ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called Western powers “the main culprit” behind the Israeli army’s “massacre” of Palestinians in Gaza.The Turkish leader has been a leading international supporter of Palestinian rights during his two-decade rule.He took a more cautious line in the first days after Hamas militants staged a surprise attack on … Read more
In early September, Storm Daniel hit the Mediterranean, causing catastrophic flooding. Heavy rains poured over parts of Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. The Greek province of Thessaly saw a staggering 18 months’ worth of rain in just one day. Swollen rivers claimed flooded villages and towns, taking 15 lives, damaging buildings and infrastructure, and wiping out … Read more
Medan, Indonesia – Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has a cough. The president, according to reports, has been racked with a cough for the past month, which might not surprise residents of the capital Jakarta where air quality is among the worst in the world and where Jokowi was told by a court that he … Read more