The Afghan Interior Ministry returned dozens of military vehicles and equipment transported to Iran during the change of the Taliban regime in August. Among them were 32 military vehicles, 17 non-military vehicles, 57 AK-47 rifles, 42 machine guns, 32 grenade launchers and a series of ammunition, the Ministry of National Defense said. Read more: … Read more
Ukraine’s state nuclear company has accused the head of the UN of lying about a planned visit to a Russian-controlled power plant. Rafael Grossi said Monday that Ukraine had invited the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. However, Energoatom said there were no invitations and that any visit would … Read more
A car crashed into pedestrians a street in Berlin, killing one person and injuring 10 others. Emergency services said it was not known if the local time accident was 10:30 a.m. (08:30 GMT) was intentional or accidental. A police officer said: “The driver was arrested on the spot”. The incident took place on one of the busiest shopping streets in central West Berlin. Police spokesman Thilo Kablitz said more than a dozen people had been … Read more
During tripartite talks with South Korean and Japanese diplomats, the United States focused on cooperating with its allies against North Korea’s threat. Senior diplomats in the United States, South Korea and Japan have condemned North Korea’s recent missile test as “a serious and illegal challenge” in a joint statement. The comments came after high-level talks between Japan and South Korea on Wednesday with Deputy … Read more
Robert Habek Yad, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, seemed to hold back his tears as the flowers blossomed at the Holocaust Memorial in Israel. He knelt down, straightened his ribbon, and later wrote a poem in his guestbook in memory of the millions of Jews who died at the hands of the Nazis. … Read more
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel set a new record in her relationship with President Vladimir Putin in her first major interview since her resignation. He supported the sanctions, saying “there is no excuse” for Ukraine’s response to the 2014 annexation of Crimea. He also defended Ukraine’s opposition to joining NATO. Merkel has been accused of undermining Germany by doing business with Russia. The North Stream 2 pipeline, which carries Russian natural gas directly to Germany, was built during his tenure … Read more
In the two weeks since the Texas school shootings as a result of gun violence, 43 of the 50 U.S. states have been shot. Since May 24, more than 650 incidents have resulted in 730 deaths, according to the Violence Archives. 23 of those killed were children, more than Uvalde’s total death toll, and 66 … Read more
A new study suggests that rising La Niña rates could make eastern Australia more prone to flooding in the coming decades. Disturbing weather patterns are more likely to occur as climate change slows the current “conveyor belt” of the Atlantic Ocean, according to a report published Tuesday in the journal Nature Climate Change. An oceanic feature known as the Atlantic Meridian Slope involves the continuous movement of large-scale tropical water flows each year, which in turn has a significant impact on the planet’s climate. Read more: Heavy … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that he will launch a NASA rocket in a month, for the first time in 27 years. Enrico Palermo, director of the Albanian and Australian Space Agency (ASA), said Wednesday that NASA’s three suborbital missiles will be launched from the Northern Territory (NT) Arnhem Space Center between June 26 … Read more
A temporary memorial for victims of gun violence in the United States was unveiled on Tuesday at the National Mall in Washington. The lawn near the Washington Monument is lined with white and orange flowers that represent the number of victims of armed violence in the United States. “Now is the time to unite,” said … Read more
Four train carriages derailed between Mashhad and Yazd, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens. A passenger train derailed in eastern Iran on Wednesday morning, killing several passengers and injuring dozens, state media reported. A railroad spokesman told state radio station Irib that eight people had been killed and ten state television had been killed. Read more: Iran To Face Censure Amid Stalled Nuclear Talks … Read more
Israeli PM at Nafali Bennett, together with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), met Herafael Grossideneration. Bennett spoke about the constant development of the Israelites to achieve nuclear weapons, and “the International Community cheats information and false lies.” Read more: Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank He stressed the … Read more
Iran’s representative to the United Nations, Majid Taqt-Ravanchi, reported on Iranian state television that the United States is waging a “war” against Iranian citizens through sanctions. Some countries use unilateral coercion as a means of war to starve innocent civilians. Read more: US sanctions Iran’s Quds Force, Hezbollah These international crimes violate the Charter of the United Nations and international law, “he said at a Security Council forum to strengthen accountability and justice for serious … Read more
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday ordered officials to use COVID-19 social security funds to buy basic medicines as the country faces a shortage of medicines during the economic crisis. The president said the funds could be used for other health needs as the South Asian epidemic is under control. Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented economic crisis due to a lack of everyday products such as … Read more
