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Clan elders in the disputed Las Anod region of Somalia want their area to be managed directly by the Federal Government of Somalia in Mogadishu, rejecting claims by both the self-declared republic of Somaliland and the authority of Puntland state.      Local leader Garad Jama Garad Ali (holding flag) is welcomed by inhabitants of Las […]

Ukrainian troops are employing omnipresent drones, artillery ambushes and delaying tactics, prioritizing enemy kills over holding ground in a bid to stem the Kremlin’s massed infantry assaults in the eastern Donbas sector, Russian battle participants, eyewitnesses and military observers said. This handout satellite image taken on January 4, 2023 by Maxar Technologies shows destroyed apartment […]

Turkey has been hit by more than 100 magnitude-4+ quakes since a deadly 7.8 earthquake struck the southeastern region along the border with Syria on February 6. Turkey has been hit by more than 100 magnitude-4+ quakes since a deadly 7.8 earthquake struck the southeastern region along the border with Syria on February 6. More […]

On Tuesday, members of Türkiye’s business world pledged to dispatch hundreds of trucks loaded with urgently needed supplies and equipment to assist in the massive relief operation after powerful earthquakes hit the country’s southern regions. A woman reacts as emergency personnel carry out a search and rescue operation at the site of a collapsed building […]

The national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) announced free flights from Adana, Adıyaman, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Malatya, Elazığ, Kahramanmaraş provinces late on Tuesday as part of earthquake relief efforts, as per THY’s Senior VP for Media Relations, Yahya Üstün. An influx of volunteers, ready to engage in the assistance and rescue efforts following earthquakes […]

At least 1,121 people lost their lives Monday after a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the southeast of Türkiye, the local officials said, while at least 14 survivors have been pulled from the rubble, giving rescuers hope in their search. A child was rescued in Adana after an earthquake hit Kahramanmaraş, Feb. 6, 2023. (AA […]

EARTHQUAKE At least 783 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Syria after a series of powerful earthquakes centered in southeastern Türkiye jolted the wider region early on Monday. Rescuers search for survivors under the rubble of a damaged building, following an earthquake, in opposition-held Azaz, Syria, Feb. 6, 2023. (Reuters Photo) According to […]

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov attends the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein-Miesenbach, southwestern Germany on January 20, 2023. ANDRE PAIN / AFP   Rumours about Oleksiy Reznikov’s future have been circulating for days but he reiterated during a press conference today that the final decision lay with President Zelensky. […]

Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf passed away at the age of 79 in Dubai after a prolonged illness, Geo News reported on Sunday. The former military ruler died at American Hospital Dubai, where he had been undergoing treatment for amyloidosis. Former president Gen.Pervez Musharraf-AFP/File Musharraf’s family has filed an application in the Pakistani consulate in […]

Supply of more advanced United States weaponry to Ukraine will not end the war but only prolong it and trigger more retaliatory strikes from Russia, up to the extent of Russia’s nuclear doctrine, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and former President Dmitry Medvedev smiles during a meeting on […]