The death toll from the November 26 fire at the 31-story Wang Fuk Court skyscraper in Hong Kong has climbed to 151. Police Chief Tsang Shuk-yin said 40 people remain missing and 13 suspects have been detained for “manslaughter,” noting some victims were reduced to ashes and may never be identified. Officials said contractors used […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Paris, where he was welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. The two leaders held talks as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts linked to the Geneva discussions, the US plan, and coordination with European partners. The French Presidency said peace efforts “are continuing.”
Amid severe power outages in Gaza, Yahya Hajij from Gaza City has converted an armored vehicle abandoned by Israeli forces into a solar-powered phone charging station, offering locals a much-needed lifeline. Hajij said he launched the project both to earn income and to help residents struggling to charge their phones. With rental spaces unavailable […]
Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA became the world’s first unmanned combat aircraft to hit a jet-powered aerial target with a beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile. In a landmark test over Sinop, KIZILELMA detected a high-speed target using ASELSAN’s MURAD AESA radar and struck it with TÜBİTAK SAGE’s GÖKDOĞAN missile. The mission also featured formation flying with five F-16s, […]
ASELSAN’s first Space-based IoT satellite, LUNA-1, was successfully launched from California aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 as part of the Transporter-15 mission. About an hour after liftoff, the satellite entered a 510-km sun-synchronous orbit, and its first telemetry signals were decoded by ASELSAN’s ground station in Ankara. Designed, built, and tested entirely by ASELSAN engineers, LUNA-1 […]
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said this week “could be vital for diplomacy” in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine War. Speaking before an EU defense meeting in Brussels, she urged stronger support for Ukraine, saying Russia “doesn’t want peace.” Kallas described US talks as “difficult but productive” and noted Ukraine was “alone” in those […]
The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah has risen to 334 in Sri Lanka, where 400 people remain missing and more than 1.3 million have been affected. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called it the country’s worst-ever natural disaster and pledged full rebuilding with international support. In Indonesia, the cyclone’s impact […]
US President Donald Trump confirmed he spoke by phone with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro but declined to share details, saying only the call “went well.” Trump said efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war were progressing despite “corruption issues” in Ukraine. He described Venezuela as “unfriendly,” rejected claims of a possible US attack, and defended considering clemency […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks in Tehran, where he was received by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as part of his official visit. Fidan continues his diplomatic contacts in the Iranian capital.
Pope Leo XIV, visiting Lebanon after his trip to Türkiye, said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be resolved through a two-state solution. “Israel does not accept this for now, but it remains the only solution,” he told reporters. The Pope received an official welcome in Beirut and will hold meetings, pray at the site […]