On Friday afternoon in the dusty town of Rae Barili, it was May sunshine. The local ITI ground was overflowing with people from twelve o’clock, and when Priyanka Gandhi Vadra spoke at around 3:30, the ground filled with about 1,300 people roared! A short speech of only three and a half minutes, counting 210 seconds. […]
Read MoreIn an unprecedented move to manage the overwhelming influx of tourists, the town of Fujikawaguchiko has initiated the construction of a large mesh barrier at a prime Mount Fuji viewing spot. This measure, which began on Tuesday, aims to curb the disruptive behavior of visitors eager to capture the perfect photo of Japan’s iconic mountain. […]
Read MoreIran’s President Ibrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash. The whole of Iran is saddened by his sudden death. Five days of national mourning is already being celebrated across the country. In the meantime, widespread speculation has started around the accident of Raisi’s helicopter. Investigation is going on. In such a situation, Turkish Transport […]
Read MoreAnother 106 Palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours in Israeli attacks in the besieged Gaza Strip. The number of Palestinians killed since October 7 has increased to 35,562. In addition, about 80,000 Palestinians have been injured in this attack since last October. This information was informed in the statement of the Ministry […]
Read MoreMohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran’s first vice president, is expected to become interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash according to the constitution. The Iranian constitution stipulates that the first vice president take over “in the event of the president’s death, dismissal, resignation, absence or illness for more than two months”. […]
Read MoreTaiwan President Lai Ching-te asked China on Monday to stop its military and political threats, saying in his inauguration speech that peace is the only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the Taiwanese people. Lai, addressing the crowd outside the Japanese-colonial-era presidential office in central Taipei, repeated a call for talks […]
Read MoreThe Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to international scrutiny after it accused Beijing of destroying the shoal’s marine environment. Maritime tension has been rising in the South China Sea between Manila and Beijing, as the Philippines has accused China of using water cannons and blocking manoeuvres through disputed shoals and reefs. […]
Read MoreIranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday. The charred wreckage of the helicopter which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian […]
Read MoreIsraeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the area a week ago, while in the south militants attacked tanks massing around Rafah. Residents said Israeli armour had thrust as far as the market at the heart […]
Read MoreTAIPEI, May 18 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s next president, Lai Ching-te, will pledge to secure stability by maintaining the status quo in the island’s relationship with China in his inauguration speech on Monday, an incoming senior security official said. Lai, who succeeds President Tsai Ing-wen after having been her vice president for the past four years, […]
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