The EU Commission has adopted new rules simplifying multiple-entry Schengen visas for Turkish citizens with a travel history and low-risk profile. Effective July 15, 2025, the system allows for gradually longer visa durations: starting with 6-month visas, leading up to 5-year visas based on previous visa history. The decision aims to ease pressure on EU […]
Austrian extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, famous for his record-breaking skydive from the edge of space in 2012, has died in a powered paragliding crash in Italy. According to Italian media, Baumgartner took off from Fermo on the Adriatic coast but lost control mid-flight and crashed near a hotel pool in Porto Sant’Elpidio. Despite first aid […]
Fighting has erupted again between Druze and Bedouin groups in Sweida, southern Syria, killing at least 594 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian Interior Ministry announced that government forces will be redeployed to the area to restore order. The violence resumed after Druze groups attacked Bedouin communities, breaking a ceasefire […]
Torrential rains in central South Korea have triggered deadly floods and landslides, leaving 4 people dead and 1 missing. Over 5,192 residents from 3,413 households have been evacuated to safer areas. The most affected regions include Chungcheong and Gyeonggi provinces. Two deaths were reported in South Chungcheong, and one person went missing in Gwangju, […]
An Israeli airstrike targeted Abu Helu School near the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, narrowly missing two children and a passerby, who were seen fleeing in panic. The school, sheltering displaced Palestinians, was destroyed in the attack. One person was injured and taken to al-Awda Hospital. Despite the severity of the strike, no fatalities […]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said they are “moving towards a good decision” on granting an export license for Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Türkiye, though no final decision has been made yet. Merz met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London. At their joint press conference, Starmer said the UK-Germany relationship is entering a […]
In Türkiye’s Bursa province, Karaoğlan Village in the Mustafakemalpaşa district now hosts the highest number of stork nests in the region, boasting 32 nests—eight times more than the famous Eskikaraağaç “Stork Village.” Located on the shores of Lake Uluabat, one of Europe’s key wetlands, Karaoğlan has become a haven for storks. The village is […]
Russia has handed over the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers in exchange for 19 Russian soldiers as part of an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul. Russian Vice President Vladimir Medinsky stated, “As a continuation of the Istanbul agreements, we returned 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers today and received the bodies of 19 of […]
In Antalya, a shuttle driver resting in the shade was shocked to find a snake above him attempting to swallow a mouse. Mustafa Çiftçi had pulled over to rest before an airport transfer. While sitting under a tree, he heard a strange noise from above. Looking up, he came face to face with a snake […]
Life has returned to normal in Umayyad Square, the site of the Syrian General Staff in Damascus, following Israeli airstrikes. The area, which had been closed to traffic and saw widespread panic during the attacks, is now bustling with vehicles and pedestrians. Some civilians gathered near the damaged buildings out of curiosity. Ali Bakranlı […]