A 48-hour strike has shut down bus, metro, and tram services in Berlin after wage negotiations between the Ver.di union and Berlin Transport Corporation (BVG) failed. The strike began at 03:00 and will continue until February 22. Ver.di is demanding a €750 monthly salary increase, a 13th salary payment, and additional bonuses for shift […]
Hamas’ military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, handed over the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her children Ariel Bibas and Kfir Bibas, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes, and 83-year-old Oded Lifshitz to the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. A short military ceremony will be held after the […]
Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of King Thutmose II in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, marking the first royal tomb find since King Tutankhamun’s in 1922. The Egyptian-British team confirmed the tomb’s identity through inscriptions and artifacts, linking it to the 18th Dynasty ruler. The tomb features a blue ceiling with yellow stars and religious […]
A pickup truck overturned and caught fire after being hit by a concrete mixer in Arizona. A police officer and an off-duty firefighter rushed to the scene, breaking the truck’s window and pulling the trapped driver out just before the flames engulfed the vehicle. The injured driver was taken to the hospital. Officer Brian Larison, […]
Istanbul’s Pendik district was completely covered in snow after the expected snowfall started yesterday after consecutive warnings. The houses, trees and roads in Pendik Marina and its surroundings were covered in white in one day, forming postcard images.
It was determined that the death of the 28-year-old spiker of the Nilüfer Belediyespor Women’s Volleyball Team, Pilar Marie Victoria Lopez, who was found dead in her house in Bursa, Türkiye, after she did not attend training on August 29, 2024, occurred due to natural causes. The examination conducted at the Bursa Forensic Medicine Institute […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court for the first hearing of his sedition trial, despite not being required to attend. The case is linked to the martial law crisis that led to his suspension. The brief 13-minute hearing at Seoul Central District Court focused on procedural arguments. The court scheduled the […]
The Trump administration scrapped New York’s congestion pricing plan, calling it unfair to drivers and businesses. Trump declared, “New York has been saved.” Governor Kathy Hochul vowed legal action, arguing the plan reduced traffic and boosted public transit. The MTA has filed a lawsuit to reinstate it. Local leaders remain divided, with some calling […]
The snowfall that started at night in Samsun in Türkiye painted the city center and many districts white. While education was not suspended in the central districts, citizens trying to go to work and school had difficulty. Locals said that they had been waiting for a long time but did not expect this much precipitation.
Ali Bozoğlan, a 55-year-old earthquake survivor in Hatay, has been living in a cave for two years after losing his home in the devastating 2023 earthquake. Despite offers from local authorities to relocate him to a container home, Bozoğlan chose to stay, saying, “Not everyone can live in a cave, but I do because […]