Esra Tekin
10 August 2025•Update: 11 August 2025
ISTANBUL
Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Sunday, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy saying Kyiv will not compromise on territorial issues; Lebanese army personnel killed and injured in blast of Israeli ammunition remnants in the south; and 466 protesters arrested in London as hundreds rally in support of the Palestine Action group.
TOP STORIES
- Zelenskyy says Kyiv to not compromise on territorial issues
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv will not compromise on territorial issues while negotiating peace with Moscow.
“The answer to the Ukrainian territorial question already is in the Constitution of Ukraine. No one will deviate from this – and no one will be able to. Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier,” he said on Telegram.
Zelenskyy’s statement came hours after US President Donald Trump announced a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Aug. 15 in Alaska to discuss the Ukrainian settlement
- Lebanese army personnel killed, injured in blast of Israeli ammunition remnants in south
Several Lebanese army personnel were killed and others injured when ammunition remnants from Israeli aggression exploded during an attempt to dismantle them in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese National News Agency reported.
According to the agency, the blast occurred in an area between the towns of Majdal Zoun and Zebqine in the Tyre district, where an army engineering team was working to neutralize unexploded ordnance.
The explosion resulted in fatalities and injuries, though the exact toll has not yet been confirmed.
- 466 protesters arrested in London as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action
A total of 466 protesters have been arrested in London as hundreds held a demonstration in support of the Palestine Action group.
Gathering in Parliament Square, hundreds of people are demonstrating in support of Gaza and Palestine Action, a group the UK banned last month.
Carrying Palestinian flags, many protesters also carried signs reading: "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action."
NEWS IN BRIEF
- Israel’s decision to take military control of Gaza is 'absolutely unacceptable,' President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday in a call.
- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Arab League Ministerial Committee condemned Israel's plan to take control of the Gaza Strip.
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced a consensus with Türkiye on ways to tackle the crises affecting the region, following a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Egypt.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed progress in the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process during a call with Ilham Aliyev, his Azerbaijani counterpart.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government has no proof of links between the Sinaloa Cartel and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as the US recently claimed.
- European leaders welcomed US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war but reiterated the need that “a diplomatic solution must protect Ukraine’s” and the continent's “vital security interests.”
- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he has lost confidence in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war position on the Gaza Strip.
- Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah protested UEFA’s silence on how a former Palestinian player was killed by an Israeli attack while waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza.
- France’s president reiterated Paris' support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, saying Ukraine’s future "cannot be decided without the Ukrainians."
- NATO welcomed progress toward peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia after the two South Caucasus nations signed a peace roadmap with the US.
- The administration of US President Donald Trump is reexamining efforts by his predecessor to relax restrictions on marijuana, with Trump telling donors at a recent $1 million-a-plate fundraiser “that’s something we’re going to look at,” US media reported
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Spot market electricity prices for Sunday, Aug. 10
The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour on Türkiye's day-ahead spot market for Sunday will be 3,400 Turkish liras between 8 pm and 9 pm (1700-1800 GMT), according to figures released Saturday.
The lowest rate was set at 200 liras between 11 am 12 pm local time, data showed.
The Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data for the trade volume for Saturday's electricity market shows a decrease of 25.8% to around 1.47 billion liras compared to Friday.
