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 […]
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 […]