Heavy rain hit Lahore in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The rain flooded the streets, disrupted traffic and brought daily life to a standstill. A zoo wall collapsed. The Meteorological Department reported that heavy rain will continue in some cities in the coming days.
Masoud Pezeshkian, who became the country’s new president in the second round of the 14th Iranian Presidential Elections, held after the former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi died, received his certificate of election at a ceremony held at Imam Husseiniyya in the capital Tehran. Thanking the voters who elected him, Pezeshkian said, “I promise before the […]
The world’s only Miniature Book Museum, where miniature books smaller than 7.5 cm are exhibited in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, attracts great interest from museum lovers. Opened in 2002 by Zarife Salahova, the sister of Azerbaijan’s famous painter Tahir Salahova, the museum, which houses books from 93 countries, hosts 2,000 visitors a month from […]
The Israeli army carried out 3 attacks in the Gaza Strip in the previous 24 hours, said the Palestinian Health Ministry. The attacks resulted in the deaths of 66 Palestinians and the wounding of 241 more. It was added that the death toll from the attacks carried out by Israel since October 7 has risen […]
A boat illegally heading to Puerto Rico capsized off the coast of Guacayanes, in the east of the Dominican Republic. The incident resulted in the deaths of 5 of the people on board, while several others were injured and hospitalized.
The Lebanese government condemned the attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, saying, “Targeting civilians is a clear violation of international law and is against the principles of humanity,” and called for an immediate cessation of the months-long clashes between Hezbollah, which previously fired rockets against the area but denied this attack, and Israeli forces. The […]
One of the two passenger buses that crashed into each other in the Magdalena del Mar region near Lima, the capital of Peru, went out of control and rammed into pedestrians crossing a crosswalk and onto the sidewalk. One person in the crosswalk died and 31 passengers on the bus were injured.
A rocket attack hit a soccer field in Majdal Shams in the northern part of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. At least 12 Israelis, including children, were killed, and around 10 people were injured, many of them seriously. Israel claims Hezbollah carried out the attack, but Hezbollah denies any involvement. The Israeli army has launched an […]
Murat Oktay, who has been interested in astrophotography for 4 years, photographed the Milky Way from the Phrygian Valley in Eskişehir with the long exposure technique, creating stunning frames brought together from 770 photographs captured in over 5 hours. Bahadır Turgut – Ali Furkan Çetiner
Irregular migrants on a boat left off the coast of Samos Island by Greek authorities were rescued by a Turkish Coast Guard boat on July 24. “During the reconnaissance and surveillance operation conducted by the UAV of the Naval Forces Command on July 24, 2024, it was observed that the Greek Coast Guard boat left […]