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Pope Leo XIV To Visit Türkiye In First International Trip
The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV will make his first international visit to Türkiye from November 27 to 30, followed by a visit to Lebanon. Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni said the Pope accepted invitations from the…
SpaceX Launches 28 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit aboard its Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. About eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket’s reusable first-stage booster landed on the drone…
Turkish Cypriot Craftsman Keeps 76-Year-Old Wicker Tradition Alive
In a 76-year-old workshop in Lefkoşa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 66-year-old craftsman Özkan Öke keeps the nearly forgotten art of wicker chair making alive. Having inherited the shop from his father, who opened it in…
Fidan Calls For Unity And Lasting Peace At Turkic States Summit
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said “significant progress has been made toward lasting peace in the South Caucasus,” speaking at the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the 12th Organization of Turkic States (OTS)…
Trump Praises Erdoğan’s Efforts On Gaza Peace Plan
US President Donald Trump said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been “pushing very hard” to get this deal done, aimed at achieving lasting peace in the region. “He’s a very powerful guy, and Hamas has a lot of respect for him,”…
Clashes Between Syrian Army And SDF Kill One In Aleppo
Clashes between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the PKK/YPG’s Syrian offshoot, erupted in Aleppo, leaving one soldier dead and three wounded, according to Syrian media. The Defense Ministry said the army’s movements…
French Prime Minister Lecornu Resigns After 27 Days In Office
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned just 27 days after taking office, making him the shortest-serving prime minister in the Fifth Republic’s history. Lecornu, appointed by President Emmanuel Macron after François Bayrou’s…
Three Scientists Win 2025 Nobel Prize In Medicine
Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries on how the body controls harmful T-cells, advancing understanding of autoimmune diseases. The Karolinska…
Floods And Landslides Kill 68 In India And Nepal
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s West Bengal state and neighboring Nepal have killed 68 people. In Darjeeling, 18 people died as homes and bridges were swept away, and several roads were destroyed. West Bengal Chief…
Death Toll From Indonesia School Collapse Rises To 50
The death toll from the collapse of the Al Khoziny School in East Java during midday prayers last Tuesday has risen to 50, according to the Disaster Response Agency (DAR). Officials said that 80 percent of the rubble has been cleared, and…