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Kano, Nigeria, Feb 9 (AFP/APP):It was just after dawn and tempers were fraying outside the First Bank in the northern Nigerian town of Kano, where scores of customers jostled to get on a waiting list to withdraw money. Long before the branch had opened its […]

Bucharest, Feb 9 (AFP/APP): Moldova’s intelligence service said Thursday that Russia was acting to destabilise the ex-Soviet country, following comments by Ukraine’s president that Kyiv had intercepted a plan by Moscow. “SIS confirms that, both from the information presented by our Ukrainian partner and also […]

ANKARA, Feb 9 (AA/APP): Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and her cabinet members pledged on Thursday to donate one month’s salary to earthquake relief efforts in Türkiye, local media said. Vice President Lai Ching-te, Premier Chen Chien-jen, and Vice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan have also pledged to […]

ISTANBUL, Feb 9 (AA/APP):At least 37 people, including eight children, were rescued by Azerbaijani personnel early Thursday in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaras region, the epicenter of two powerful quakes that jolted the country and the region on Monday. “As a result of the search and rescue operations […]

Brussels, Feb 8 (AFP/APP):Syria on Wednesday made an official plea to the European Union for help after the deadly earthquake that struck it and Turkey this week, the bloc’s commissioner for crisis management said. The European Commission is “encouraging” EU member countries to respond to […]

KAHRAMANMARAS, Feb 8 (AA/APP): A 13-year-old boy was rescued from rubble on Wednesday, 55 hours after devastating quakes hit southern Türkiye. The boy, Berat, was saved in Kahramanmaras, the epicenter of the 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, from the rubble after 3-hour-long intense work of the […]

ANKARA, Feb 8 (AA/APP): Cambodia on Wednesday announced $100,000 in humanitarian aid for Türkiye following Monday’s deadly earthquakes that claimed more than 7,000 lives. In a statement, the Royal Government of Cambodia extended condolences to the government and people of Türkiye, especially the bereaved families, […]

London, Feb 8 (AFP/APP): Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the UK on Wednesday, Britain said, in the Ukrainian leader’s second overseas trip since Russian troops invaded his country nearly a year ago. London used the announcement of the visit to say that it would offer fighter […]

Doha, , Feb 8 (SPA/APP):The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Air Force and Air Defense Commanders of the Armed Forces held their 27th meeting yesterday in Doha, State of Qatar. The meeting dealt with issues related to joint Gulf military action concerning the air force and […]

ANKARA, Turkiye – February 7 (ONLINE) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a state of emergency for three months in 10 southeastern provinces hit by Monday’s massive earthquakes. “Based on the authority given to us by Article 119 of the Constitution, we decided to […]