Tens of thousands protested across Bulgaria against the 2026 budget bill and alleged government corruption. In Sofia, clashes erupted outside the National Assembly as demonstrators threw stones and firecrackers, prompting police to use tear gas. Two officers were injured and 10 people detained. Protesters also objected to planned tax increases and Bulgaria’s upcoming switch […]
Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov told President Vladimir Putin that Russian forces have taken control of Pokrovsk in Donetsk and Vovchansk in Kharkiv. Commanders also reported gains in Myrnohrad, Zaporizhia, and Dnipro, and said troops had reached the Gaichur River and begun operations toward Huliaipole. Putin praised the advances, calling Pokrovsk an “important […]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told supporters in Caracas that he would “never, ever betray” the Venezuelan people, repeating the pledge of loyalty he made at Hugo Chavez’s funeral. Maduro accused the US of trying to destabilize his government through a “22-week psychological aggression” and said Venezuela seeks a peace based on “sovereignty and freedom, […]
South Korea’s Arirang 7 satellite was successfully launched aboard Arianespace’s Vega-C rocket from French Guiana, KASA announced. The satellite reached its planned orbit 44 minutes after liftoff, with first contact confirmed by KARI. Equipped with high-resolution optical and infrared sensors, Arirang 7 will support disaster and environmental monitoring. Data transmission is scheduled to begin in […]
Despite ongoing tensions, the Islamic University of Gaza has resumed in-person classes for the first time in two years. Students are returning to buildings damaged by Israeli strikes, with limited restored classrooms now in use. University official Dr. Ahmad Al-Turk said the war devastated Gaza’s education system and left most facilities damaged, but reopening […]
The death toll from the November 26 fire at the 31-story Wang Fuk Court skyscraper in Hong Kong has climbed to 151. Police Chief Tsang Shuk-yin said 40 people remain missing and 13 suspects have been detained for “manslaughter,” noting some victims were reduced to ashes and may never be identified. Officials said contractors used […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Paris, where he was welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. The two leaders held talks as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts linked to the Geneva discussions, the US plan, and coordination with European partners. The French Presidency said peace efforts “are continuing.”
Amid severe power outages in Gaza, Yahya Hajij from Gaza City has converted an armored vehicle abandoned by Israeli forces into a solar-powered phone charging station, offering locals a much-needed lifeline. Hajij said he launched the project both to earn income and to help residents struggling to charge their phones. With rental spaces unavailable […]
Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA became the world’s first unmanned combat aircraft to hit a jet-powered aerial target with a beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile. In a landmark test over Sinop, KIZILELMA detected a high-speed target using ASELSAN’s MURAD AESA radar and struck it with TÜBİTAK SAGE’s GÖKDOĞAN missile. The mission also featured formation flying with five F-16s, […]
ASELSAN’s first Space-based IoT satellite, LUNA-1, was successfully launched from California aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 as part of the Transporter-15 mission. About an hour after liftoff, the satellite entered a 510-km sun-synchronous orbit, and its first telemetry signals were decoded by ASELSAN’s ground station in Ankara. Designed, built, and tested entirely by ASELSAN engineers, LUNA-1 […]