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21 hours ago

Holy month of Ramadan begins for Muslims across the world

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins at sundown.

22 hours ago

In boost to opposition, Kurdish party won't field candidate

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party and its allies say they won’t field a candidate to run in the country’s May 14 presidential election.

2 days ago

Report: Shooting kills 3 Kurds celebrating new year in Syria

Syrian opposition activists and state media say that Turkey-backed opposition fighters have shot dead at least three Kurds who were celebrating the new year by lighting a fires to mark the occasion leading to tensions in the area

washingtonpost.com
2 days ago

Qatar: 4,000 World Cup huts sent to quake-hit Turkey, Syria

Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria.

3 days ago

Syria's Assad in UAE to mark ongoing thaw in relations

Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in the United Arab Emirates Sunday, his first visit to the wealthy Gulf country since the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month

washingtonpost.com

Ghanaian president attends funeral of soccer player killed in Turkey earthquake

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo was accompanied by numerous current and former government officials at the funeral of soccer star Christian Atsu.

foxnews.com

Syrian Kurdish force says it lost 9 fighters in Iraq crash

The main U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force in northeastern Syria says it lost nine fighters, including a commander, when two helicopters crashed this week in neighboring Iraq

washingtonpost.com

UN: World after earthquake was slow to send aid to Syria

A U.N. commission says the international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly last month to help people in need in the rebel-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria

washingtonpost.com

Animal advocate from St. Augustine makes trip to earthquake-ravaged Turkey, Syria

A month after two earthquakes killed more than 55,000 people in Southeastern Turkey and Northwestern Syria, millions of people and pets that were left displaced still need help.

President of Cyprus sets defense spending goal at 2% of GDP

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said Friday that the Mediterranean island nation will earmark 2% of its gross domestic product for defense spending.

foxnews.com

Cypriot president pledges 2% of GDP on defense spending

The president of Cyprus says he will earmark 2% of gross domestic product to defense spending in line with other European Union member states as a means to strengthen the east Mediterranean island nation’s foreign policy bargaining power

washingtonpost.com

Russia says renewing grain export deal with Ukraine "complicated" after U.N. chief calls the pact "critical"

The agreement, which has helped ease a global food cost crisis, must be renewed by mid-March, but with the war raging, it's unclear if Russia will sign on again.

cbsnews.com

Ukraine live briefing: Kyiv vows to hold Bakhmut; pro-Ukraine saboteurs may be behind Nord Stream blasts, officials say

Western officials suspect Ukraine partisans may be behind the September explosions that damaged the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines.

washingtonpost.com

A month after the quakes, a Turkish family wrestles with grief and anger

Zehra Karaoglu can’t stop replaying the day when she learned of the Feb. 6 earthquakes in Turkey, which claimed the lives of five family members in Kahramanmaras.

washingtonpost.com

Alliance picks main opposition leader to run against Erdogan

A six-party alliance has nominated the leader of Turkey's main opposition party as its common candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections in May, ending months of uncertainty and bickering that had frustrated their supporters.

‘We love them’: Turkish, Syrian communities in Jacksonville organize festival to support earthquake victims

Jacksonville’s Turkish and Syrian communities came together Saturday for a special festival with all proceeds going to help victims and survivors of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Hungary further delays vote on Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Hungary is further delaying a vote on ratifying Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession bids.

UN scrambles to reunite families after Turkey-Syria quake

The head of the U.N. children’s agency says that reuniting children with their missing family is a top priority after last month’s massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria

washingtonpost.com

Finland's Parliament gives final approval for country to join NATO with 184-7 vote

Finland's Parliament voted 184 to seven in favor of the Nordic country to join NATO. Finland jointly applied to join NATO with Sweden last year.

foxnews.com

Turkey earthquakes generated 10 times more rubble than 2010 Haiti disaster

Estimates of rubble following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria from the U.N. Development Program were higher than other recent disasters.

washingtonpost.com

Ukraine live briefing: Battle for Bakhmut intensifies; G-20 foreign ministers to meet

