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UN aid chief calls quakes that hit Türkiye, Syria ‘worst event in 100 years’ in region

What happened here on Monday, the epicenter of the earthquake, was the worst event in 100 years in this region,” Martin Griffiths, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator,
By: ANADOLU AGENCY The UN relief chief on Saturday described the powerful earthquake that jolted southern Türkiye and northwestern Syria earlier this week as the "worst event” to hit this region in a century.

Earth’s population reaches 8-billion milestone, but this upward trend may not continue for long

The United Nations on Tuesday is marking Earth's population reaching eight billion people. (blvdone/Shutterstock)
By:· CBC News  On Tuesday, the United Nations officially marked the day the global population reached eight billion people. It's not an exact science. It may have happened weeks or months ago or may not even...

Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, Prince Charles now King

By: AFP Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. Her eldest son, Charles,...

Türkiye celebrates centenary of Victory Day

Erdogan, senior government and high-ranking military officials, and opposition leaders laid a wreath at Anitkabir on Tuesday. (AA)
On the 100th anniversary of the Great Victory, President Erdogan vows to continue to advance the Republic of Türkiye and to strengthen it in every field, especially in economy, defence and diplomacy. The Turkish president and senior...

Sir Mo Farah reveals ‘the truth’ about how he came to the UK

Sir Mo Farah reveals his real identity
Sir Mo Farah has revealed he was "trafficked" into the UK illegally under the name of another child, saying he wants to tell his real story "whatever the cost". The four-time Olympic champion told a BBC documentary...

Turkey, Sweden, Finland sign memorandum on Nordic countries’ NATO bids

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C) Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto react after signing a document during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022. (REUTERS Photo)
By: Daily Sabah Turkey, Sweden and Finland signed a trilateral memorandum on Tuesday on the Nordic countries’ NATO membership process after an important meeting in Madrid in which Ankara has got the concrete steps it was awaiting especially in the field of terrorism. Turkey "got what...

World Refugee Day: Meet the Somali politicians breaking through in the Nordics 

Composite image showing Suldaan Said Ahmed and Marian Hussein - Copyright Euronews
By: Euronews To mark World Refugee Day, Euronews profiles two Somalis and traces their journeys from arrival in the Nordics to their breakthroughs as politicians. _In the Nordic region, the first Somalis arrived in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Later, as Somalia's civil war became more intense,...

Foreign arrivals in Turkey jump 308.48% in May

The Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport arrivals terminal, Turkey, March 29, 2022. (Shutterstock Photo)
By: Daily Sabah The number of foreigners visiting Turkey increased by 308.48% in May compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Culture and Tourism Ministry on Monday. The ministry revealed that some 3,824,555 people visited the country in...

UN warns over Greece’s treatment of asylum seekers

Filippo Grandi, the U.N. Commissioner for Refugees, on Monday raised concerns about the treatment of asylum seekers and migrants at European Union member states' points of entry. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI | License Photo
By:UNHCR UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by the increasing number of incidents of violence and serious human rights violations against refugees and migrants at various European borders, several of which have resulted in tragic loss of life. Violence, ill-treatment and pushbacks continue to...

Türkiye, UAE sign 13 agreements to revive relations

Erdogan and Mohamed bin Zayed discussed opportunities for cooperation, particularly in the economic and development fields, and the latest regional developments. (AA)
Türkiye and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed 13 agreements on various areas during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the Gulf country. The agreements on Monday were signed during the meeting between the Turkish and UAE delegation chaired jointly by Erdogan and Abu...