ISTANBUL: Ukraine claimed on Sunday that it downed over 30 Russian drones during an overnight attack. A statement by the Ukrainian Air Force claimed that its air defenses downed 31 out of 68 Russian drones over the country’s Kyiv, Poltava, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Cherkasy regions. The Air Force claimed that
ISTANBUL: A Palestinian prisoner receiving treatment in an Israeli hospital has died, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs announced on Sunday. According to the commission, Muhammad Munir Musa, a 37-year-old resident of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, died at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, southern Israel. The authority stated that Musa
ISTANBUL: Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza a year ago, public criticism of Israel in the West has come with increasing risks, especially on social media. Academics have been targeted, with some facing investigations and others subjected to online backlash for expressing their opposition to the Israeli government.
ANKARA: The world’s top sporting governing bodies such as FIFA for football, FIBA in basketball, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are still silent on Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip as the war entered its second year on Oct. 7. Israeli clubs, national teams, and athletes have been eligible
ANKARA: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Sunday lashed out at the opposition for not supporting the growing calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and Lebanon. Wong said that the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is ‘extreme’ for not supporting Middle East cease-fire calls, local broadcaster SBS News reported. Wong’s comments
ANKARA: Sam Hou Fai was elected Sunday as the new chief executive of China’s Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), securing an overwhelming majority, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News. Sam secured 394 votes out of 398 valid ballots cast, announced Song Man Lei, president of the Electoral Affairs Commission for