Russia has deployed mercenaries from the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group to break through Bakhmut's defenses, according to Ukrainian officials.

washingtonpost.com

UN says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes

The devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria have killed at least 50,000 people with many more injured, tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands homeless

washingtonpost.com

NATO chief says Ukraine will 'become a member of our alliance' in the 'long term'

NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg indicated Tuesday it is a matter of when, not if, Ukraine will join the alliance and said member nations would continue to support Ukraine in its war against Russia.

foxnews.com

A U.S. citizen is one of the latest killed in West Bank violence

Elan Ganeles of Connecticut was visiting Israel for a friend's wedding. The 27-year-old was shot on a road frequented by international tourists that passes through the West Bank toward the Dead Sea.

npr.org

Italy migrant boat shipwreck: Whole families reportedly among victims who paid $8K each for "voyage of death"

At least 64 people, including eight children, died when their overcrowded wooden boat slammed into shoals just a few hundred yards off Italy's coast.

cbsnews.com

Marjorie Taylor Greene Votes Against Mourning Victims Of Turkey-Syria Earthquakes

The extremist joined Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie as the only two House lawmakers who wouldn't praise humanitarian efforts amid the disaster.

news.yahoo.com

Ukraine envoy is optimistic Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Kyiv before May

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will likely visit Ukraine's capital before the G7 Hiroshima Summit in May, Ukraine's ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky told CNBC.

cnbc.com

Don’t Abandon Democracy Elsewhere to Save It in Ukraine

The US and its partners should be trying harder to understand and woo the countries of the Global South, but not at any cost.

washingtonpost.com

Turkey earthquake: Erdogan seeks forgiveness over quake rescue delays

The Turkish leader told survivors in one area that tremors and bad weather were to blame.

bbc.co.uk

Inside tent cities, Turkey's quake survivors wonder when they'll have a home again

Some of those who lost their homes in the earthquakes that devastated southern Turkey still need tents - and dream of someday having a container to live in.

npr.org

Turkey earthquakes: Collapsed buildings investigation widens

More than 600 people are being investigated over whether failings in construction made the disaster worse.

bbc.co.uk

Turkey launches investigation into 612 people after quake

Turkey's justice minister says investigations have been launched against more than 600 people in relation to buildings that collapsed in the country's catastrophic earthquake earlier this month.

Los Angeles search-and-rescue teams return from Turkey after devastating earthquake

More than 80 Los Angeles County fire personnel were dispatched on Feb. 6, soon after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated Turkey and northern Syria.

latimes.com

Castles, fortresses crumpled in Turkey and Syria quakes. What’s next?

UNESCO is assessing the extent of damage to World Heritage Sites from afar, but officials are prepared to hit the ground, the agency said.

washingtonpost.com

Turkey, Syria earthquakes put pressure on California to retrofit buildings

Could California see similar damage to Turkey if a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit?

cbsnews.com

‘I can’t believe that they’re gone’: California man loses 14 relatives in Turkey quake

Mervan Ergun lost 14 family members, including his mother, two sisters and a brother, in the massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6.

latimes.com

Nearly 1 million asylum requests in the EU in 2022

Nearly one million people applied for international protection in the European Union in 2022, the most since the refugee crisis of 2015-2016.

Lentil soup comes to the rescue in quake-ravaged Turkey

It's a supersoup during this humanitarian crisis. Easy to make, it warms the displaced, fuels rescue crews and comforts residents traumatized by the disaster.

npr.org

Terrifying video captures moment Turkey earthquake hits, plunging area into darkness, shaking cars

Scary dash cam footage captured the moment another earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday night, with the tremor injuring hundreds and killing six people.

foxnews.com

6.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey-Syria border towns weeks after deadly earthquake

Weeks after a deadly earthquake hit cities along the Syria-Turkey border, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the area causing panic in the streets.

news.yahoo.com

Another strong quake hits near Turkey-Syria border, rattling devastated area

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, near its shared border with northern Syria.

cbsnews.com

Body of Ghana soccer player Atsu repatriated from Turkey

The body of Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu has been repatriated after he was found dead in his collapsed apartment building in the Turkey earthquake.