Turkey’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 73.5% in May from the same period last year, the highest since October 1998. According to the research institute, China’s CPI rose by 2.98% in May compared to the same month last year. The highest annual increase in prices in the transport sector was 107.62%. Read more: Turkey makes a formal request to change its name to ‘Turkiye’ Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 91.63%, and prices for furniture … Read more
The US government has returned part of the US military base in central Seoul South Korea on the 10th, the government policy coordination office said. A statement from the bureau said that the South Korean government had received 51,000 square meters of land southeast of the Yongsan garrison by US forces. The return area included the southern and southwestern gates of the garrison and the roads leading to the gates. Read more: United States will cancel … Read more
Chinese FM Wang added that China also announced a commitment to mutual respect and common development with the Pacific islands. Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, is in the midst of a 10-day marathon tour of the area, visiting eight nations in that time. Security analysts say the trip indicates a remarkable “uptick in speed” … Read more
A gunman who killed four people at a hospital in Oklahoma has been targeted by a doctor who performed surgery on his back. The Tulsa police commissioner said the gunman who killed four people at a hospital in Oklahoma targeted the surgeon behind him. Police have identified Michael Lewis as the man who opened fire Wednesday on the campus of St. John’s Hospital. Francis of Tulsa. The shooter accused Dr Preston Phillips, a … Read more
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 142 kilometres west of Naha, Japan on Friday at 07:03:35, according to the United States Geological Services. The epicentre was reported at 26.0993 degrees north latitude and 126.4125 degrees east longitude. Read more: 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay Area In March 2022, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, but no … Read more
The government has argued that Turkey is recognized as Turkiye (Turk-kei-ye) because of its spelling and pronunciation. Since December, the government has been working to make Turkish a written and spoken language. Turkey has made a formal request to the United Nations to change its name to ‘Turkiye.’ The Ankara government sees the move as … Read more
New South Wales, Australia (NSW) recently diagnosed the third case of monkey flu in a man returning from Europe. A few days after arriving in Sydney mild symptoms appeared, and the monkeypox was examined for symptoms after consulting a doctor. This came after the state’s first two complaints about a man returning from Europe on May 20. Read more: Three dead in US gun violence … Read more
A man shot and killed two women in a church parking lot in Ames, Iowa on Thursday, police said. The incident happened shortly after President Joe Biden made a keynote lecture on gun violence in the aftermath of the Buffalo, New York, massacre. Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, in recent weeks. Meanwhile, two individuals were killed and two … Read more
Sri Lanka’s Department of Zoology has told the Wildlife Department that there is not enough money to feed zoo animals during the economic crisis, local media reported on Thursday. A Foreign Ministry official quoted the media as saying that there was a significant shortage of funds due to the decline in foreign and domestic tourists. Officials say the government’s annual budget is running out. Read more: In the midst of the crisis, Sri Lanka is urging farmers to … Read more
Croatia is expected to adopt the euro on January 1, 2023. “Croatia will use only the euro” after meeting with European Commission spokesman Valdis Dombrovskis after the transition period from January 1-15, 2023, Plenkovic told a news conference. Meanwhile, Plenkovic urged Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Zdravko Maric to “monitor the situation” to prevent inflation. Read … Read more
Namibia will host the fourth conference and exhibition on the industrial revolution in Windhoek on June 7-8, Namibia’s president said on Thursday. Hosted by the Working Group of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) appointed by the President of Namibia, this event will be held under the theme “The 4th Industrial Revolution as a driving force for green and inclusive industrialization”. Namibia is a semi-arid country located in southwest … Read more
In a text message to friends, Johnny Depp dreamed of killing his then-wife, actress Amber Heard. In another article, he insulted his wife’s body with ridiculous and misogynistic remarks. The lyrics were released as part of Depp’s defamation suit against Heard, who is on trial in Virginia. Apparently, Depp sued Heard for a 2018 Washington Post article entitled “I’m Against Sexual Violence – and the Wrath of Our Culture.” “Two years ago, I was a public figure exposing domestic violence,” she wrote in the article. Herd Depp … Read more
Cheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta in the fall. He became Facebook’s chief operating officer (COO) for 14 years, second only to Mark Zuckerberg. “When I started doing this in 2008, I wanted to do this role for five years,” he wrote on his Facebook page. “After 14 years, it’s time to write the next chapter in my life.” Sandberg has grown the social media giant’s advertising business to $ 100 billion a year since its inception. “I’m not sure what the future holds,” she … Read more
Indonesia’s National Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on Thursday that the inflation rate for May was 3.55% per year. This compares to 3.47% in April. “Inflation is rising because the government has a policy to allow airlines to adjust production costs and recently raise fuel prices for Pertamax,” BPS President Margo Yuvono told a news conference. Read more: Inflation in bankrupt Sri Lanka hits fresh record Bank of Indonesia … Read more
