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Turkish president congratulates newly elected Iranian counterpart, discusses bilateral ties
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian over election victory and discussed bilateral ties, Trkiye’s Communications Directorate said on
Climate activist jailed in Australia for disrupting coal port
ISTANBUL: A 21-year-old climate activist was sentenced to three months in jail on Monday for disrupting the coal port in Newcastle, southeastern Australia.
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China battles to plug 741-foot breach in dam at its 2nd-biggest freshwater lake
ISTANBUL: Thousands of workers are battling against time to plug the breach in a dam at China’s second-largest freshwater lake, state media reported on Monday.
Hurricane Beryl threatens southern US coasts
ISTANBUL: The US National Hurricane Center issued a warning on Monday about the life-threatening storm Beryl along the coast of the southern state of Texas.
France ‘firmly condemns’ Israeli decision to expand settlements in occupied Palestinian territories
ANKARA: The French Foreign Ministry Monday firmly condemned Israel’s recent decision to expand settlements in occupied Palestinian territories.
The ministry particularly condemned, in an official
S.Korea’s Samsung workers go on 3-day strike over wages
ISTANBUL: Workers at Samsung Electronics have initiated a three-day strike on Monday to request improved pay and working conditions, local media reported.
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Half a million Gazans face ‘catastrophic levels’ of hunger: UN agency
ISTANBUL: Almost half a million people in the Gaza Strip face catastrophic levels of hunger amid a deadly Israeli offensive on the enclave, the UN