Attackers kill 5, injure 22 at Turkish state aviation site – World
Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in an attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) headquarters on Wednesday, the government said, and witnesses said they heard gunfire and a loud explosion at the site near Ankara. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was holding talks in Russia with Vladimir Putin at the time, confirmed […]
Hezbollah confirms Israel killed Nasrallah’s likely successor – World
Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday that Israel killed Hashem Safieddine, the apparent successor of its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a strike, without saying when or where it happened. The announcement came a day after Israel said he was killed along with other Hezbollah leaders in an air strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs three weeks ago. […]
Attackers kill 4, injure 14 at Turkish state aviation site – World
Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters on Wednesday, the government said, and witnesses said they heard gunfire and a loud explosion at the site near Ankara. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two attackers were killed in what he called a terrorist attack, adding three […]
US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia for Ukraine war – World
The United States said for the first time on Wednesday that it had seen evidence of North Korean troops in Russia, while South Korean lawmakers said about 3,000 soldiers had been sent to support the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine with more to follow. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, speaking in Rome, said it would be […]
Three killed, 5 wounded at attack on Turkish aviation firm, mayor says – World
Three people were killed and five others wounded in an attack on the headquarters of Turkish aviation company TUSAS, the mayor of Kahramankazan province, Selim Cirpanoglu, told the Turkish TV channel Tele1. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that the incident at the aerospace firm near Ankara left a number of people “dead and injured”. […]
‘Dead and wounded’ in attack on Turkish aerospace giant in Ankara – World
A huge explosion outside the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) near Ankara left a number of people “dead and injured”, Turkiye’s interior minister said on Wednesday, describing it as a “terrorist attack”. “A terrorist attack was carried out against the Turkish Aerospace Industries … Unfortunately, we have martyrs and injured people,” Interior Minister Ali […]
Xi, Modi meet on Brics summit’s sidelines as India, China ties recover from 2020 clash – World
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first formal talks in five years on Wednesday, signalling that ties between the Asian giants damaged by a deadly military clash in 2020 had begun to recover. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Brics summit in the Russian city of […]
7-year-old boy killed, mother and sister injured in Karachi stabbing: police – Pakistan
A seven-year-old boy has died while his mother and sister are receiving treatment in a hospital after being injured in a stabbing incident in Karachi’s Orangi Town, police said on Wednesday. “Two children and a woman were found injured inside a house in Orangi Town near Liaqat School. They had been stabbed with a sharp […]
UK rejects Trump team claims of interference – World
The government in London on Wednesday played down claims of meddling in the US Election, after Donald Trump’s team charged that having members of Britain’s ruling Labour Party work for his opponent Kamala Harris’s campaign was “blatant foreign interference”. Trump’s legal team filed an official complaint to the US Federal Election Commission, alleging that the […]
Modi meets Xi on sidelines of the Brics summit as India, China ties recover from 2020 military clash – World
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first formal talks in five years on Wednesday, signalling that ties between the Asian giants damaged by a deadly military clash in 2020 had begun to recover. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Brics summit in the Russian city of […]