A forest fire has erupted in the Gard region of southern France. While 620 hectares of land have been turned to ash so far, extinguishing efforts with planes, helicopters, and 700 firefighters continue. Some areas of the fire were declared “inaccessible,” by the Governor’s Office of Gard, which issued a red alert regarding the fire. […]
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former Prime Minister, was assassinated during an election speech in Nara city. A man in his forties dressed in a gray T-shirt and beige trousers approached Abe from behind as he spoke to the public near Yamato-Saidaiji Station. Two shots were then heard, and Abe collapsed to the ground after the second […]
Anti-government demonstrations were held in Albania’s capital Tirana, due to high prices, deteriorating living conditions, bribery, and illegal tenders awarded as build-operate-transfer. Non-governmental organizations and opposition parties came together in front of the Prime Ministry building. The protest was led by the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Albania and former Prime Minister […]
The sky turned green during the derecho storm on July 5 in Sioux Falls, located in the US state of South Dakota. According to experts, the primary reason of the phenomenon is that the clouds tend to emit blue light as they bear rain, and the sky turns green when blue light is combined with […]
Dozens of people protested at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing on the Turkey-Syria border in order to keep the border crossing open so that aid to Syrian refugees could continue unabated through Turkey. Obeida Dandesh, one of the protest organizers, said that closing the Bab al-Hawa Border Gate would endanger the lives of hundreds of […]
The bull-running event took place on the second day of Spain’s famous San Fermin Festival, which was re-organized this year after a two-year hiatus due to the corona virus. Hundreds of people attended the event that took place on an 850-meter road leading from the city streets to the bullfighting arena. Authorities reported that some […]
Ukraine International Airlines (UAI) has filed a lawsuit against Iran for the downing of the passenger plane that flew from Tehran to Kyiv on January 8, 2020, in Tehran, Iran’s capital. According to UAI, the case was filed in a court in Ontario, Canada. Iran and the Revolutionary Guards are named as defendants in the […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation in a speech he delivered in front of the President’s Office today at 12:30 local time. Stating that he will remain in office until the new leader arrives, Johnson said, “It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new […]
Five children and elderly women, trapped in a house fire in the US state of Indiana, jumped out of the window. The family was rescued by the police team waiting downstairs. As the flames engulfed the house, the people in the house decided to jump out of the window when the race against time started. […]
Yediboru Valley, located in Şenoba town of Şırnak’s Uludere district in Türkiye, is no less than the famed Mediterranean and Aegean coves. The valley, which is preferred as a picnic and swimming area by the local people, awaits nature lovers. Photographer Ayhan Babat said, “I am here to photograph and view these places. We hope […]