Palestinians celebrated the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas after indirect talks in Egypt, marking the first step of a broader peace plan involving hostage exchanges and Israeli troop withdrawals. Crowds, including children displaced by Israeli attacks, gathered around Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital to celebrate the end of the fighting. Residents in Maghazi Refugee […]
Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art,” the Swedish Academy announced. The 71-year-old writer was praised as “a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that investments under the EU’s Global Gateway program are expected to surpass €400 billion by 2027. Speaking at the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, von der Leyen said the initiative, launched in 2021 to counter China’s growing global influence, has already mobilized €306 billion in four years. […]
The first batch of domestically produced Togg electric vehicles departed from Gebze by train to be delivered to their new owners in Germany. The train, loaded with T10X and T10F models, passed through the Marmaray Tunnel under the Istanbul Strait and exited Türkiye via the Kapıkule Border Gate, reaching Bulgaria early this morning. The convoy […]
In the war-torn Gaza Strip, Turkish humanitarian aid has brought moments of joy to residents struggling under devastation. A video shared on social media showed a Palestinian child hugging a sack of Turkish flour nearly as heavy as himself, saying, “Mom, the flour has arrived. My beautiful flour has arrived. Make us some food.” Other […]
Palestinians in Khan Younis took to the streets to celebrate after Israel and Hamas approved the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached through indirect talks in Egypt. Crowds cheered, waved flags, and carried an Al-Ghad TV reporter on their shoulders after he announced the news live outside Nasser Hospital. As celebrations continued, attention […]
The death toll from Typhoon Matmo has risen to eight, with five others injured, according to Vietnam’s Disaster and Levee Management Agency. The storm caused severe flooding and landslides, damaging over 400 houses and submerging more than 15,000. Nearly 14,600 hectares of farmland were flooded, and about 97,000 livestock were lost. Prime Minister Pham […]
Baykar’s Bayraktar Kızılelma, Türkiye’s first unmanned combat aircraft, successfully completed its first firing test using ASELSAN’s TOLUN and ROKETSAN’s TEBER-82 munitions, striking targets with pinpoint precision. The tests were conducted at the AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center in Çorlu as part of the aircraft’s ongoing development program. Equipped with an afterburner engine and […]
US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have approved the first phase of the Peace Plan aimed at achieving lasting peace in the Gaza Strip. Posting on Truth Social, Trump said, “All hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw its troops to an agreed-upon line as the first steps toward […]
Interim Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced that thousands of Turkish-made Skydagger kamikaze drones have been delivered to Kosovo, three months ahead of schedule. The shipment, produced by Türkiye’s Baykar company, arrived at Pristina Adem Jashari International Airport. Kurti said the RTF-15 “Ready to Fly” drones will enhance the army’s strike capability alongside existing Bayraktar […]