Foreign
Vietnam export rice prices return to world's top position
May 6, 2024, 7:05 pm
HANOI – Prices of the Vietnamese rice in the global market rose by USD3 to 8 per ton last week, helping the Southeast Asian country return to the top position in terms of export rice prices, Vietnam News Agency reported Monday, citing the Vietnam Food Association. The price for Vietnam's 5… Read More
1st Pakistani woman to summit 11 peaks above 8K meters
May 6, 2024, 11:47 am
KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistan's Naila Kiani on Sunday summited Nepal’s Makalu, the world's fifth-tallest mountain, marking her the first Pakistani woman to scale 11 peaks above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet). "After a challenging climb through the night, Kiani has achieved another historic… Read More
6.2 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia
May 6, 2024, 11:13 am
ANKARA – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Indonesia on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter of the quake was 153 kilometers (95 miles) southwest of the Fakfak area in West Papua, at a depth of 12.1 kilometers below the surface. No reports of casualties or property… Read More
38% of Americans believe US doing too much for Israel
May 5, 2024, 7:21 pm
NEW YORK – Nearly four in 10 Americans said the US is doing too much to support Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip. An April 25 - 30 survey of 2,260 adults by US News Ipsos revealed that Americans are divided on the US’ Israel policies. The survey revealed that 38 percent said the US was… Read More
Floods, landslides kill 14 in Indonesia's Sulawesi island
May 5, 2024, 1:36 pm
ANKARA – At least 14 people were killed when heavy floods and landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, with a population of about 20,000, state-run media said on Saturday. Torrential rain caused flooding which reached up to three meters (10 feet) in height in some areas, Antara News said,… Read More
UN demands better protection of environmental journalists
May 5, 2024, 11:50 am
NEW YORK – Marking the World Press Freedom Day on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted an uptick in violence against journalists covering environmental issues, which made the profession increasingly dangerous. The UN chief said journalists and media professionals “have a… Read More
45 journalists killed in Yemen since fighting erupted in 2015: group
May 5, 2024, 9:41 am
SANAA, Yemen – Forty-five journalists have been killed in Yemen since the fighting erupted between the internationally-recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi group in 2015, a journalists group said Friday. The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate on World Press Freedom Day said 165 press platforms… Read More
New Delhi rejects US president's remarks that India is 'xenophobic'
May 5, 2024, 9:34 am
NEW DELHI – India on Saturday dismissed recent remarks by US President Joe Biden, who called India and other Asian nations "xenophobic." Speaking at a round table hosted by the Indian daily Economic Times, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar also underlined that India's economy "is… Read More
4 female Palestinian journalists detained in Israeli jails
May 4, 2024, 2:56 pm
RAMALLAH, Palestine – At least four Palestinian women reporters are among the journalists detained in Israeli jails, a Palestinian prisoners' group said on Friday. "Four female journalists are under arrest (in Israeli jails), including a nursing mother," the Palestinian Prisoner Society said in… Read More
Pro-Palestine student protests spread to other countries
May 4, 2024, 2:04 pm
ANKARA – Pro-Palestine student demonstrations spread to Japan on Friday, with a protest held at the Waseda University in Tokyo against Israel's ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip. Footage on social media shows dozens of students gathering in support of Palestinians, chanting "Free Palestine,… Read More
Pro-Palestinian protests escalate in US campuses despite arrests
May 3, 2024, 6:29 pm
ISTANBUL – Pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses continue, with over 2,000 arrests in the past three weeks, with prominent universities like Columbia, University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), and Yale, according to media reports. Amid nationwide demonstrations in the US, several… Read More
Japanese premier calls for 'int'l governance' to achieve secure AI
May 3, 2024, 5:27 pm
ISTANBUL – Acknowledging that evolving high technology has the potential to be a “vital tool to further enrich” the world, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday called for “international governance” to achieve “secure” artificial intelligence (AI). “As AI is an… Read More
Georgia turns down US invite for official visit over ‘pre-condition’
May 3, 2024, 1:38 pm
ISTANBUL – Tbilisi has turned down a US invitation to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze for an official visit due to a “pre-condition.” Washington apparently urged Georgia to temporarily halt an ongoing parliamentary discussion on a controversial “foreign agents” bill. “Today,… Read More
U.S. plans up to 43.5% anti-dumping tariff on S. Korean aluminum
May 3, 2024, 1:22 pm
SEJONG – The United States has made a preliminary decision to impose up to a 43.5 percent anti-dumping tariff on aluminum extrusion imports from South Korea, officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Commerce plans to impose 2.42 percent anti-dumping tariff on aluminum extrusion produced by… Read More
48 die as highway collapses in China
May 3, 2024, 12:25 pm
GUANGZHOU – At least 48 people died after a portion of an expressway collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province early Wednesday morning. Thirty others were hurt and are receiving hospital treatment, according to authorities of Meizhou City. The collapse happened around 2:10 a.m. on the… Read More
Death toll in Kenya floods rises to 179; thousands remain displaced
May 2, 2024, 4:09 pm
NAIROBI, Kenya – Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Kenya have claimed the lives of 179 people, officials said on Wednesday. "Ongoing floods have led to the unfortunate loss of 10 lives within the past 24 hours, raising the national flood-related death toll to 179," Isaac Mwaura,… Read More
US House passes antisemitism bill
May 2, 2024, 4:00 pm
WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives passed an antisemitism bill Wednesday as pro-Palestinian protests continued on campuses across the country. The measure passed in a 320-91 vote, with 70 Democrats and 21 Republicans voting against the bill, which would next need to be taken up by the… Read More
Global air passenger demand up 13.8% in March
May 2, 2024, 3:38 pm
ISTANBUL – Global air passenger demand was up 13.8 percent year-on-year in March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed on Wednesday. Total air passenger capacity, measured in available seat kilometers, was up 12.3 percent over the same period, the association said. It… Read More
US Fed chair says central bank 'unlikely' to make rate hike
May 2, 2024, 2:27 pm
ISTANBUL – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said the central bank is "unlikely" to make an interest rate increase despite inflation still hovering above its 2 percent target. "It's unlikely that the next policy rate move will be a hike," he said in a post-meeting press conference… Read More
Heatwave engulfs Bangladesh with record temperature since 1989
May 2, 2024, 2:22 pm
DHAKA – Bangladesh has set its extreme temperature record this year as heatwave sweeps large parts of the South Asian country. Mercury rose to 43.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday in the country's southwestern district of Jessore, a record since 1989, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological… Read More
