A magnificent sunset view formed last night in Van, the city where sunsets are observed the best in Türkiye. Van, which is one of the easternmost provinces of the country and takes its name from Tuşba (City of the Sun), the capital of the Urartian Kingdom, is very rich in terms of historical structures and […]
A recent disaster study in Türkiye’s Izmir revealed alarming details about the city’s building stock. Out of nearly 903,000 buildings in 30 districts, 50% urgently need safety checks, and 36% were found to be illegal. Prof. Dr. Celalettin Kozanoğlu of Izmir University of Economics highlighted the severity, stating, “Izmir is frightening, but fear is of […]
Numerous people flocked to petrol stations in Karachi before the nationwide strike decision taken in Pakistan following the government’s decision to increase the price of petrol. Drivers who wanted to fill the tanks of their vehicles and stock up formed long queues at petrol stations with demijohns and bottles in their hands. Pakistan Petroleum Dealers […]
Some of the fireworks that were fired at the music festival at the LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, USA, organized for the 4th of July Independence Day, landed on spectators in the stands. The accident caused six spectators to be injured, one of them, whose face was heavily injured. The event continued from where […]
A shark approximately 2 meters long attacked four people off a public beach in the South Padre region of the US state of Texas, which was very crowded due to Independence Day. Coast guard units arrived at the scene and evacuated the citizens at sea with helicopters and boats. Two heavily injured casualties were hospitalized. […]
In Türkiye, a group of 50 people, organized by nature lover and mountaineer Ali Hıdır Öz, known as the ‘Ice Man,’ traveled from Izmir to Tunceli’s Çemişgezek district to escape the crowded Aegean coast. After journeying approximately 1,500 kilometers, they explored the district’s historical and natural sites they had only seen in the media. […]
Over 61 million registered voters started voting for the second round of the 14th term Iranian Presidential election, where the voters will decide between conservative Said Celili and reformist Mesut Pezeshkiyan. At the Council of Guardians of the Constitution meeting held after the death of Iranian President Ibrahim Reisi in a helicopter crash on May […]
The Ostankino District Court in Moscow has sentenced Robert Romanov Woodland, a 32-year-old dual citizen of Russia and the United States, to 12 years and 6 months in a high-security prison for attempted large-scale drug trafficking. Woodland was detained by Russian police on January 5 and has been tried for drug production, concealment, sale, and […]
Consecutive lightning strikes illuminated the night the Karasu district of Türkiye’s Sakarya after heavy downpour. The lightnings formed a dazzling view feast and turned the night into day. Esra Angün
Hurricane Beryl has caused 9 deaths across the Caribbean and disrupted travel as it heads toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The storm has led to the cancellation of 109 flights at Cancun and Tulum airports. The Mexican Ministry of Defense has established 120 temporary shelters, and market shelves are being emptied due to panic buying. The […]