honors on Sept. 3, drawing condemnation from European officials and renewed scrutiny of Belgrade’s handling of his funeral.
Lebanon is working to restore a rail connection with Syria as part of a wider transport network reaching Türkiye, Iraq and the Gulf, Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny said on Sept. 4.
Defending champion Türkiye will face archrival Serbia on Sept. 5 in the semifinals of the 2026 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship, aiming to make it to the final before a host crowd in Istanbul.
