The 43rd ASEAN Summit recently convened in Jakarta, with leaders from Southeast Asian countries and global figures such as US Vice President Kamala Harris and Chinese Premier Li Qiang in attendance. Key agenda items included escalating military tensions in the South China Sea, Myanmar’s internal turmoil, and North Korea’s support for Russia. During the summit, […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed gratitude for Türkiye’s efforts to resurrect the Black Sea grain agreement. During a European Parliament joint committee meeting, Stoltenberg discussed NATO-EU relations and the Ukraine situation. He highlighted the importance of NATO-EU cooperation and commended the strengthening collaboration in various areas, including cybersecurity and infrastructure. Stoltenberg emphasized the […]
China successfully launched its new remote sensing satellite, Yaogan-33 03, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was carried into orbit by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 2:14 a.m. (Beijing Time) and is now in its designated orbit. Yaogan-33 03 has various applications, including scientific experiments, land resource surveys, crop […]
The Turkish Presidency’s National Palaces Painting Museum has initiated the restoration of five 19th-century historical paintings, including valuable works such as “Yavuz Sultan Selim and the Prince,” “Sultan Selim III,” and “Istanbul Landscape.” The restoration is being conducted by a dedicated team at the Yıldız Şale campus of the National Palaces in Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The […]
A passenger on a Greek ferry, who had boarded at the last minute, tragically drowned after a confrontation with an officer led to him being pushed into the sea. The incident, captured on video, showed the passenger’s struggle with two officers before one of them forcefully pushed him overboard as the ferry departed. The victim, […]
A 34-year-old Brazilian murderer, Danelo Souza Cavalcante, has escaped from Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania, USA, where he had been serving a life sentence for killing his ex-girlfriend in 2021. Security camera footage captured his daring escape by climbing the prison courtyard walls. Following his escape on August 31, a large-scale search operation was launched, […]
Japan has achieved success in its fourth attempt to launch the H2A rocket, carrying the unmanned lunar lander called SLIM and the astronomical observation satellite XRISM. The launch took place from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima province at 08:42 local time. SLIM will collect topographic data of the lunar surface using imaging technology and […]
In Istanbul, Türkiye the Pantokrator Monastery Church, built by the Byzantine Empire 887 years ago, has a rich history. It was constructed in 1124 and completed in 1136, with three parts dedicated to different religious figures. However, during the Latin invasion, the church was looted, and many artifacts were taken to Venice. After the conquest […]
Floods in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul are causing more deaths. The governor, Eduardo Leite, said that 31 people have now died because of these floods, including four recently found. Many are still stuck on their house roofs and need help. The government declared a state of emergency, and they are trying […]
A flight from Atlanta, USA, to Barcelona, Spain, had to make an emergency landing due to a passenger experiencing severe diarrhea. The pilot declared a biohazard situation, and the plane returned to Atlanta about two hours into the 8-hour journey. Images from passenger cameras showed feces and toilet paper in the plane’s corridor. After five […]