Russia has launched an offensive against Ukraine, which has been advancing in the Kursk region since August 6. The Russian Defense Ministry said that 10 settlements, including Apanasovka, Byakhovo, Vishnyovka, Viktorovka, Vnezapnoye, Gordeyevka, Krasnooktybrskoye, Obukhovo, Snagost and Desyaty Oktyabr, were liberated during the attacks in the last two days. The ministry also reported that the […]
A forest fire broke out yesterday afternoon on a mountain near the village of Castelnou in the Pyrenees-Orientales region of France. The flames spread to an area of 400 hectares, and 80 locals were evacuated from the village. Firefighting aircraft and ground vehicles and fire crews were sent to the area.
According to a report released today by Thailand’s Disaster Prevention Department, the number of people killed in floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains and Typhoon Yagi since August 14 has risen to 33, with 11,000 households affected by the disasters. At least 9 people died yesterday in the northern cities of Chiang Mai and […]
Jared Isaacman, one of the four civilian astronauts who arrived in low-earth orbit with SpaceX’s Dragon capsule as part of the Polaris Dawn space mission, performed the first private spacewalk attempt in history at an altitude of 732 kilometers. Billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman, who financed the special mission, military pilot Scott Poteet and SpaceX engineers […]
The Palestinian Ministry of Education reported that over 650,000 students in the Gaza Strip have been deprived of proper education for two academic years. According to a UNICEF study from September 2024, over 84% of Gaza Strip’s schools need full or major reconstruction to be utilized again.
Category 2 Hurricane Francine hit the southern US state of Louisiana yesterday at 17:00 local time. Strong winds of 155 kilometers per hour caused damage to buildings and roads in the city, while heavy rain caused flooding in the streets. The hurricane weakened towards the night and became a tropical storm.
Lightning struck the roof of the 4-story apartment building belonging to Hüseyin Ç. during the downpour in Bolu last night, causing a fire that spread rapidly. Firefighters who arrived at the scene upon receiving a report from citizens intervened in the flames, while the electricity distribution company SEDAŞ cut off the street’s electricity as a […]
The death toll from Typhoon Yagi, which has caused the most damage in Asian countries, has risen to 197 in Vietnam. Authorities say 800 people were injured and 128 people are missing. A total of 200,000 hectares of agricultural land in the north of the country were destroyed by the floods. Many countries, including Australia, […]
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 34 Palestinians lost their lives and 96 Palestinians were injured in Israel’s 3 attacks on the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours. It was added that the number of Palestinians who lost their lives in the attacks carried out since October 7 has increased to 41,118 and […]
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi and an unidentified person from his team saved a woman who attempted suicide by jumping off the John Seigenthaler pedestrian bridge in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, where he went to shoot a video on Tuesday night. Being slowly approached and persuaded, the elderly woman hugged the famous rock legend and left […]