Author: Anadolu Agency
The transition team of US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly compiling a list of former and current senior US military officers directly involved in the “disrespectful” withdrawal from Afghanistan to determine whether they could face court martial. Trump’s team is exploring the possibility of forming a commission to investigate the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, NBC News reported on Sunday. This effort would focus on identifying those directly involved in the decision-making process, examining how the withdrawal was executed, and determining whether military leaders could potentially face charges, including treason, the broadcaster said, citing a US official and a source…
South Korea on Sunday claimed that North Korea has been jamming its Global Positioning System (GPS) across the border for the 10th consecutive day. The South Korean military detected GPS jamming in the northern part of Gangwon Province early Sunday morning, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported. Last week, Seoul military said that it had identified over 300 cases of GPS disruptions allegedly caused by longtime rival North Korea this month. In June, South Korea raised the North’s repeated GPS jamming with three relevant international agencies, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the International Maritime…
An explosion overnight at a Russian factory injured at least one person, with preliminary assessments pointing to a drone crash, local authorities said on Sunday. Aleksandr Brechalov, head of the Republic of Udmurtia (Udmurt), said on Telegram they got a report in the morning of an overnight explosion at a factory in the region’s administrative capital Izhevsk, about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) from Russia’s border with Ukraine, and some 968 km (601 mi) east of Moscow. Saying that according to initial assessments a drone crashed in the factory, Brechalov stated there was no serious damage besides broken windows. All emergency…
Moldova on Sunday condemned “false and manipulative” remarks on the country made by Moscow’s envoy, urging him instead to ensure the withdrawal of Russian troops from part of Moldova. Earlier, Oleg Ozerov, Russia’s ambassador to Moldova-a country of some 2.5 million bordering Ukraine-claimed on public radio station Radio Rossii that its economic development and prosperity depend largely on gas supplies from Moscow, accusing “all kinds of external forces” of militarizing the country. “The statement that the economic situation of the Republic of Moldova depends on trade ties with the Russian Federation is a serious distortion of reality,” the Moldovan Foreign…
Moldova on Sunday condemned “false and manipulative” remarks on the country made by Moscow’s envoy, urging him instead to ensure the withdrawal of Russian troops from part of Moldova. Earlier, Oleg Ozerov, Russia’s ambassador to Moldova-a country of some 2.5 million bordering Ukraine-claimed on public radio station Radio Rossii that its economic development and prosperity depend largely on gas supplies from Moscow, accusing “all kinds of external forces” of militarizing the country. “The statement that the economic situation of the Republic of Moldova depends on trade ties with the Russian Federation is a serious distortion of reality,” the Moldovan Foreign…
A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Japan’s Koshima region on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake struck at an intermediate depth of 70.6 kilometers (43.8 miles) beneath the epicenter at 9:16 p.m. local time (1216GMT), with no tsunami warning issued, according to the agency. According to preliminary seismic data, the quake was most likely felt by many people near the epicenter. However, there was no reported damage.
Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat on Monday will embark on a two-day visit to Iraq, seeking to boost economic cooperation. Bolat’s visit, accompanied by delegations from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) and Turkish Contractors Association (TMB), will include stops in the capital Baghdad and the southern city of Basra, said Trade Ministry sources. Accompanied by business representatives, Bolat will work to deepen trade and investment ties with Iraq, one of Türkiye’s key trading partners. The visit aims to promote Turkish contractors’ involvement in Iraqi infrastructure projects, particularly the Development Road Project, a trade route project linking the two countries with…
England on Sunday secured a comfortable 5-0 win over a 10-man Ireland in the UEFA Nations League. Neither national football team were able to break the deadlock in the first half at Wembley Stadium. In the 51st minute, Jude Bellingham was brought down in the penalty box by Liam Scales. Scales got his second yellow card and was sent off, leaving his team to play the remainder of the game with 10 men. Harry Kane scored the opener for England with a penalty kick in the 53rd minute. After three minutes, Anthony Gordon doubled the lead from close range, assisted…
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, an internationally acclaimed Turkish scholar on ancient Sumeria, died on Sunday at the age of 110. Çığ, born in 1914, passed away in intensive care at a hospital in Mezitli in Mersin, southern Türkiye. She was known for her research in Sumerology and her contributions to the field of ancient Near Eastern studies. Sumerology is the study of the history, language, and culture of the Sumerians, the earliest known human civilization, emerging in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC.
Türkiye has denied Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s request to use its airspace for his flight to attend the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital. Officials confirmed that Israeli authorities submitted the request for Herzog’s plane to traverse Turkish airspace en route to the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference. However, Turkish authorities declined his request. On Saturday, Herzog canceled his participation in the conference, citing “security concerns,” according to a statement from his office. Relations between Türkiye and Israel have been deteriorating since the start of Israel’s devastating offensive against Gaza following a cross-border attack by Hamas in October…