Recovery continues in Turkey and Syria after devastating earthquake

In a matter of moments, the 7.8 earthquake in southwest Turkey and northern Syria erased more lives than some wars over years of battle.

cbsnews.com

Turkey earthquake: Rescue effort ends in all but two areas

Searches will only continue in Kahramanmaras and Hatay, the country's disaster agency said.

bbc.co.uk

One couple's bedroom caved in during the earthquake. Here's how it saved their lives

In the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, several survivors stayed alive by chance when their collapsed walls provided protection.

npr.org

Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse sets up emergency field hospital in Turkey amid 'unbelievable' wreckage

Samaritan's Purse, the international Christian disaster relief group, is on the ground in Turkey after devastating earthquakes, helping to tend to the health and medical needs of residents.

foxnews.com

Bulgaria detains 7 over deaths of 18 migrants found in truck

Authorities in Bulgaria have detained seven people in connection with an abandoned truck in which 18 people believed to be migrants were found dead

washingtonpost.com

Christian Atsu, Ghana soccer star, found dead under rubble from Turkey earthquake

Ghanaian soccer star Christian Atsu, who played for Everton and Newcastle United, was found dead in the rubble from last week's earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.

foxnews.com

Soccer player Christian Atsu, 31, found dead after Turkey quakes, agent says

Former Premier League soccer player Christian Atsu was missing after the earthquakes. He had played for Turkey's Hatayspor and on Ghana’s 2014 World Cup team.

washingtonpost.com

Survivors are still being found in Turkey’s earthquake rubble. How long can that go on?

Survivors are still being rescued in Turkey more than a week after a quake killed at least 41,000 people. How long can you live trapped under rubble?

latimes.com

FIFA allocates $1 million to those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey, Syria

FIFA plans to provide humanitarian aid of $1 million to the millions of people who were left homeless from the destructive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

foxnews.com

Survivors still being rescued from the rubble 11 days after Turkey earthquakes, but some in rebel-held Syria "have no hope left"

One harrowing video shows a dust-covered man being pulled from debris in Turkey asking to borrow a phone to check on his family.

cbsnews.com

Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO could be delayed after Turkey's devastating earthquake

Finland is concerned its application to join NATO in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be delayed after a devastating earthquake in Turkey.

cnbc.com

UN official warns of rising earthquake death toll in Syria

A United Nations official says the death toll from the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake is likely to rise as teams scramble to remove rubble in hard-hit areas.

Turkey-level disaster is possible in California, renowned seismologist says

Dr. Lucy Jones, who's been dubbed the "Earthquake Lady," says building codes in the state leave lots to be desired.

cbsnews.com

Turkey quake revives debate over nuclear plant being built

A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts of Turkey and neighboring Syria has revived a longstanding debate locally and in neighboring Cyprus about a large nuclear power station being built on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coastline.

Turkey faces post-earthquake water shortage, disease risks

Turkey is facing a shortage of clean water after two deadly earthquakes damaged the region’s sanitation infrastructure. The water shortage also increases the risk of disease outbreaks.

foxnews.com

The town that didn't collapse: How a tiny Turkish city avoided the earthquake's destruction

Death and destruction surround Erzin, but the city in Turkey’s Hatay province suffered no deaths and saw no buildings collapse in last week’s earthquake, residents and officials say, as the fallout focuses on construction codes.

news.yahoo.com

Opinion: If you think the earthquake damage you see in Turkey can’t happen here, think again

In L.A. as in Turkey, builders are supposed to meet a "life safety" standard — structures that won't collapse in a big earthquake. That doesn't make those buildings resilient.

latimes.com

Turkey buries its earthquake dead in small cemeteries and mass graves

With so many killed suddenly in the quake, Turkey faces the challenge of burying tens of thousands of people. Multiple funerals are happening at once and the process of burying the dead is constant.

npr.org

US military downs Iranian-made drone in Syria

U.S. forces had shot down an Iranian-made drone flying over a base housing American troops in northeastern Syria

washingtonpost.com

Syria’s Assad regime sees opportunity in earthquake aftermath

The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is citing the earthquake as reason for the West to drop its sanctions on Damascus.

washingtonpost.com

UN appeals for $397 million to help Syrian quake survivors

The United Nations chief has launched a $397 million appeal to help nearly 5 million survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in rebel-held northwest Syria who have received very little assistance.

