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Erdoğan visits mine in northern Türkiye as death toll reaches 41

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Erdoğan visits mine in northern Türkiye as death toll reaches 41

Rescue teams reached the body of the last worker trapped after a blast at a coal mine in northern Türkiye, bringing the death toll from the accident to 41, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday. At least 110 miners were working in the shaft when the explosion occurred on Friday evening. President Recep Tayyip […]

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Russia Fails to Turn Tide of War with Missile Strikes and Mobilization

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Russia Fails to Turn Tide of War with Missile Strikes and Mobilization

Russia’s efforts to massively shell cities in Ukraine, as well as the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of reservists represent a significant escalation in the war unleashed by Russian President Putin, but this unlikely will change the dynamics, which is now characterized by a growing success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield. […]

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From Mobilization to Death in 10 Days: Russia’s Draftees Killed in Ukraine

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From Mobilization to Death in 10 Days: Russia’s Draftees Killed in Ukraine

St. Petersburg lawyer Andrei Nikiforov was drafted into the Russian army four days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial” mobilization in a bid to solve the military’s manpower problems in the ongoing Ukraine war. Mobilized soldiers fighting in Ukraine.Stanislav Krasilnikov / TASS Less than two weeks later, Nikiforov became one of the first […]

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Sweden’s winning right-bloc agrees to form government with far-right backing

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Sweden’s winning right-bloc agrees to form government with far-right backing

Swedish right-wing parties have agreed to form a minority government with the unprecedented support of the far-right Sweden Democrats, immediately announcing plans to crack down on crime and immigration and build new nuclear power stations. Sweden Democrats Jimmie Akesson, Leader of the Moderate party Ulf Kristersson, Leader of the Christian Democrats Ebba Busch and Leader […]

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Exclusive: Maritime agreement ‘signal of hope,’ says UK’s new ambassador to Lebanon

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Exclusive: Maritime agreement ‘signal of hope,’ says UK’s new ambassador to Lebanon

In his first interview since assuming his post in August, new UK Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell praised the maritime border agreement that was finalized — pending ratification by both the Lebanese and Israeli governments — on Tuesday. UK Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell speaks with L’Orient Today on Oct. 12, 2022. (Credit: João Sousa/L’Orient To He […]

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22 dead, 17 injured after coal mine blast in northern Türkiye

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22 dead, 17 injured after coal mine blast in northern Türkiye

At least 22 workers lost their lives, 17 others were injured and dozens of others were stuck underground after an explosion rocked a coal mine in Türkiye’s Bartın on Friday evening, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. Paramedics and mine workers carry a wounded mine worker to an ambulance on-site after an explosion occurred at a […]

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Ukraine’s Voice From the Bomb Shelter: the Lviv BookForum 2022

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Ukraine’s Voice From the Bomb Shelter: the Lviv BookForum 2022

Despite the war in Ukraine and the risks due to rocket attacks, the 29th International BookForum was held in Lviv from October 6 to 9. The foundation of this event dates back to 1994. At that time, it was a platform for business communication among players in the publishing industry to develop Ukraine’s book market […]

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Somali Survivor Tells Tale of Greek Migrant Shipwreck

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Somali Survivor Tells Tale of Greek Migrant Shipwreck

A failed engine and high waves were to blame for the fatal shipwreck that killed at least 18 Europe-bound migrants off the coast of Greece last week, one survivor tells VOA. A volunteer adjusts the supplies for the migrants at an old school used as a temporary shelter on the island of Kythira, southern Greece, […]

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Iran protests death toll rises to 224: Rights group

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Iran protests death toll rises to 224: Rights group

Iran’s security forces have killed 224 people, including 29 minors, in anti-government protests that erupted last month following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, a rights group said on Friday. A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic […]

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Defiant Putin Says Russia “Doing Everything Right” in Ukraine

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Defiant Putin Says Russia “Doing Everything Right” in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, Oct.14, that Moscow was conducting its nearly eight-month invasion of Ukraine correctly, despite his forces’ early failure to topple Kyiv and a string of recent embarrassing battlefield defeats. Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a press conference after attending a summit with leaders of post-soviet countries of the […]

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