Istanbul ’s jailed mayor was questioned Sunday at the city’s main courthouse as part of a newly launched investigation into possible charges of espionage. Hundreds of supporters gathered outside in a show of support for Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition politician considered to be a rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The espionage investigation, launched two days ago, centers on alleged links between Imamoglu’s political campaign and a man arrested in July accused of conducting intelligence activities on behalf of foreign states. Imamoglu’s former campaign manager, Necati Ozkan, and journalist Merdan Yanardag were also questioned as part of the probe. Imamoglu was questioned for...

Mali closed schools and universities nationwide starting Monday due to a fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports jihadi militants imposed on the capital. Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane announced on state television Sunday classes would be suspended for two weeks “due to disruptions in fuel supplies that are affecting the movement of school staff.” Militants from the al-Qaida-backed Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin group announced a ban on fuel imports from neighboring countries into Mali in early September, squeezing the landlocked country’s fragile economy and leaving hundreds of fuel trucks stranded at the border. Mali, along with neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger, has battled an insurgency...

At least four protesters were killed during clashes with security forces in Cameroon as opposition supporters rallied to demand credible results from the recent presidential election, the local governor said late Sunday. Hundreds stormed the streets in different cities following days of unrest and in response to protest calls by opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who claims to have defeated President Paul Biya in the Oct. 12 election. Cameroon’s top court, the constitutional council, is expected to announce final election results Monday, but the opposition and their supporters have accused authorities of seeking to rig the vote. According to Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, governor...

Eliya Cohen survived 505 days in Hamas captivity. He was about to propose to his girlfriend Ziv before Hamas abducted him from the Death Shelter—and left her lying under dead bodies. He didn’t know if she survived. They just got engaged!

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: “Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO), trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea. “The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics. “Six male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessel during the strike, which was conducted in international waters—and was the first strike at night. All six terrorists were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed...