Belgium introduces new measures to fight drug crimes

BRUSSELS – Belgium has adopted a new set of measures to fight drug-related crimes after the rise of gang-related violence…

Over 14,000 died from powerful earthquakes in southern Türkiye

ANKARA – At least 14,014 people were killed and 63,794 others were injured by two strong earthquakes…

Quake in Türkiye’s province biggest in over 100 yrs: seismologist

GENEVA – The region between Türkiye and Syria has not witnessed such a big earthquake as the…

Shenzhen holds activities to celebrate venture capital day

Various activities and programs marked the recent celebration of Shenzhen’s Venture Capital Day held in its…

Reports say Ukraine President to visit US this week

WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will pay a surprise visit to the US Capitol in Washington,…

Biden to visit atomic bomb-hit Nagasaki early next year

ISTANBUL – If plans materialize, US President Joe Biden may be the first sitting US chief executive to visit atomic bomb-hit…

Ukraine girds to counter Russian hostile intentions

ANKARA – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week his country is analyzing Russia’s intentions and is preparing significant countermeasures.…

Ukraine deems strong ties with ASEAN important

ISTANBUL – Developing strong ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is among the significant…

Joko Widodo: ASEAN-India must be guardians of Indo-Pacific stability

JAKARTA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has encouraged the ASEAN-India partnership to focus on maintaining stability, peace,…

Former Portuguese official: Media must be ‘more confident’ in covering climate change-related events

ANKARA – The media has to be “more confident and ambitious” in covering the entire picture on…