The UN General Assembly voted to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide on July 11 annually. The resolution passed with 84 votes in favor, 19 against, and 68 abstentions. Serbia, China, Russia, and others opposed the resolution. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic warned it could lead to similar future bills and not promote peace. The resolution […]
Pakistanis living in Kyrgyzstan flocked to the Manas International Airport to leave the country after severe clashes with Kyrgyz youth that took place at a hotel that foreign students stayed at and was stormed by the locals the night between May 17 and 18. Kyrgyz authorities said that the public was angry about the increasing […]
A fire caused by an electric heater quickly engulfed a two-story wooden building in the Russian capital, Moscow, in the morning, killing 8 and injuring 7. The Moscow District Prosecutor’s Office determined that the building was operated as a hostel, where illegal immigrants were staying. The Russian Investigative Committee is working on identifying the dead […]
A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv has left 7 dead and 17 injured. The assault, involving 15 missiles, targeted civilian infrastructure, including a printing house where 50 people were present. Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleg Sinegubov confirmed the civilian focus of the attack, emphasizing there were no military facilities nearby. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned […]
A colorful rainbow appeared Lake Van, located in the Tatvan district in Bitlis, Türkiye, after heavy rains. The riot of colors over the beautiful nature of the area attracted nature photographers. “We had been following Tatvan for a long time to take pictures of the rainbow after the rain. We had the opportunity to photograph […]
Inverted tulips have adorned the high-altitude regions of Tunceli province of Türkiye for a short 20-day bloom. These rare flowers have drawn dozens of visitors to the Ovacık and Çemişgezek districts, where they enjoyed nature walks and photography. Nature enthusiasts, after enduring a challenging journey, were rewarded with a stunning visual feast of inverted […]
An explosion occurred in a 5-storey apartment building in Harbin, the capital of China’s Heilongjiang province. Chinese media reported that 1 person died and 3 people were injured. Pieces broken off from the building in the explosion were thrown all the way to a road nearby. It is though that the explosion was caused by […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and 60-year-old Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who died in a helicopter crash, were laid to rest in the Shah Abdulazim Tomb in Rey. A funeral ceremony for Abdollahian was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, attended by former Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, […]
At least 12 more Palestinians were killed as a result of the Israeli army’s “anti-terror” operation in the West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian Health Ministry stated that 25 others were also injured. The military operation was initiated on May 21.
As the first harvest of the fresh tea season begins in Türkiye’s Eastern Black Sea Region, producers have entered their tea gardens. Traditionally reliant on Georgian labor, recent years have seen a shift towards African workers, particularly from Senegal, due to their hard work. Senegalese workers have become a favored workforce, entering the gardens early […]