Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on parole after serving an eight-month prison sentence. The 76-year-old was greeted by his family, including his daughter Paetongtarn, and crowds of loyal supporters as he departed Bangkok’s Klong Prem Prison this morning. Serving as premier from 2001 to 2006, Thaksin reshaped the nation with […]
Decades of closed borders between Türkiye and Armenia could soon end as both nations take concrete steps to normalize their diplomatic relations. Following recent milestones like resumed flights and high-level government meetings, negotiations are now focused on reviving the long-dormant Kars-Gyumri railway. Closed since 1993, the reopening of this strategic rail link would establish […]
The death toll has reached 15 after a highly coordinated bomb and gun attack targeted a police station in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border. Attackers detonated an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 kilograms of explosives before ambushing the facility with heavy gunfire from multiple directions. Out of the 18 police officers present […]
Queen Mathilde of Belgium recently led a high-level economic delegation on an official tour of Türkiye’s premier drone manufacturing facility, the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center. Hosted by Baykar executives and top Turkish government officials, the group explored the advanced research and production lines behind the country’s globally recognized unmanned aerial vehicles. The royal […]
A high-speed collision at an intersection in Canada launched a motorcycle into the air, leaving it bizarrely suspended from a traffic light overhead. The incident, captured on security cameras last Saturday in Delta, British Columbia, occurred when the speeding bike struck a turning car. The severe impact threw the rider several meters across the intersection, […]
Evacuations are underway for the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, currently docked in Spain’s Canary Islands following a hantavirus outbreak that has claimed three lives. Authorities are carefully disembarking the 140 international passengers in staggered groups, transferring them directly to secure flights for immediate quarantine in their home countries. The international health alert heightened today after […]
A coalition of international activists is finalizing preparations in Libya to launch a land convoy aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Having completed specialized training to navigate potential challenges along their route, the group plans to begin their overland journey in the coming days. Amidst these final preparations, the group celebrated a deeply […]
A young man in Mumbai, India, was filmed calmly using his mobile phone in a hospital trauma ward while awaiting treatment for a machete lodged in his head. The footage, which has drawn significant attention online, shows the conscious patient sitting casually despite the weapon penetrating his skull by approximately four centimeters. According to medical […]
Early records refer to Singapore as Temasek, a small trading port dating back to the 13th century. According to legend, a Sumatran prince—often identified as Sang Nila Utama—founded a settlement there after seeing a lion, giving rise to the name “Singapura” (Lion City). By the 14th century, Singapore had become part of regional empires like […]
Three climbers, including two Singaporeans, were killed when Indonesia’s Mount Dukono erupted violently, catching a group of twenty hikers who had explicitly defied a strict climbing ban. The volcano launched an ash cloud 10 kilometers into the sky early in the morning, raining debris down across the restricted four-kilometer exclusion zone. While seven people […]