The 663rd Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling started in Türkiye’s Edirne with the participation of 40 wrestlers, 32 of whom were determined by the points they collected throughout the year, and the other 8 were determined by the preliminary elimination competitions. The oil wrestling competition was listed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List of Humanity.
The number of deaths caused by the floods that occurred rose to 56 in India’s Assam state. Over 1.625 million people have been affected by floods across 29 districts including Barpeta, Biswanath, Cachar, Charaideo, Chirang, Darrang, and Dhemaji. Flood waters also caused devastation at the Kaziranga National Park, which is in World’s Heritages List, resulting […]
The forested area located on the borders of Cambaz and Koçcağız villages in İhsangazi district of Türkiye’s Kastamonu’s has been burning for 19 hours due to a fire caused by lightning yesterday evening. “As of 17.30 yesterday evening, there were very serious lightning strikes, especially around Ilgaz Mountain. More than 10 fires broke out. We […]
Authorities reported that 139,000 acres of land across the US state of California have been reduced to ash so far due to the forest fires that started on Tuesday in the Butte region. Approximately 28,000 people in the were evacuated. “There has been a significant decrease in the severity of the fires and some residents may […]
Over 250,000 Palestinians living in the east of the Khan Younis region in the south of the Gaza Strip began to return to their homes that they were forced to evacuate 3 days ago on the grounds that the Israeli army would carry out a “military operation” in the region. “I was displaced in Rafah […]
Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, located on Italy’s Sicily Island, became active after 7 months. An eruption occurred in the Voragine crater for the first time in 4 years. Etna, which has an altitude of 3,357 meters, is Europe’s tallest volcano.
The first general election held after England’s departure from the European Union, began in the UK. To elect the 650 members of the House of Commons and the new government, over 46 million registered voters in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, will head to polling stations until 22.00 local time. Some polls published by […]
The Hollow Rock Waterfall, which was named because the waters flow through a rock that was eroded in time, attracts great attention of local and foreign tourists in Artvin’s Murgul district. “There are many tourist destinations in our city. There are lakes, waterfalls, caves, canyons, peaks, as well as historical buildings. I try to promote […]
The number of deaths due to Hurricane Beryl, which affected countries in the Caribbean Sea, such as Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, and Jamaica, has increased to at least 8. In a recent incident in Jamaica, a woman died when a tree fell on her house due to strong winds in Hanover. Jamaican […]
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Astana, Kazakhstan, during the 24th Heads of State Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Welcomed by Kazakh officials at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, Erdoğan engaged in talks with Putin, highlighting the progress in Türkiye-Russia relations. Putin emphasized, “Despite global challenges, relations between […]