Following the 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Istanbul on April 23, aerial and satellite images highlighting the contrasting urban structures of neighboring Ataköy and Şirinevler reignited debate. The photos show Ataköy, part of Bakırköy district, as more organized, while Şirinevler, in Bahçelievler district, appears denser. Separated by the E-5 highway, the stark difference between the […]
Footage has emerged of a deadly landslide in Samsun’s Canik district, Türkiye, where a father and two children lost their lives and the mother was rescued injured. The incident occurred near a gas station by the Lovelet Shopping Mall, when soil and rocks fell onto a car wash area, trapping a vehicle. Rescue teams pulled […]
US police detained over 100 undocumented immigrants during a raid on an underground nightclub in a Colorado Springs mall. DEA official Jonathan C. Pullen said the club was linked to drug trafficking, prostitution, and violent crimes, with active-duty soldiers among those involved. Two arrests were made on existing warrants. US Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi […]
The death toll from a US attack on a detention center in Saada, Yemen, has risen to 68, according to Al Masirah TV, linked to the Iranian-backed Houthis. The center housed 115 African migrants, with 50 injured transferred to hospitals. The strike follows a military operation ordered by former US President Donald Trump on […]
The death toll from the explosion at Shahid Rajai Port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, has risen to 40, Hormozgan Governor Mohammad Ashuri confirmed. Over 1,000 people were injured, with 194 still hospitalized. Authorities reported that the fire triggered by the explosion remains partially uncontrolled but is expected to be extinguished by tonight. Iranian President Masoud […]
Despite the ceasefire with Lebanon effective since November 27, Israel launched an airstrike on the Hadath neighborhood south of Beirut. The Israeli army had warned residents to evacuate, claiming the targeted building was linked to Hezbollah. Casualty and damage reports are yet to be confirmed.
In Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş province, construction of 80 steel-structured village homes continues in Kazanlıpınar, a neighborhood severely affected by the February 6, 2023 earthquakes. Led by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the project aims to provide modern, earthquake-resistant housing. Local headman Cuma Çamkömür said 68 homes are near completion, with the remaining […]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar strongly responded to Greek Cypriot criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s planned May 3 visit to the TRNC, calling the remarks “nonsense” and asking, “Who are you to criticize my President?” Speaking at an economic meeting with Turkish tradesmen in Kyrenia, Tatar emphasized Türkiye’s historic […]
A forest fire in New Jersey’s Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area has burned 15,250 acres and forced over 5,000 people to evacuate. Authorities arrested 19-year-old Joseph Kling for intentionally starting the blaze. Prosecutors confirmed the act was deliberate, and officials say it could be the state’s largest wildfire in two decades. Firefighting efforts are […]
Yaroslav Moskalik, Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operations Department, was killed in a car bomb explosion in Balashikha, near Moscow. Russian Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko confirmed that a homemade explosive device planted in a parked vehicle caused the fatal blast. Moskalik, 59, was known for representing Russia in 2015 Ukraine peace […]