‘Don’t come out’: Residents urged to stay inside as bush fire erupts in Sydney’s south west

A grass fire erupted in Sydney with more than 80 firefighters sent in to tackle the blaze, which is beginning to get under control.

Fire crews are beginning to get two blazes in Sydney’s south west under control after earlier escalating to an emergency…[Read more]

Israel kills 18 Gazans as attacks narrow space for displaced people

srael killed at least 18 Gazans on Tuesday as its continued attacks on the Palestinian territory further narrowed space for the internally displaced people there.

Cease-fire talks were continuing in Cairo with little sign of a concrete breakthrough over key issues separating the…[Read more]

Parents worry about exorbitant school bus fares

With summer break nearing its end and students preparing to return to school, parents are facing nail-biting concerns over bus fares, as some companies and institutions are raising costs by over 100 percent, disregarding the 16 percent official hike set by Istanbul Municipality’s Transportation…[Read more]

Turkey battling four wildfires as temperatures soar

The Turkish State Meteorological Service has said the country faced the hottest July for 53 years – leaving forests tinder-dry

Firefighters in Turkey have been battling four wildfires as temperatures in the country reach record-breaking levels.

Three wildfires broke out earlier this week in t…[Read more]

Germany: Several killed in stabbing at Solingen street party

Police have launched a manhunt after a man killed three people and seriously injured five more with a knife. The attack took place as the city of Solingen was celebrating its 650th anniversary.

Three people were killed and five seriously injured in a knife attack in the western German…[Read more]

German police yet to identify attacker who stabbed 3 to death at festival despite major manhunt

A major manhunt is underway in Germany after an attacker stabbed to death three people at a festival on Friday evening in the western city of Solingen but police say they are yet to identify the suspect.

Police said a 15-year-old boy was arrested on…[Read more]

Solingen stabbing: Three killed in attack at Germany festival

Police say search under way for unknown assailant after attack on festivalgoers that injured eight people.

Police in Germany are searching for an unidentified suspect behind a mass stabbing at a festival in the western city of Solingen in which three people were killed.

Eight people…[Read more]

France: Macron says arson attack on synagogue ‘terrorist’

Two cars were torched near a French synagogue in the town of La Grande-Motte, with one of the vehicles exploding and injuring a police officer. President Emmanuel Macron described it as a “terrorist act.”

French authorities condemned an attack targeting a Jewish synagogue in the southern…[Read more]

Viral US TikToker’s mission to prove British food isn’t bland after all

A TikTok star from a small city in Tennessee has made it his mission to show the world British food is not all that bad.
Food reviewer Kalani Smith, who goes by Kalani Ghost Hunter (KGH) online, racks up millions of views posting his reviews on social media – from Welsh cakes…[Read more]

Kamala Harris campaign is light on policy – but that’s helped her transform the race

The month since Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign has been a largely unprecedented spell in American politics: never has a modern general election campaign gone from a standstill to a full sprint so quickly.
In that time Democrats pulled together a…[Read more]

Ukraine keeps crossing Russia’s red lines. Putin keeps blinking

Ukraine’s punch through Russian defenses in the first foreign invasion since World War II has laid bare Moscow’s apparently illusory red lines.

Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion keeps crossing President Vladimir Putin’s red lines.

Kyiv’s lightning incursion into Kursk in…[Read more]

French prosecutors call for film star Depardieu to face trial in new rape probe

Paris prosecutors have requested a criminal trial for French actor Gerard Depardieu over allegations he raped and sexually assaulted fellow actress Charlotte Arnould at his Paris home in August 2018. Depardieu is already set to face another trial in October for…[Read more]

Paris Paralympics flame is lit before journey from English village, under sea and over land

Four days before the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, the Paralympic flame was lit on Saturday near a hospital in the English village of Stoke Mandeville, where the idea for the competion was conceived. A group of British athletes will embark on…[Read more]

France investigating synagogue explosion as suspected terrorism

An explosion outside a synagogue in southern France is being investigated by authorities as “attempted terrorist murder”.
Police said the explosion was caused by two cars being set alight outside the Beth Yaacov synagogue in the resort town of La Grande-Motte. One of the vehicles…[Read more]

TICAD ministerial meeting starts in Tokyo

A two-day ministerial meeting for the International Conference on African Development, or TICAD, has opened in Tokyo, with delegates from 47 African nations taking part.

Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko, who is the chairperson of the meeting, has asked participants to hold talks on the future of…[Read more]

Govt. to present outline of assistance for fisheries industry next week

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has indicated that the government will present an outline of support measures for the fisheries industry, which has been affected by China’s suspension of Japanese seafood imports.

Kishida announced this during a visit to a fish market in Iwaki…[Read more]

Typhoon Shanshan expected to approach Japan from Tuesday

Typhoon Shanshan is expected to approach western to eastern Japan from Tuesday without losing most of its power. Heavy rain may start even before the typhoon approaches.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says that as of 3 p.m. on Saturday, Shanshan is moving northward over waters near the…[Read more]

Vacation trends shift as cultural, nature tours surge in popularity

Preferences have changed during this summer vacation due to both high hotel prices and climate conditions.

Sector representatives said those who cannot go to popular vacation destinations such as Çeşme and Bodrum due to high prices this year prefer cultural tours, which p…[Read more]

Istanbul’s air pollution rises by 14 pct in 7 months

The average nitrogen dioxide level in Istanbul — an indicator of air pollution — increased from 35.55 micrograms per cubic meter to 40.61 micrograms per cubic meter in the first seven months of 2024, representing a 14 percent increase from the same period in 2023.

This fluctuation heavi…[Read more]

Türkiye calls for Israel to be held accountable on World Humanitarian Day

Türkiye urges international courts to hold the Israeli government to account, reiterating that “the bloody Netanyahu government must be held accountable as soon as possible.”

Türkiye marked World Humanitarian Day with a condemnation of Israel’s ongoing offensive in Pa…[Read more]