Foreign
Knesset authorizes Netanyahu to shut down Al Jazeera
April 2, 2024, 11:43 am
JERUSALEM – The Knesset on Monday passed the so-called “Al Jazeera Law” authorizing the Prime Minister to shut down the activities of the Qatari-owned network. “There will be no freedom of speech for the Hamas trumpets in Israel. Al Jazeera will be closed in the coming days,” said… Read More
Pope renews call for Gaza ceasefire
April 1, 2024, 2:54 pm
TEHRAN – Pope Francis has renewed call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in a peace-focused address marking Easter Sunday, the most important day on the Christian calendar. "Let us not allow the current hostilities to continue to have grave repercussions on the civil population, by now at the… Read More
Yoon says 2,000 is minimum increase in med school admissions
April 1, 2024, 1:47 pm
SEOUL – President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday said 2,000 is the minimum necessary increase in medical school admissions, ruling out any adjustment despite a prolonged walkout by junior doctors. Yoon made the remark during an address to the nation as the standoff between the government and the… Read More
Bulgaria, Romania join Schengen area: EC
April 1, 2024, 1:40 pm
BRUSSELS – Bulgaria and Romania will join the border-free Schengen area as of Sunday, the European Commission (EC) said on Saturday. "The Schengen rules will apply in both Member States including on issuing Schengen visas and controls at the internal air and sea borders will be lifted," the… Read More
Global real estate market hits $365.51 trillion in 2023
March 31, 2024, 4:16 pm
ISTANBUL – A Turkish real estate firm, Trem Global, announced that the global real estate and infrastructure market hit a record high of USD365.51 trillion in 2023. The real estate sector, which has defied global economic fluctuations, continues to maintain its strength this year, according to… Read More
G7 foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine, Middle East, terrorism
March 28, 2024, 7:15 pm
ROME – Italy's deputy prime minister and foreign minister said Wednesday that the main agenda items for the G7 foreign ministers meeting which his country will host on the island of Capri next month will be the Middle East, Ukraine, and terrorism. Antonio Tajani held a press conference in Naples… Read More
UN: Violence vs. women with disabilities, seniors often overlooked
March 28, 2024, 2:51 pm
GENEVA – Older women and women with disabilities face particular risks of abuse, yet their situations remain largely hidden in most global and national violence-related data, according to two publications released Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN health agency is calling… Read More
Study suggests Indonesia's Javan tiger may still exist
March 28, 2024, 2:29 pm
ISTANBUL – A recent study has suggested that Indonesia’s Javan tiger may still exist. The Javan and Bali tiger species were declared extinct in 2008 and 2013, respectively, with the Sumatran subspecies remaining "extant in Indonesia," according to the study by the National Research and… Read More
State to take responsibility for Covid-19 vax, says Meloni
March 28, 2024, 2:01 pm
ROME – The Italian State will take responsibility for anyone who was possibly harmed by Covid-19 vaccines, Premier Giorgia Meloni said on a Rete 4 talk show Wednesday night. "There must be the maximum willingness on the part of the government, to get to the bottom of it, to understand and take… Read More
World wasted over 1B meals daily in 2022: UNEP report
March 28, 2024, 1:24 pm
GENEVA – Worldwide, more than a billion meals a day were squandered in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity, according to a UN report released on Wednesday. The UN Environment Program (UNEP) report found that 132 kg per capita and… Read More
Majority of Americans oppose Israeli action in Gaza: Poll
March 28, 2024, 1:21 pm
WASHINGTON – A majority of Americans now disapprove Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip, compared to November, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. According to the latest results from March 1-20 survey, approval has dropped from 50 percent to 36 percent since November, while… Read More
Search resumes for 6 missing workers after US bridge collapse
March 28, 2024, 11:36 am
WASHINGTON – Authorities resumed a search Wednesday for six missing construction workers presumed dead after a massive cargo ship struck a vital bridge in the US city of Baltimore, causing it to collapse. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said dive teams spent hours in the frigid waters of the… Read More
Israeli archaeologists resolve Paleolithic mystery in Galilee
March 27, 2024, 12:54 pm
JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists have resolved a mystery surrounding extensive Paleolithic stone quarrying and tool-making sites scattered across the Upper Galilee region, providing insights into the behavior of early humans and their relationship with the environme These sites, characterized… Read More
New Zealand glaciers continuously shrinking, says survey
March 27, 2024, 12:50 pm
WELLINGTON – New Zealand's latest snowline survey revealed "continued shrinkage" of glaciers in the country. New Zealand's glaciers appear "smashed and shattered" due to enduring ice loss, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) said on Monday. NIWA has been flying over… Read More
S. Korea, US launch task force to block N. Korea's missile programs
March 27, 2024, 12:00 pm
SEOUL – South Korea and the United States have launched a task force to effectively block North Korea from financing its unlawful nuclear and missile programs, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. The inaugural meeting of the South Korea-U.S. bilateral Enhanced Disruption Task Force was held in… Read More
BBC admits possible 'mistake' in coverage of genocide case vs. Israel
March 26, 2024, 6:07 pm
LONDON – BBC’s editorial policy chief told British lawmakers on Monday the broadcaster may have "made a mistake" by its unequal coverage of proceedings of the genocide case Israel is facing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In a session with legislators on Parliament's Media… Read More
Pope's fatigue only to be expected, says his doctor
March 26, 2024, 12:21 pm
ROME -- Pope Francis is an 87-year-old man whose periodic bouts of poor health and fatigue that have forced him to give up recent readings are only to be expected for a man of his age, his doctor told Corriere della Sera Monday. "The pope is an 87-year-old man with huge responsibilities. It is… Read More
Oil prices up as geopolitical tensions fuel supply concerns
March 26, 2024, 1:09 am
ANKARA – Oil prices increased on Monday amid global supply concerns supported by heightened geopolitical risks. International benchmark Brent crude traded at USD85.21 per barrel at 10.29 a.m. local time (0729 GMT), a 0.45 percent rise from the closing price of USD84.83 per barrel in the previous… Read More
Strong solar flares might cause temporary radio blackouts: Report
March 25, 2024, 9:31 pm
ANKARA – Strong solar flares have the potential to cause radio waves to lose energy or even be absorbed, resulting in a "radio blackout," the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder (SWPC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in its latest report. Describing… Read More
Health minister vows talks with medical community over walkout
March 25, 2024, 8:17 pm
SEOUL – Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday said they will hold talks with the medical community, a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol called for a "flexible" measure to suspend licenses of defiant trainee doctors. Prospects of talks between the government and the medical community over a… Read More
