Thirty-eight-year-old Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal announced on social media that he is ending his career. The worldwide-known player will play for the last time at the Davis Cup in November. Nadal won 92 titles, including 22 grand slams and a record 14 French Open titles since his career began in 2001.
During his visit to Albania as part of a Balkan tour, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Albanian President Bajram Begaj and Prime Minister Edi Rama. The leaders discussed bilateral relations and regional developments, particularly the situation in Gaza. Four agreements were signed between Turkey and Albania in the fields of cooperation, communication, education, […]
Many museums and archaeological sites containing large collections have been looted in Sudan, according to UNESCO, which warned of the dangers of destroying or trading the country’s rich heritage. Sudan has been enduring a 17-month war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. The UN agency expressed concern over reports of “possible looting […]
A fire broke out in an agricultural land and spread to the forest nearby in the Söğütalan Neighborhood of the Kırkağaç district of Manisa, Türkiye. The İzmir Forestry Regional Directorate and Manisa Municipality Fire Department immediately sent aerial and land vehicles and firefighter teams to the region.
South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for her “intensely poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and reveals the fragility of human life,” as announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. Nobel Committee Chairman Anders Olsson praised Kang for her innovative writing style, which explores the connections between […]
Keith Pearson, the sheriff of St. Lucie County in the US state of Florida, reported that Hurricane Milton, which reached in the state at Category 3 overnight and weakened in time, caused at least one death. Mentioning that hundreds of homes across St. Lucie, including a 10,000-square-meter storage facility, were “completely destroyed, Pearson added that […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi, during his visit to Qatar, called for regional countries to use all resources to stop Israeli “massacres” in Lebanon and Gaza. Arakchi met with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, emphasizing the need for peace and stability in the region. Arakchi praised Qatar’s efforts for […]
The Israeli army carried out an airstrike on the Rufaida School in the Gaza Strip city of Deir al-Balah, where civilians were taking shelter. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that 27 people were killed and 54 were injured in the attack. It was noted that most of those who lost their lives were women and […]
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced last night that Hezbollah’s Golan Heights chief, Adham Jahout was killed in an attack targeting the Quneitra region of Syria. Jahout’s job was reported to be “to pass on information from Syrian regime sources to Hezbollah in order to facilitate operations against Israel in the Golan Heights.” In another […]
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that two ships carrying 966 civilians, including Turkish and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) citizens, have departed from Beirut, Lebanon, heading for Mersin, Türkiye. The evacuation comes as many countries conduct similar operations amid ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The evacuees include 878 Turkish citizens, 24 TRNC […]