Moment lightning strikes parked truck in US

A video emerged showing lighting strikes on a parked truck, causing sparks and smoke at the scene. The incident was captured by the JR Motorsports parking lot in Mooresville, North Carolina, USA, where the bolt turned on the truck’s headlights. The truck was not damaged, according to a statement issued by JR Motorsports.

Eruption at Kilauea Volcano in US Hawaii

Volcanic activity has started at Kilauea Volcano, which is located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the south of the Big Island, one of the Hawaiian archipelagos of the United States. According to a statement issued by the Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO), an eruption occurred in the volcano’s Halemaumau crater at a height of 1247 […]

Ulaş Lake is partially frozen, in Türkiye

In Türkiye’s Sivas province, where the Siberian cold is felt, the air temperature dropped to 10 degrees below zero. The surface of Ulaş Lake, which is about 30 kilometers away from the city center and is home to many wild birds, has partially frozen. The appearance of ducks and cormorants swimming in the unfrozen part […]

The U.S. House of Representatives failed again to elect a speaker

In the ballot to elect the speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the United States (USA) Congress, a sufficient majority could not be reached in the 10th and 11th rounds. The Republican majority leader, Congressman, failed to reach the winning threshold, remaining with 200 votes. Continuing not to support McCarthy, 12 […]

New Covid-19 wave hits Lebanon

Firas Abiad, Lebanon’s caretaker Health Minister, warned on Thursday against the remarkable daily increase in the number of COVID-19 cases over the past week, urging citizens to take serious precautions to avoid infection. According to Abiad, the recent increase in COVID-19 cases was clearly due to the arrival of many expatriates during the holiday season, […]

Several IS militants killed by Afghan forces, Taliban said

Afghan security forces stormed a militant hideout affiliated with the rival DEASH or Islamic State (IS) outfit in the Qalacha and Shuhadai Salehen localities of Kabul Wednesday evening, killing 7 people and arresting several others, the Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Thursday. Mujahid also said Afghan security forces captured two armed insurgents of the […]

Arrest of Mexican drug lord’s son sparks violence across country

After the arrest of Ovidio Guzman, the son of drug lord Joaquin Guzman, nicknamed El Chapo, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, cartel members terrorized many cities in Mexico. So far, 7 police officers were injured in the clashes. At Culiacan Airport, a plane belonging to Aeromexico Airlines was hit by gunfire […]

Hundreds of general practitioners protest working conditions in France

Hundreds of general practitioners gathered in the Pantheon Square in Paris, France, and protested for better working conditions and increased consultation fees. In the protests that started on December 26 and will last until January 8, 2023, doctors chanted slogans and carried banners. While the protest, which continued in the shadow of the increasing flu, […]

Former Pope Benedict XVI buried after funeral in Vatican

A funeral was held in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican for the 95-year-old former Pope Benedict XVI, who died on December 31. About 50,000 people, including cardinals, nuns, and thousands of priests, attended the funeral of the Pope, whose full name was Joseph Ratzinger. Also attending were high-level state officials, including Italian Prime Minister […]

China launches bullet trains for upcoming Lunar New Year

China Railways in Guangzhou has installed some intelligent Fuxing bullet trains to better prepare for the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush in the country. Fuxing’s new generation of high-speed trains features intelligent and user-friendly designs. It has intelligent data analysis, a wireless network based on 5G technology, and energy-efficient air conditioning units. Saturday marks the […]