How solo women are travelling the world’s most challenging destinations,safely

How solo women are travelling the world’s most challenging destinations,safely

If your idea of women-only travel is a group of 20-somethings on a girls’ spa tour,it’s time for a rethink.

  • byBelinda Jackson

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Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Australia in March

Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Australia in March

One of the world’s largest airlines will begin flying from Melbourne to Istanbul in March,a move expected to lower airfares ahead of summer in Europe.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman:state media

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman:state media

The seizure of the Marshall Islands-flagged St Nikolas coincides with weeks of attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militias targeting Red Sea shipping routes.

  • byJana Choukeir,Ahmed Elimam andRobert Harvey
Would-be Dutch PM Geert Wilders calls for a pro-secular leader in Turkey

Would-be Dutch PM Geert Wilders calls for a pro-secular leader in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated Turkey’s pro-secular party earlier this year to take his 20-year rule well into a third decade.

  • byCagan Koc
Size matters:The world’s 10 best megacities you must visit

Size matters:The world’s 10 best megacities you must visit

Whatever you desire in a big city,you will find it. Here’s how to embrace (and survive) some of the world’s top megacities.

  • byBen Groundwater
NYC mayor stopped in the street by FBI agents,has phones seized

NYC mayor stopped in the street by FBI agents,has phones seized

It was an extraordinary development and appeared to be the first direct instance of a campaign fundraising investigation touching Eric Adams.

  • byWilliam K. Rashbaum,Dana Rubinstein andMichael Rothfeld
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Turkish police arrest Hakan Ayik,others in international organised crime operation
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Turkish police arrest Hakan Ayik,others in international organised crime operation

Australia’s most wanted alleged organised crime boss is in police custody after a dramatic dawn arrest operation by Turkish police.

  • byLucy Cormack andNick McKenzie
Sweden’s NATO membership a step closer

Sweden’s NATO membership a step closer

Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan has submitted a bill for approval,pleasing his NATO allies.

  • byTuvan Gumrukcu andHuseyin Hayatsever
Bill the Bastard,a heroic rescue and a case of mistaken identity

Bill the Bastard,a heroic rescue and a case of mistaken identity

In the leadup to the fabled charge at Beersheba,the crucial Battle of Romani saw the most famous exploit of the Australian Light Horse’s most famous steed.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Turkey in talks for release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas,says senior official

Turkey in talks for release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas,says senior official

Iran and Saudi Arabia spoke for the first time when the conflict began and discussed the “need to end war crimes against Palestine”.

  • byEce Toksabay
‘No one came for us’:Abandoned by Russia,ethnic Armenians flee threat of genocide by Azerbaijan

‘No one came for us’:Abandoned by Russia,ethnic Armenians flee threat of genocide by Azerbaijan

About 1500 families have already crossed the border into Armenia since Azerbaijan renewed bombing their enclave. More are expected to follow.

  • byIvan Nechepurenko