Foreign
Trump surrenders at Fulton County jail
August 25, 2023, 3:11 pm
WASHINGTON – Former US President Donald Trump turned himself in to authorities in Fulton County, Georgia on Thursday to be booked on charges tied to alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. He was released on a USD200,000 bond nearly 20 minutes… Read More
Surgeons successfully perform UK's 1st womb transplant
August 24, 2023, 6:28 pm
LONDON – In a groundbreaking medical milestone, a surgical team in Oxford successfully performed UK's first womb transplant on Wednesday. This procedure offers a glimmer of hope to women who, like the patient in this case, were born without a functioning womb, granting them the possibility of… Read More
Japan begins release of treated radioactive water from Fukushima
August 24, 2023, 2:29 pm
TOKYO – Japan has begun to discharge treated radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean Thursday, according to Japanese media reports, despite concerns raised by neighboring countries and fishing groups in the region. The controversial discharge came after… Read More
Prigozhin passenger of plane that crashed in Russia’s Tver region
August 24, 2023, 1:53 pm
MOSCOW – Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport has launched an investigation into the crash of the Embraer plane in the Tver Region on Wednesday, the agency said noting that Yevgeny Prigozhin was among the passengers. According to preliminary data, all 10 people on board the plane have… Read More
Indian mission set to land on Moon
August 23, 2023, 7:10 pm
ANKARA – India's third lunar exploration mission is set to make a landing attempt on the Moon on Wednesday as the country aims to become the first to land on the lunar south pole. The country last month successfully launched its lunar exploration mission Chandrayaan-3, aiming to land a rover on… Read More
Jokowi: ASEAN nations must team up vs. cross-border crimes
August 21, 2023, 8:48 pm
JAKARTA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo invited fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations-member countries to collaborate in overcoming cross-border crimes. "We need to build sustainable collaboration in exchanging information, utilizing technology, as well as increasing the capacity and… Read More
WHO chief warns against impacts of climate change
August 21, 2023, 8:41 pm
ANKARA – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has warned against the impacts of climate change. "Devastating fires, catastrophic floods, extreme heatwaves, and prolonged droughts. Climate change is not a distant threat—it's happening now, impacting lives and ecosystems," Tedros Adhanom… Read More
More than 20 countries want to join BRICS
August 21, 2023, 2:21 pm
JOHANNESBURG – More than 20 countries have formally applied to join BRICS, a bloc of emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. “An expanded BRICS will represent a diverse group of nations with different political systems that share a common desire to have… Read More
S. Korea, US start key military drills amid tensions with North
August 21, 2023, 1:01 pm
SEOUL – South Korea and the United States kicked off major combined military drills Monday to bolster their joint readiness posture amid heightened tensions from North Korea's missile tests and hardening rhetoric against the allies. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, based on an… Read More
ASEAN calls for review of Global Minimum Tax - AIA Chair
August 21, 2023, 12:31 pm
JAKARTA – Chair of the ASEAN Investment Area (AIA) Council Bahlil Lahadalia has called for the review of the Global Minimum Tax (GMT) as its implementation is considered to benefit only certain countries. "The adoption of global minimum tax will affect investment incentives. We decided that it… Read More
Equity in ASEAN investment urged
August 20, 2023, 4:11 pm
SEMARANG -- Foreign direct investment flowing into ASEAN must not flow to just one or a few countries, Indonesia's Investment Minister and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia said as he urged that the Southeast Asian bloc must prioritize shared prosperity. "We have… Read More
UK nurse found guilty of murdering 7 babies on neonatal unit
August 19, 2023, 6:50 pm
LONDON – Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies on a neonatal unit when working at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwestern England, police said on Friday. Following a two-year investigation, Cheshire Police arrested the 33-year-old nurse in July 2018 at her… Read More
Chinese military holds joint drills around Taiwan
August 19, 2023, 5:52 pm
ANKARA ISTANBUL – Chinese armed forces launched a joint drill Saturday around Taiwan in response to Vice President Lai Ching-te's "stopover" in the US before visiting Paraguay earlier this week. The drills were aimed at “seizing control of air and sea spaces" by the Eastern Theater Command of… Read More
Trump says he may not participate in 1st Republican debate
August 19, 2023, 12:45 pm
TORONTO/WASHINGTON – Former US President Donald Trump has suggested that he will not participate in the first Republican debate. Trump took to his social media platform Thursday to suggest that he does not need to attend the highly anticipated public showdown because of his sizable lead among… Read More
Maui agency head resigns after not using sirens during wildfires
August 18, 2023, 8:52 pm
HOUSTON, US – The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) stepped down from his post Thursday following severe criticism over its response to wildfires in the town of Lahaina, in which the death toll now stands at 111. Herman Andaya’s resignation came a day after he defended his… Read More
Pope calls for peace 'wherever the noise of arms is heard'
August 18, 2023, 5:29 pm
ROME – Pope Francis on Thursday renewed his call for an end to all conflict as the Vatican observed the 150th anniversary of the national pilgrimage to the Marian Sanctuary of Lourdes in France. In his message, the Holy See has invoked the Virgin Mary to intercede so that "much-desired peace may… Read More
Ukraine extends martial law, general mobilization until Nov. 15
August 17, 2023, 9:24 pm
ANKARA – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday signed bills to extend martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days, until Nov. 15. The law becomes effective as of Aug. 18 when the term of the previously announced marital law and general mobilization ends. Zelenskyy… Read More
Britons urged to don face masks again due to new Covid variant
August 17, 2023, 7:27 pm
LONDON – Scientists have called for people in the United Kingdom (UK) to wear face masks again amid a worrying new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variant “mutation.” They expressed concern over a subvariant of Omicron, “Eris,” which now accounts for one in 10 cases in the UK. The… Read More
YouTube unveils new health policy for medical misinformation
August 16, 2023, 6:26 pm
ISTANBUL – YouTube announced its new health policy Tuesday to tackle medical misinformation shared on its platform. The company said it needs a policy framework that holds up in the long term and preserves the balance of removing harmful content while ensuring space for debate and discussion.… Read More
Global wealth down for 1st time since 2008 financial crisis
August 16, 2023, 3:04 pm
GENEVA – Global household wealth, measured in current nominal US dollars, fell last year for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, a new study found. The total private net wealth was down 2.4 percent in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to the 14th edition of the Global… Read More
