Montenegrin Foreign Minister Ervin Ibrahimovic said his country expects to lift the temporary visa requirement for Turkish citizens within “10 to 15 days.” He added that Montenegro is working to align its visa policy with the EU by 2026 and is increasing staff at missions in Türkiye due to recent congestion. The visa suspension was […]
The death toll from the copper mine collapse in the Kalando area of Lualaba province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 49, authorities said. During a visit to the region, the plane carrying Mining Minister Louis Watom Kabamba and his delegation skidded off the runway and caught fire while landing at Kolwezi […]
Russian forces struck the Turkish vessel ORINDA, which was carrying about 4,000 tons of LPG and docked at Izmail Port in Ukraine’s Odesa region. The ship caught fire, prompting Romanian authorities to evacuate residents in the nearby village of Plauru due to explosion risk. Russia also targeted a DTEK-owned power plant in Odesa, cutting electricity […]
The death toll from a landslide in Cibeunying village in Cilacap, Central Java, has risen to 16, Indonesian disaster officials said. Twelve homes were buried under 3–8 meters of debris, and at least 16 people remain missing as rescue teams continue excavation efforts. In a separate landslide in Banjarnegara, two people were killed and […]
Sarajevo mother Dženana Sokolović, who lost her unborn child and 7-year-old son Nermin Divović to a sniper shot in 1994, has condemned foreigners who allegedly paid Serb forces to shoot civilians for entertainment during the Bosnian War. Speaking near the spot where she was shot on what became known as “Sniper Tourism,” Sokolović said a […]
More than 650,000 people marched in Manila after allegations of large-scale corruption in the Philippines’ flood control projects. Demonstrators, led by the Iglesia Ni Cristo Church, accused the government of protecting those involved and demanded a “genuine investigation.” The scandal intensified after an internal audit ordered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. revealed major irregularities, […]
With most banks destroyed in Israel’s attacks and new currency blocked from entering Gaza, residents are repairing torn and worn-out banknotes to keep them in circulation. Displaced resident Ahmed al-Kafarna said he began fixing his own damaged money before others started requesting the service. “People are struggling, and this helps them overcome,” he said. According […]
Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft has become the world’s first UCAV to fly with an embedded electro-optical targeting system. The TOYGUN EOTS, developed by ASELSAN, was successfully integrated and tested at the AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center. Flight tests confirmed stable imaging, long-range tracking, and precise laser targeting. Unlike external pods used […]
A 13-vehicle pileup on the Sangju–Yeongcheon highway in Yeongcheon killed two people and injured four. The crash occurred after a fuel tanker hit a cargo truck at 3:12 a.m. local time, triggering fires in three vehicles, including the tanker. Fire crews brought the blaze under control after 2.5 hours. Authorities said fuel leaked into […]
U.S. Southern Command said its Operation Southern Spear task force targeted a drug-carrying vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific on November 15. The strike, authorized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hit a boat identified as belonging to a criminal network designated as a terrorist organization. SOUTHCOM reported that intelligence confirmed the vessel was […]