Ukraine and Russia to hold first peace talks in three years ft.com/content/e65516… via Christopher Miller John Paul Rathbone Polina Ivanova

Erdogan has described the Istanbul corruption probe as “unprecedented” & the “shadowy” network it has uncovered a “threat to national security”, “a sprawling octopus with tentacles reaching…even internationally…to business &…intelligence agencies.” ft.com/content/909f8d…

Yikes. How smuggled US fuel funds Mexico’s cartels Illegal diesel and gasoline make up anywhere between 16 and 27 per cent of Mexico’s annual fuel consumption — between 172,000 and 290,000 barrels bpd, worth between $12bn and $21bn a year. ig.ft.com/mexico-fuel-th… via Financial Times

Can Israel destroy Iran’s nuclear sites? Short answer: no. “It’s doubtful they can destroy it all on their own, but I think they are prepared to keep hitting it over time.” ft.com/content/171a37… via @ft

Netanyahu takes his biggest gamble yet "It is just beginning — an Israeli official said the strikes could continue for weeks. "It is also hard to believe he would mount such a large-scale military operation without Trump’s tacit acquiescence. ft.com/content/b2c826… via @ft

Iran hit back. But can it deter Israel? Commanders have promised to unleash ‘hell’ on Israel but their options for retaliation carry considerable risk ft.com/content/618812… via @ft

The nuclear mountain that haunts Israel To Israeli military planners, it is a Mt Doom: a tightly guarded nuclear enrichment plant, buried half a km under a mountain, ringed by air defences & symbolically situated near the ancient religious city Qom... ft.com/content/46c60c…

How long can it last? Israel and Iran’s endurance battle Aerial ‘war of the cities’ pits IDF jets against Tehran’s missile reserves ft.com/content/189db6… via @ft

Can an US bunker-buster destroy Iran’s nuclear mountain? Maybe. But there is no guarantee it would destroy most of Iran's already enriched nuclear stockpile in Fordow. That recalls a similar predicament the US faced before in the Cuban missile crisis ft.com/content/3555e7…

Turkey’s economic woes catch up with Erdoğan A cost of living crisis and social unrest are throwing the strongman leader’s plan to stay in power — and his geopolitical aspirations — into jeopardy ft.com/content/5999e5… via @ft

Turkish stocks surge after court delays case against opposition Rally follows adjournment of controversial proceedings that could overhaul leadership of main rival to President Erdoğan's ruling bloc ft.com/content/2381dd… via @ft

Turkey to probe opposition leader for insulting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Markets fall as investigation into CHP head Özgür Özel over comments about president unnerves investors ft.com/content/013541… via @ft

Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader renews disarmament call in rare video Video of Kurdistan Workers’ party leader Abdullah Ocalan marks his first public appearance in over two decades ft.com/content/106411… via @ft

Ukrainian delegation meets with #Erdogan ahead of #Istanbul talks ukrinform.net/rubric-polytic…

UK to sell Typhoons to Turkey after Germany drops veto over democratic backsliding The preliminary deal is a sign of growing co-operation between Turkey and its European Nato allies as they seek to boost their defence industries & reduce reliance on US ft.com/content/a2d5db…

In case you missed it, the extrordinary comment by Cuba's labour minister - "there are no poor people [in Cuba]...there are people dressed up as poor people"-- did not go down well for her. aje.io/i0pgsl via Al Jazeera English

As a longtime humanitarian who has battled famines and hunger crises, I fear that starvation in Gaza has now passed the tipping point and we are going to see mass-scale starvation mortality. A thread on famine momentum, famine response, and what it means for Gaza today.

Turkey cuts interest rates as turmoil over arrest of opposition leader eases At 43 pct, rates are now back -- almost -- to where they before Imamoglu's arrest on March 19 ft.com/content/f3ac77… via @ft

Trump and Erdoğan’s ‘extraordinary’ bond tested by Israel and jet deal ft.com/content/4b237a… via @ft

Trump and Erdoğan’s ‘extraordinary’ bond tested by Israel and jet deal via Financial Times on.ft.com/472GwE1