Author: Anadolu Agency

At least eight people were killed and several others injured in renewed attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on eight villages in the city of Meheiriba in central Al-Jazira State, local activists said Thursday. “Villages in western Meheiriba have been under attack by the RSF since Wednesday, starting with the village of Al-Fuwwar, which caused the majority of residents to flee from the village and its surrounding areas,” Middle Call, a Sudanese rights group, said in a statement. “The RSF renewed its attacks on Thursday, targeting the villages of Al-Fuwwar, Salim, Abu Karna, Abara, Umm Kurak, Ajjan, Ma’ijna…

Supporters of the PKK terrorist group clashed with police in north London for a second day on Thursday after the Metropolitan Police arrested seven people in connection with suspected terrorist activity linked to the group. A group of PKK supporters gathered outside the Turnpike Lane underground station chanting slogans against Türkiye and the UK while calling for “Freedom for Ocalan,” referring to Abdullah Ocalan, the convicted ringleader of the PKK, who is serving a life sentence in Türkiye. Later, they marched towards a community center in London’s Harringay neighborhood under intense police presence. Upon arriving, they began hurling water bottles…

The EU on Thursday welcomed the announcement of a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, commending mediation efforts by France and the US. In a statement on behalf of the EU, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called the development “a significant achievement,” which reflects a long-standing demand from the bloc and its member states. “It is now crucial that the ceasefire holds as agreed, to guarantee the safety of people in both Lebanon and Israel, and to allow internally displaced people on both sides of the border to return to their homes,” the statement said. He emphasized that the success…

Nearly 200 passengers reportedly went missing Friday after a boat capsized in Nigeria, officials and local residents said. The boat carrying passengers, including women, traders, and farmers, capsized along the Dambo-Ebuchi stretch of River Niger in north-central Niger State, local residents told Anadolu. Ibrahim Musa, a resident and trader, said most of the passengers boarded the boat to disembark at Ebuchi. “Many of them were going to the market,” he told Anadolu. National Inland Waterway Authority spokesman Suleiman Makama said a search and rescue operation was underway. “We have deployed rescue workers to the scene,” he told Anadolu by phone.

Professor Lisa Levin, a faculty member at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, highlighted that rising ocean temperatures due to global warming are forcing marine species to migrate toward colder regions, significantly altering ocean ecosystems. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the global average temperature for the first 10 months of 2024 was 1.94 degrees Celsius above the average of the past 175 years, while the global average sea surface temperature was 0.99 degrees Celsius higher than usual. These months have been recorded as the hottest January-October period in terms…

Romanian Premier Marcel Ciolacu withdrew from the presidential race, whose second round was scheduled to be held on Dec. 8, local media reported on Friday. Ciolacu’s move came after the constitutional court decided to re-count the votes cast in the first round of the race on Nov. 28, Romania Insider news said. “I am withdrawing from the race regardless of the result of the vote recount,” Ciolacu said, adding his focus is now on the parliamentary elections on Dec. 1. “If it is proven after the recount that I was at a disadvantage, I am announcing that I am withdrawing…

Gilles Emmanuel Jacquet, Vice President of the Geneva International Peace Research Institute (GIPRI), emphasized that the inability of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to execute arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant would severely damage the credibility of the ICC and the broader international justice system. In a written statement to Anadolu, Jacquet responded to the ICC’s issuance of arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Jacquet noted that the ICC’s decision aligns with the “original indictments” and that the charges against the two Israeli officials are backed by substantial evidence. Highlighting Western nations’…

A nationwide strike by several worker unions in Italy disrupted public transportation on Friday, with buses and subways suspended for four hours and airlines canceling tens of domestic and international flights. Workers began their eight-hour strike at 9 a.m. local time (0800GMT), demanding changes to the government’s budget plan and increased funding for key economic sectors. Italy’s largest unions have organized many demonstrations across the country, which are expected to draw workers from almost every sector of the economy. Trains are running on a regular basis, while workers from the rest of the public transportation system, such as buses and…

An Israeli minister on Thursday called for the reestablishing of settlements in the Gaza Strip after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “Jewish settlement here is the answer to the horrific massacre (referring to the Hamas Oct. 7 attack),” Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf said on X, sharing photos from a visit to the Netzarim area in central Gaza, which separates northern Gaza from the south. The far-right minister also framed the resettlement initiative as a direct response to the ICC’s arrest warrants, which accuse…

On a landmark visit to Türkiye, Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al Said on Thursday hailed the nation’s stance on international issues facing the region. “Oman would like to express our support for Türkiye’s stance on international issues concerning our region,” Haitham, the very first Omani head of state to visit Türkiye, told a joint news conference in the capital Ankara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He said it is everyone’s common desire to establish a secure environment in the region, and called for working together to strengthen cooperation in the region. He urged continued cooperation to bring a…