ISTANBUL: The Danube River swelled to record levels in Hungary’s capital Budapest early on Saturday, reaching up to 830 centimeters (over 27.2 feet), according to the national news agency, MTI. The water level started to recede after the peak at about 5 a.m., reportedly dropping 2 cm between over the
WASHINGTON: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the US on Saturday to address the 79th session of the UN General Assembly this week. Before heading to New York, Erdogan said he would address the assembly on Tuesday, the first day of the talks. “This year’s General Assembly debate will
ISTANBUL : Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar flew to New York on Saturday for talks with UN officials, aiming to secure support for ending the international isolation of Turkish Cypriots. Tatar is set to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss demands for direct flights, trade, international contact and the
ANKARA: Lebanese Hezbollah said on Sunday that it bombed Israeli military industrial complexes north of Haifa, with Israel saying three people were injured in the attack. In a statement, the group said it targeted strategic military sites, specifically the complexes of Rafael Electronics Company north of Haifa with dozens of
ISTANBUL: The death toll in Myanmar surged to 384 as the country grapples with the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, with 89 people missing, the military junta said Saturday. Yagi, which struck more than a week ago, swept through northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar, and caused catastrophic floods and landslides
ISTANBUL: A recent cyberattack in Lebanon has reignited discussions about Israel’s history of cyber operations, such as the Stuxnet virus and the Pegasus Project. At least 37 people were killed and more than 3,250, including children and women, were injured as ‘pagers’ and ‘ICOM’ wireless communication devices exploded Tuesday and
