JERUSALEM–Israel said Thursday that humanitarian aid will begin reaching the Gaza Strip by sea within days.A statement by the army said a floating dock off the Gazan coast, built in cooperation with US Central Command for humanitarian aid, will begin receiving aid sent to the coastal... Read More
ISTANBUL–The Moldovan parliament through a vote on Thursday approved the holding of a national referendum on joining the EU and a presidential election on the same date later this year.A statement issued by the parliament said the referendum, scheduled for Oct. 20, will ask citizens if they... Read More
LONDON – Stella Assange, the wife of Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks website, has expressed optimism over his potential release during a hearing scheduled for Monday in the UK.Speaking to Anadolu this week ahead of the hearing in London, she addressed the challenges her husband... Read More
JAKARTA – Growth in the 21-member regional economic group Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) rose by 3.5 percent in 2023 from 2.6 percent in 2022, but a moderation is forecast in 2025 and 2026 due to geopolitical uncertainties.This was included in the latest report by the APEC Policy... Read More
JAKARTA – The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) recorded eruptive activity of volcanic ash soaring up to five kilometers above the peak of Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, on Thursday.The eruption occurred at 9:58 local time, with thick gray volcanic... Read More
GENEVA – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a “life-threatening condition” after he was shot and injured on Wednesday, his Facebook account said in a statement."He was shot multiple times and is currently in a life-threatening condition," the statement said.Fico was... Read More
ISTANBUL – Consumer inflation in the United States annually rose 3.4 percent in April, and monthly increased by 0.3 percent, as both figures slowed down from March, according to data released Wednesday.The consumer price index (CPI), which measures changes in the prices of goods and services... Read More
ISTANBUL – The death toll from floods and cold lava in Indonesia's West Sumatra province climbed to 58 on Wednesday, the country's disaster management agency said.Up to 35 others are missing as cold lava – a mixture of water and rocks – flows down Mt. Marapi.As many as 33 residents... Read More
ISTANBUL – The US Justice Department said Wednesday it charged two brothers for stealing USD25 million in cryptocurrency within approximately 12 seconds.Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Pepaire-Bueno, 28, of New York, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud... Read More
ISTANBUL– Lawrence Wong on Wednesday was sworn-in as the new prime minister of Singapore, the first leadership change in 20 years.He was administered the oath of office by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.Wong, 51, succeeded Lee Hsien Loong, 72, who is now a senior minister.He has retained the... Read More
WASHINGTON – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Catherine Russell on Tuesday expressed concern about the killing of a UN staff member in the Gaza Strip."We are reminded every day of the dangers humanitarian workers continue to face in Gaza. Yesterday, a UN colleague was... Read More
ANKARA – The sun launched its largest solar flare in seven years on Tuesday, an American scientific and regulatory agency said.The flare is the 17th largest solar flare ever recorded, the Space Weather Prediction Center, affiliated with the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric... Read More
JOHANNESBURG – The death toll from last week’s multistory building collapse in South Africa's coastal city of George has risen to 27, with another 25 people still missing, according to an official statement.The building under construction collapsed last Monday, trapping at least 81... Read More
LONDON – Britain's King Charles handed over a senior military role to his son William at a ceremony in Hampshire on Monday.Charles presented Prince of Wales with the title of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps, a position the 75-year-old held for 32 years."The great thing is he's a very... Read More
SEOUL/BEIJING – The top diplomats of South Korea and China agreed Monday to work together for the successful holding of an upcoming trilateral summit also involving Japan widely expected to take place in Seoul later this month.The two sides reached the agreement during talks between Foreign... Read More
HAMILTON, Canada – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned all attacks on United Nations personnel and called for a full investigation into the killing of a staff member in the Gaza Strip."The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the death of a... Read More
JAKARTA–The death toll from lava floods that struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Saturday rose to 34, with at least five others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency said on Sunday.The rains poured down the area at the slope of the Marapi volcano on Saturday evening,... Read More
ANKARA – A Nepali guide and a British climber on Sunday broke their own records by summiting Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, for the 29th and 18th time respectively, an official said.Sherpa Kami Rita ascended the 8,849-metre (29,032 foot) peak using the Southeast Ridge route,... Read More
MOSCOW – The death toll in the partial collapse of a 10-story residential apartment building in Russia’s southwestern city of Belgorod following a Ukrainian attack on May 12 has risen to 15, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said."Rescuers found another body. In all, 15 bodies have been... Read More
SEOUL – A North Korean hacking group had stolen a massive amount of personal information from a South Korean court computer network for about two years, probe results showed Saturday.A total of 1,014 gigabytes (GB) worth of data and documents were leaked from Seoul's court computer network... Read More
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