Türkiye seeks multi-sector cooperation with Ethiopia

A Turkish trade delegation is set to visit Ethiopia this week to explore cooperation opportunities across a wide range of sectors, including construction, textiles, energy and health care.

The program, coordinated by the Trade Ministry and organized by the Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TİM), ai…[Read more]

War-weary Gazans clutch MSF as Israel attempts to push NGO out

Patients crowded into wards at a Gaza hospital fear they could be left without care after Israel announced it will bar 37 aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, from operating in the territory from March 1 over staffing disclosure requirements.

“They stood by us…[Read more]

UNRWA cuts 571 Gaza staff as ‘dire’ funding crisis deepens

he U.N.’s beleaguered agency for Palestinian refugees said on Wednesday that a severe financial shortfall has forced it to dismiss hundreds of Gazan employees who are currently outside the territory, underscoring what it described as an unprecedented funding crisis.

“On Tuesday, 571 l…[Read more]

New governors appointed to 19 provinces

Türkiye has appointed new governors to 19 of its 81 provinces, withdrawing seven governors from their posts without reassigning them, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette early on Jan. 7.

Under the decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the governors who were withdrawn w…[Read more]

Türkiye to assess joint defense industry steps with Malaysia

Türkiye will continue to assess the joint steps it can take with Malaysia in the defense industry field, “guided by the win-win principle,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Jan. 7.

Erdoğan’s remarks came during a joint news conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibr…[Read more]

US immigration agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, mayor disputes government claim of self-defense

A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday during an immigration enforcement surge, according to local and federal officials, the latest violence in President Donald Trump’s nationwide…[Read more]

Venezuela open to oil deal, says Rodríguez, as Vance claims US ‘controls’ country’s resources

The Trump administration is asserting control over Venezuelan oil, after seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers on Wednesday

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended plans to open up her country’s oil market to Washington, as Donald T…[Read more]

China announces anti-dumping probe into Japanese chip-related chemical

China has announced it will launch an anti-dumping probe into imports of a chemical from Japan used mainly for semiconductor production.

The Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday that the investigative authority will study to what extent the price of a chemical called…[Read more]

Japan condemns China’s dual-use export ban as rare earth curbs loom

Japan called China’s ban on dual-use exports for its military “absolutely unacceptable” on Wednesday, amid a looming threat of broader curbs on vital rare earths in an escalating dispute between Asia’s top two economies.
Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that…[Read more]

Parliament to be recalled early as Labor seeks to crack down on ‘hate preachers’ and fund gun buybacks

Coalition gearing up to intensify campaign for royal commission into antisemitism but may be split on tighter gun controls

The federal parliament will be recalled early as the Albanese government seeks to rush through laws to crack down on “ha…[Read more]

Alleged Bondi gunman transferred to Supermax

Accused Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram has been moved from a Sydney prison hospital to Goulburn Supermax, 9News understands.
The 24-year-old has been charged with 59 offences including 15 counts of murder and committing a terrorist act.
The alleged December 14 attack at at Chanukah by the…[Read more]

‘Wicked’ composer Stephen Schwartz backs out of hosting Kennedy Center event

Stephen Schwartz, composer of the hit musical “Wicked,” is no longer hosting a gala at the Kennedy Center this year following the Trump administration’s takeover of the performing arts venue.

Schwartz said in a statement Saturday that the Kennedy Center was “foun…[Read more]

What we know about Maduro’s capture and US plan to ‘run’ Venezuela

The US has captured Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro after a large-scale strike on the South American country, US President Donald Trump has said.

Venezuela’s left-wing president and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, are at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, US media…[Read more]

Japan’s Department Stores Close for New Year, Giving Their Employees a Break

Most major department stores were closed for the New Year, as they sought to give their employees a holiday break. When they reopened for their first sales of the year, shoppers flocked to the stores.

All Sogo & Seibu Co. stores were closed on New Year’s Day, and the…[Read more]

More than 100 shelter overnight in Japan shrine due to heavy snow

More than 100 people have had to shelter in a shrine on a mountain top in Japan after heavy snowfall cut off access by road.

Around 130 people were forced to spend the night in the halls and lobbies of the Mitsumine Shrine in the Saitama prefecture on Friday after the roads around…[Read more]

UK and France bomb underground IS arms bunker in Syria

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have joined French aircraft in a joint strike on an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), the UK Ministry of Defence says.

“Careful” intelligence analysis led officials to believe the facility was storing arms and explosives, the…[Read more]

Britain says it and France bombed a suspected Islamic State arms dump in Syria

Britain’s and France’s air forces conducted a joint operation on Saturday evening to bomb a suspected underground arms cache previously used by the Islamic State group in Syria, Britain’s defence ministry said.
Western aircraft have been conducting patrols to stop a…[Read more]

Public gets glimpse of Trump’s opulent Mar-a-Lago New Year’s gala

The president then presided over the $2.75 million auction of a painting of Jesus Christ’s face by artist Vanessa Horabuena.

A wish for “world peace,” an endorsement of tariffs and $2.75 million for a painting of Jesus capped the public’s peek into President Donald Trump’s opulent…[Read more]

Leftist Mamdani takes over as New York mayor under Trump shadow

Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the U.S. left, was sworn in Thursday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump.

After the clocks struck midnight, bringing in 2026, Mamdani took his oath of office at an abandoned subway…[Read more]

How you can help fight homelessness in Germany this holiday season

Homelessness is a growing concern across Germany, with the problem becoming especially acute during the cold winter months. But there are a number of practical ways for residents to make a meaningful difference.

Homelessness in Germany has reached alarming levels, with over half…[Read more]