An Atmaca guided missile is test fired from TCGKinaliada in Sinop, Turkey, June 18, 2021. Arif Akdogan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. Turkey has been investing its defense industry and expanding domestic production of military gear. Ankara wants to bolster its military and counter sanctions imposed by traditional defense partners ... .
As resurgent fires torched homes and threatened monuments, and blazes ripped uncontrollably through northern Attica, Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday night in a televised address that saving human lives is the government’s top priority ... A total of 99 new fires broke out Thursday, raising the total number of blazes in progress to 145.
The Atlantic Ocean's current system, an engine of the Northern Hemisphere's climate, could be weakening to such an extent that it could soon bring big changes to the world's weather, a scientific study has found ... As the atmosphere warms due to increased greenhouse gas emissions, the surface ocean beneath retains more of heat.
Myanmar’s military junta has offered to drop charges against protesters on the condition that they come forward to authorities, though many demonstrators say they fear that the move is a ruse to catch dissidents ... “Those wishing to return home of their own accord... Like this story? Share it with a friend! .
RAMALLAH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian man was killed and dozens were injured on Friday by Israeli soldiers' gunfire in clashes near the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry and medics said ... Enditem .
TOKYO — A man with a knife stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday and was arrested by police after fleeing, fire department officials and news reports said. NHK public television said one passenger was seriously injured ... .
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban ambushed and killed the director of Afghanistan's government media center on Friday in the capital of Kabul, the latest killing of a government official just days after an assassination attempt on the country's acting defense minister ... He had previously been a deputy spokesman for Afghan PresidentAshraf Ghani ... .
Rafael Nadal crashed out of his ATP comeback event after a two-month layoff on Thursday, but said his injured foot is improved and that keeps him believing "important things are possible." The 35-year-old Spanish left-hander, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, lost to South Africa'sLloyd Harris6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in a third-round match at the Citi Open... ....
IsraeliDefence MinisterBenny Gantz has said the country’s military is ready to take action against Iran, calling it “a global and regional problem”. The comments on Thursday came as tensions continue to rise in the region following a deadly drone strike last week on an Israeli-managed tanker off the coast of Oman... “Yes.” ... .
Even as Republican members of Congress accuse Joe Biden of failing to secure the nation’s southern border, Mexico is facing a growing problem of securing its northern border ... it’s suing. ... .
Jailed former South African PresidentJacob Zuma has been admitted to a hospital outside the prison facility where he has been serving a 15-month sentence, authorities confirmed on Friday ... The hearing will resume next Tuesday ... .