Disputes

• Turquía y Grecia iniciaron negociaciones el lunes en Atenas para abordar las prolongadas disputas sobre las fronteras marítimas y los derechos de recursos en el Mediterráneo Oriental, marcando las primeras conversaciones de alto nivel en dieciocho meses. • Ambos países designaron a diplomáticos senior para tratar las reclamaciones contrapuestas sobre las zonas económicas exclusivas y el estatus de las islas en disputa, con la facilitación de la EU. • Funcionarios del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos acogieron con satisfacción la reanudación del diálogo, calificándolo de esencial para la estabilidad regional y señalando que una resolución podría mejorar la cohesión de la NATO en el sureste de Europa.

• Turkey has recalled its ambassador from Greece in protest over new Greek legislation claiming expanded maritime boundaries in the Aegean Sea, escalating long-standing territorial tensions. • The Greek parliament passed the law Friday with support from NATO allies; Turkey's Foreign Ministry condemned the move as an "aggressive provocation" and violation of international law. • NATO has called for dialogue between the two member states; US State Department officials expressed concern about rising tensions within the alliance.

Defense secretary had said relatives of service members killed in refueling tanker crash told him ‘do not stop until the job is done’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe father of a US military member killed in the Iran war has contradicted Pete Hegseth’s claim that bereaved families urged him to “finish” the job in the Middle East.Hegseth, the defense secretary and a former weekend Fox News host, told reporters at a Pentagon briefing on Thursday that he had spoken with relatives of all six service members killed in last week’s refueling tanker crash during a “dignified transfer” of their remains at Delaware’s Dover air force station the night before. Continue reading...