Foreign
French arson attacks disrupt train traffic across Europe
July 27, 2024, 4:00 pm
LONDON – Arson attacks on French railways have caused widespread delays and cancellations of rail services across Europe on Friday, the day of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris. TGV high-speed train traffic on France's Atlantic, northern and eastern routes was severely disrupted due to… Read More
Trump warmly welcomes Netanyahu to his Florida residence
July 27, 2024, 3:57 pm
WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the latter’s residence in the state of Florida on Friday. "Now I’m honored, greatest honor," Trump was heard saying as he warmly greeted Netanyahu and his wife Sara in front of his… Read More
CrowdStrike CEO says 97% of Windows sensors back online
July 27, 2024, 12:12 pm
ISTANBUL – CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said 97 percent of Windows sensors are back online as of Thursday after an update caused a major global IT outage last week. Kurtz, however, said the company's work is not yet complete and it remains committed to restoring every impacted system. "To our… Read More
Biden stresses urgency of Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
July 26, 2024, 1:33 pm
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden emphasized the need to close remaining gaps and finalize a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said Thursday. During the meeting at the presidential mansion, the two leaders discussed… Read More
Another suspect held in France over attack plans ahead of Olympics
July 26, 2024, 12:11 pm
ANKARA – French authorities have detained an 18-year-old man in the southern province of Gironde on suspicion of planning an attack as the nation gears up for the Olympic Games. The arrest follows the detention of another 18-year-old on Tuesday for similar reasons. The French National… Read More
CrowdStrike says configuration update caused global IT outage
July 25, 2024, 4:25 pm
ISTANBUL – CrowdStrike said Wednesday a content configuration update affected the Falcon Sensor, which protects key risk areas, and the Windows Operating System led to a global IT outage last week. The American cybersecurity technology firm said it released a content configuration update Friday… Read More
Mexican president-elect refutes Trump's claim drug cartels run Mexico
July 25, 2024, 3:44 pm
MEXICO CITY – Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum hit back Wednesday at a claim by former US president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that drug cartels run Mexico. During a recent interview with Fox News, Trump and his vice presidential running mate JD Vance claimed… Read More
Italy's population to be 4M lower in 2050 - Istat
July 25, 2024, 1:02 pm
ROME – The national statistics agency Istat said Wednesday that Italy's population would continue to shrink in the coming decades, with the number of residents set to be down by about 4 million in 2050. Istat projected that the country's resident population will decrease from about 59 million in… Read More
Trash balloon lands on S. Korea's pres'l office compound
July 25, 2024, 10:12 am
SEOUL – A trash-carrying balloon sent by North Korea landed on the presidential office compound Wednesday, but nothing dangerous was found, the Presidential Security Service (PSS) said. The PSS said it discovered fallen trash on the grounds of the presidential compound while monitoring the… Read More
Harris leads Trump in post-Biden dropout polls in US
July 25, 2024, 10:08 am
ISTANBUL – In the first polls conducted after US President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race, Vice President Kamala Harris edged out former President Donald Trump, according to an American magazine. A Reuters/Ipsos survey showed Harris led Trump 44 percent to 42 percent, with a margin of… Read More
Japan sees biggest drop in population growth
July 25, 2024, 10:05 am
ANKARA –Japan recorded its largest population decrease in history last year, with a significant drop of 861,000 residents, according to official data released on Wednesday. This demographic shift observed across various provinces underscored the nation's ongoing challenges with an aging… Read More
UAE offers sympathy to typhoon victims in PH
July 24, 2024, 11:10 pm
ABU DHABI – President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of condolences to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. after Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon left several casualties and injuries. His Highness Sheikh… Read More
Polio virus found in Gaza can spread across Middle East
July 22, 2024, 4:20 pm
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – An academic from the University of Copenhagen has warned that the recently found polio virus in Gaza has the potential to spread across the Middle East. Flemming Konradsen, a professor of global health, told Danish state news media outlet on Saturday: “It is a… Read More
Obama, Clinton laud Biden's decision not to seek reelection
July 22, 2024, 3:56 pm
WASHINGTON – Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton reacted Sunday to President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the November presidential race. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic presidential nominee. In his statement, Obama praised Biden as "one of… Read More
Biden withdraws from US presidential race
July 22, 2024, 7:29 am
WASHINGTON / ANKARA – United States President Joe Biden on Sunday withdrew from the race for the US presidency and endorsed his Vice President, Kamala Harris, as the nominee of the Democratic Party. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my… Read More
New Malaysia king Sultan Ibrahim formally installed
July 21, 2024, 12:31 pm
KUALA LUMPUR – Sultan Ibrahim was formally installed as Malaysia's new king on Saturday, as part of a grand ceremony marking the event held at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur. The ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, members of his cabinet as well as foreign dignitaries… Read More
Around 8.5M Windows devices affected by Microsoft outage - blog
July 21, 2024, 10:18 am
NEW YORK – The widespread outage in the Microsoft Azure cloud service, caused by a faulty update by the CloudStrike software firm, affected around 8.5 devices based on Windows operating systems, Microsoft reported in its blog. "We currently estimate that CrowdStrike’s update affected 8.5… Read More
New Covid-19 variant spreading in Australia
July 20, 2024, 6:47 pm
ANKARA – A new Covid-19 variant, LB.1, hit Australia as health experts warned that it could spread faster than previous variants, local media said on Saturday. The country's health department spokesperson said that there had been confirmed cases of LB.1 in Australia, SBS News reported. Health… Read More
US journalist sentenced to 16 years for espionage
July 20, 2024, 11:36 am
MOSCOW – A court in Russia on Friday sentenced American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years after he was found guilty of espionage. The prosecutor asked the Sverdlovsk Region Court in Yekaterinburg to sentence him to 18 years in a high-security prison colony, but the judge opposed the… Read More
Major Microsoft IT outage hits Europe
July 19, 2024, 5:59 pm
ANKARA – A major Microsoft information technology (IT) outage shook European lives, affecting airports, airlines, businesses, media outlets, and stock exchanges on Friday. The Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam posted on X: “There is currently a global system failure.” “This disruption also has… Read More
