Newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, his campaign co-chair, as his White House Chief of Staff, making her the first woman to hold this influential role in American history. Trump praised Wiles, calling her “tough, intelligent, innovative,” and credited her for his campaign’s success, stating, “Susie achieved one of the […]
Excavation and restoration at the Gevaş Seljuk Cemetery, one of Anatolia’s largest Turkish Islamic cemeteries, has led to the restoration of 100 tombstones and the discovery of 45 new graves. The cemetery, spanning 50,000 square meters and dating back to the 14th century, now has 750 identified tombstones, crafted primarily from distinctive white limestone. […]
Russia fired glide bombs on Odessa, the Kharkiv region and the Kyiv region in Ukraine overnight. One of the bombs hit a residential building in Kharkiv, severely damaging multiple floors and injuring 25 people, including a baby.
A scuffle broke out between Israeli fans and pro-Palestinian protesters before and after the match between Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv football team and the Dutch team Ajax in the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam police detained 57 pro-Palestinian protesters who marched to the stadium to […]
A Qantas Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after experiencing engine failure shortly after takeoff. The plane, en route to Brisbane, circled the airport before landing safely, with no injuries reported. Simultaneously, a fire broke out in a grassy area near the runway, causing heavy smoke. Authorities have controlled the blaze […]
Türkiye’s Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş met with South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik during the 10th G20 Speakers of Parliament Summit in Brazil. Kurtulmuş congratulated Woo on his recent election, highlighting the strong bond between Türkiye and South Korea, describing the nations as “brotherly,” despite their geographic distance. He noted the countries’ strategic partnership, […]
A 129-ton Geumseong fishing boat carrying 27 crew members, 11 of whom were foreign nationals, sank off the coast of Jeju Island in South Korea at around 04:30 local time today. Search and rescue teams arrived at the scene after the crew called for help and rescued 15 people, 2 of whom were unconscious, and […]
Istanbul’s Fatih Sultan Mehmet and Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridges were illuminated in orange for Children with Leukemia Week, observed from November 2-8. Organized by the Foundation for Children with Leukemia (LÖSEV), the lighting aims to raise awareness of leukemia. The bridges will stayed lit until sunrise on November 8, symbolizing support for children affected […]
South Korea’s military conducted a live-fire drill, launching a “Hyunmoo-II” short-range ballistic missile towards the Yellow Sea in response to recent North Korean missile tests. The exercise, held in Taean, South Chungcheong, aimed to showcase South Korea’s readiness to counter any provocations from Pyongyang. The Joint Chiefs of Staff emphasized that the South Korean […]
Yesterday, Israel attacked the Shuhaibar School in the Shati Refugee Camp in western Gaza, where displaced civilians were taking shelter. The Palestinian Civil Defense Organization reported that at least 12 people, including women and children, were killed and many were injured. According to the latest statement from the Palestinian Ministry of Health yesterday, the death […]