Heavy rains hit western Saudi Arabia, including the coastal city of Jeddah, killing at least two people on Thursday. Hundreds of people were rescued from vehicles engulfed by floodwaters, according to Saudi civil defense officials. Due to heavy rains and strong winds, the General Administration of Education in Jeddah Governorate has announced the suspension of […]
The death toll from Tuesday’s 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia’s West Java region has risen to 271 people, with 2,043 injured. Azka Maulana Malik, a 6-year-old boy, was rescued from the rubble two days after the earthquake. Azka, who was found under the rubble next to her grandmother, was taken to the Cianjur hospital. “We found […]
Ukraine is experiencing widespread power and water outages as a result of Russia’s attack on energy infrastructure with 70 missiles yesterday. In a statement, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that 70% of the capital is without power and water. On the other hand, the doctors at Kyiv Heart Hospital continued a heart surgery without power. Using […]
Russia’s Federal Security Service stated that the planned sabotage by the Ukrainian secret services to the South Stream pipeline, which transmits natural gas to Turkey and Europe, was prevented. In the statement, “We prevented the sabotage and terrorist act that the Ukrainian secret services planned to organize on the South Stream pipeline, which is used […]
Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones for Apple, apologized to workers for the payment system error that sparked protests at its Chinese factory. The company stated that there was a data entry error in the system and that “the amount we agreed with the fee is the same as the official employment contract.” The Taiwanese company stated […]
A commemoration ceremony was held on the 30th anniversary of the massacre of 3 Turkish citizens, 2 of whom were children, that were killed in a house set on fire by German far-right extremists on November 23, 1992 in Mölln, Germany. Bundestag Deputy Speaker Aydan Özoğuz, Turkey’s Ambassador to Berlin Ahmet Başar Şen, Minister of […]
The statue of German colonial officer Curt von François in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, was removed after pressure from activists. The bronze statue of Curt von François was erected in 1965 as he is seen as the founder of the city of Windhoek. The statue will be kept in a museum for the time […]
At a press conference in Paris, France, the European Space Agency (ESA) introduced the world to the 2022 Astronaut Training Class, which it opened to train new astronauts after 13 years. British paralympic runner John McFall was the world’s first disabled astronaut when he joined ESA’s new class of 17 people. McFall competed in paralympic […]
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched a total of 70 missiles into Ukraine, 51 of which were intercepted. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that Russia targeted Kyiv with 31 missiles and said, “21 missiles were shot down. Currently, part of the city does not have electricity. We are doing everything we can to […]
As part of the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian side released 35 Ukrainian soldiers, 1 of which was civilian, and the Ukrainian side released 35 Russian soldiers. The Russian Ministry of Defense said, “The planes of the Russian Aerospace Forces will send the released Russian soldiers to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation. […]