An aid campaign held in Tavşanlı in Türkiye’s Kütahya, raised funds to support civilians, especially children, affected by the war in Gaza. Organized by local NGOs, the event featured the sale of clothing items, with all proceeds pledged to humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza. Organizers praised the strong public turnout, saying their goal was […]
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit aboard its Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket’s reusable first-stage booster landed on the drone ship “Shortfall of Gravitas” in the Atlantic Ocean. The new batch of Starlink satellites, developed by Elon Musk’s company, aims to […]
In a 76-year-old workshop in Lefkoşa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 66-year-old craftsman Özkan Öke keeps the nearly forgotten art of wicker chair making alive. Having inherited the shop from his father, who opened it in 1949, Öke continues to handcraft durable chairs from natural materials while teaching the trade to younger generations. “A […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said “significant progress has been made toward lasting peace in the South Caucasus,” speaking at the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the 12th Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Summit. Fidan emphasized that the Turkic World must act as a key regional actor, deepening cooperation and mutual trust among […]
US President Donald Trump said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been “pushing very hard” to get this deal done, aimed at achieving lasting peace in the region. “He’s a very powerful guy, and Hamas has a lot of respect for him,” Trump said during a White House signing ceremony. The US president expressed optimism […]
Clashes between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the PKK/YPG’s Syrian offshoot, erupted in Aleppo, leaving one soldier dead and three wounded, according to Syrian media. The Defense Ministry said the army’s movements in the north are part of a redeployment plan following repeated SDF attacks on civilians. It added that Damascus […]
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned just 27 days after taking office, making him the shortest-serving prime minister in the Fifth Republic’s history. Lecornu, appointed by President Emmanuel Macron after François Bayrou’s government collapsed, said at a press conference, “Being prime minister is a challenging task, but if the conditions are not met, you cannot […]
Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries on how the body controls harmful T-cells, advancing understanding of autoimmune diseases. The Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm said the trio’s work revealed the mechanism of “peripheral immune tolerance,” which prevents the immune system from attacking […]
Türkiye’s national shooters claimed 3 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze at the European Champions League finals hosted in Istanbul. The event, organized by the Turkish Shooting Federation, marked one of Türkiye’s most successful performances in history. Federation President Murat Kocakaya praised the athletes, saying their success reflects “the determination, discipline, and faith of a […]
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s West Bengal state and neighboring Nepal have killed 68 people. In Darjeeling, 18 people died as homes and bridges were swept away, and several roads were destroyed. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said two bridges collapsed and farmlands were submerged. The tea-producing towns of Darjeeling, […]