Foreign
Israel reopens 2nd water pipeline into Gaza Strip
October 30, 2023, 4:08 pm
JERUSALEM – Israel has reopened the second of three pipelines supplying water to the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry. The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said the pipeline was reopened on Saturday, the Times of Israel newspaper reported. Opening the… Read More
UN says 59 workers killed in Gaza since Oct. 7
October 30, 2023, 2:42 pm
ISTANBUL – The United Nations Sunday announced that 59 employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been killed in Gaza due to Israeli attacks since Oct.7 According to a statement posted on UNRWA's social media account X, a memorial ceremony was held to honor the UNRWA employees who… Read More
Bulgaria, RSF agree to cooperate in fight vs. misinformation
October 30, 2023, 2:26 pm
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Following a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov on Thursday in Brussels, the non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontieres, RSF) welcomed his willingness and commitment to strengthening media freedom and the right to… Read More
War is always defeat, says Pope Francis calling for ceasefire in Gaza
October 30, 2023, 12:11 pm
LONDON – Pope Francis on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza amid escalating violence and a humanitarian catastrophe in the enclave. The Pope, addressing a crowd of the faithful in St. Peter's Square in Rome during his Sunday Angelus, urged the world to join in prayer for the… Read More
Hamas chief says group ready for prisoner swap with Israel
October 29, 2023, 4:51 pm
GAZA CITY, Palestine –The head of Hamas in Gaza said Saturday his group is ready to strike a deal with Israel for an immediate prisoner swap. In a brief statement, Yahya al-Sinwar said the Palestinian resistance group is "ready to conduct an immediate prisoners exchange deal" – his first since… Read More
Elon Musk's Starlink to provide services for int'l aid groups in Gaza
October 29, 2023, 2:35 pm
ISTANBUL – Tesla chief Elon Musk on Saturday announced that his satellite-based communication system Starlink will extend its services to the "internationally recognized aid organizations" in the Gaza Strip after Israel cut off communications networks causing full blackout in the besieged… Read More
Suspect in mass shooting in Maine found dead
October 28, 2023, 6:21 pm
HOUSTON, United States – The shooting suspect who killed 18 people in the US state of Maine was found dead by police late Friday after a nearly two-day manhunt. Authorities said Robert Card, 40, was discovered near a recycling facility near the city of Lewiston, where the shootings occurred,… Read More
Poll: 49% of Israelis support postponing ground offensive in Gaza
October 28, 2023, 12:13 pm
JERUSALEM – Forty-nine percent of Israelis support postponing any ground invasion in Gaza, a recent poll conducted by the Lazar Research Institute for Israeli daily Maariv said. The poll, which involved a random sample of 522 Israeli adults, with a margin of error or 4.3 percent, also revealed… Read More
Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang dies of heart attack
October 27, 2023, 11:17 am Updated on October 27, 2023, 2:56 pm
ANKARA – China's former Premier Li Keqiang died early Friday following a heart attack, according to state media. Li, 68, had recently been taking a rest in Shanghai, state-run CCTV News reported. On Thursday, he suddenly suffered from a heart attack. Despite all efforts, he passed away at 12.10… Read More
Johnson elected new US House Speaker
October 26, 2023, 12:50 pm
WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives elected Republican Mike Johnson as the new Speaker, weeks after the removal of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson secured 220 votes while nominee Democrat Hakeem Jeffries received 209. The lawmaker from Louisiana was the fourth Republican this month to be… Read More
At least 22 dead, over 50 hurt in multiple shootings in US
October 26, 2023, 12:07 pm
WASHINGTON – At least 22 people were killed in shootings at multiple locations in the US state of Maine late Wednesday, according to a report. Maine State Police had issued a warning about an "active shooter" incident in the city of Lewiston. The shooter targeted several locations, including a… Read More
Vigil held in London for Palestinian children killed in Gaza
October 25, 2023, 1:50 pm
LONDON – London on Tuesday saw a vigil to mourn Palestinian children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. As the Israeli attacks on one of the world's most densely-populated areas continue, dozens of people took part in the vigil held by the Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), a UK-based charity,… Read More
‘I went through hell’: freed hostage describes Hamas captivity
October 25, 2023, 9:38 am
JERUSALEM – An 85-year-old Israeli hostage who was released by Hamas over the weekend described her 17-day captivity as going through "hell." “I went through hell that we never thought it would get to this,” Yocheved Lifshitz said in her first meeting with reporters on Monday after being… Read More
2023 space, ecology confab to be held at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
October 25, 2023, 8:51 am
SOFIA, Bulgaria – The Space Research and Technology Institute with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) is hosting the nineteenth international scientific conference Space, Ecology and Safety (SES) in Sofia between Oct. 23 and 26, BAS said on Monday. The forum is dedicated to the 35th… Read More
Israeli not looking for war with Lebanon: President Herzog
October 24, 2023, 9:26 pm
JERUSALEM – Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday said Israel is not seeking a war on its northern borders with the Lebanese group Hezbollah. Addressing a press conference with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron who is in Israel on a solidarity visit, Herzog said: “Hezbollah is playing… Read More
US-led 5-nation joint naval drill conducted in South China Sea
October 24, 2023, 8:51 pm
ISTANBUL – Led by the US, a five-nation joint naval drill was conducted in the South China Sea on Tuesday. The joint exercise was conducted with the aim of enhancing tactical skills and strengthening cooperation with the navies of the participating countries in the South China Sea, Japan… Read More
23 journalists killed in Gaza conflict -- Press freedom group
October 24, 2023, 3:05 pm
ISTANBUL – The number of journalists killed in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict has risen to 23, an international press freedom group said on Monday. In a statement, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said the Israel-Palestine conflict has taken a “severe toll” on journalists,… Read More
International migration at record-high level in 2022, says OECD
October 24, 2023, 2:59 pm
ISTANBUL – International migration flows to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) region and labor market reached a record-high level last year, the group said Monday. Permanent migration to the organization's countries reached 6.1 million in 2022, up 26 percent from… Read More
Antarctic expedition presents scientific projects on Livingston Island
October 24, 2023, 11:08 am
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Ten scientific projects, new opportunities for research with microscopes and ocean sampling equipment delivered on board the Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii and plans to continue the construction of a new scientific laboratory unit at the St. Kliment… Read More
Israeli army says it killed senior Hamas commander in Gaza
October 23, 2023, 12:31 pm
JERUSALEM – The Israeli army announced on Sunday that it had killed a senior Hamas military official in an artillery strike on the Gaza Strip. Mohammed Katamish, deputy commander of the Palestinian resistance group's rocket and artillery system, who is also responsible for directing rocket fire… Read More
