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UN sustainable development chief endorses Trkiye’s pioneering zero waste initiative
ISTANBUL: Jeffrey Sachs, president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, signed the Global Zero Waste Declaration of Goodwill after meeting with Turkish First Lady
4 dead, 17 injured in targeted shooting in US’ Birmingham
ANKARA: Four people were killed and 17 others injured late Saturday evening after multiple shooters opened fire in Birmingham, the US state of Alabama. Police
Sri Lanka’s new President Dissanayake set to pick Cabinet
ISTANBUL: Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to pick his Cabinet after he took the oath of office on Monday.
Dissanayake,
State of emergency declared in Israel until Sept. 30 amid Israeli escalation against Lebanon
ANKARA: The Israeli government on Monday evening announced a nationwide state of emergency until Sept. 30 amid its escalating strikes on Lebanon and anticipated expansion
Muslim scholar calls for collective action against Israel
ISTANBUL: The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Monday called on the Islamic world for urgent Arab-Islamic action to counter Israeli military operations in
Turkish stock exchange up at weekly open
ISTANBUL: benchmark stock index BIST 100 opened Monday at 9,959.21 points, marking an increase of 0.6% or 58.95 points from the previous close.
On Friday,
China’s test of reusable kerosene-fueled rocket fails
ISTANBUL: China’s efforts to test a reusable kerosene-fueled rocket encountered a setback on Sunday, as an engine malfunction disrupted the landing phase, according to state