Gunmen storm hospital of newborn saved from quake in Syria

A Syrian hospital official says gunmen stormed the clinic that is caring for a baby girl who was born under her earthquake-shattered home.

UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid

The United Nations says Syria’s president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment for millions of earthquake victims.

Newborn saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria in good health

The baby girl born under the rubble of her family's home in northern Syria in the aftermath of last week’s devastating earthquake is in good health and being breast-fed by the wife of the director of the hospital where she is being cared for, her doctor says.

PHOTOS: Turkey, Syria picking up pieces after devastating earthquake

A week later, the scenes haven’t gotten any less heartbreaking.

Japan's earthquake recovery offers hard lessons for Turkey

What’s left behind after a natural disaster so powerful that it rends the foundations of a society.

Hope dims for families in Turkey as rescue turns to recovery

As hours have turned to days after Turkey's deadly earthquake, rescues are becoming rarer.

Afghan women, children chase false rumor to Kabul airport

Hundreds of Afghans have rushed to the Kabul airport chasing a false rumor that an airlift operation was flying people to Turkey to help with the deadly earthquake rescue.

Seismologist says aftershocks will continue after Turkey, Syria quake

The catastrophic earthquake that razed thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria became one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade Wednesday, and the death toll kept rising, surpassing 11,000.

‘My heart is bleeding’: Jacksonville residents with ties to Turkey, Syria devastated as earthquake death toll rises

The death toll along the Turkish-Syrian border continues to climb as tens of thousands of rescuers scramble to save those in the rubble.

How long can people survive in the rubble of an earthquake?

A devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria has raised questions about how long people can survive in the rubble.

Wreckage, rescue and hope in Turkey's earthquake epicenter

Zeliha Hisir tried to speak, but could barely move after her hourslong rescue Tuesday near the epicenter of Turkey’s earthquake.

Istanbul Center in Jacksonville working to connect people with loved ones, raise funds for Turkey & Syria

Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region.

Aid, rescuers rushed to Turkey, Syria after deadly quake

Many governments have rushed to dispatch aid, personnel and equipment to help the rescue efforts in quake-stricken areas of Turkey and Syria.

What to know about the big quake that hit Turkey and Syria

A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Turkey has caused widespread damage across the region.

US says it's time for Finland, Sweden to join NATO

The Biden administration says it's time for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden's applications to join NATO.

Israeli ultranationalist minister visits Jerusalem holy site

An ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister has visited a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site for the first time since taking office in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government last week.

Turkish inflation eases for 1st time in more than a year

Annual inflation in Turkey has eased slightly in November for the first time in more than a year, but remains close to 24-year highs.

Frying a turkey? Here are some Thanksgiving tips from Copeland’s

We got our questions answered by the experts.

Turkey Giveaway ends in minutes after high demand

Eileen Whitlock told News4JAX she would likely forgo any celebration, if not for giveaways such as these.

LIST: Turkey giveaways, food distribution events ahead of Thanksgiving in Northeast Florida

News4JAX has compiled a list of giveaways and distribution events in Northeast Florida to make your Thanksgiving a little brighter.

When to start thawing your turkey ahead of Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving coming up next week, News4JAX is tackling all of your turkey questions.

CIA director warns Russian spy chief against deploying nukes

CIA Director Bill Burns has met with his Russian intelligence counterpart to warn of consequences if Russia were to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine.

EXPLAINER: What Russia's suspension of grain deal could mean

Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports safely amid a monthslong war, saying it was not going to allow ships to travel.

Serbia toughens visa rules as migration prompts EU pressure

Serbia is seeing a sudden tourism boom from countries whose citizens never had its sightseeing and shopping opportunities on their radar.

With eye on Turkey, Greece opens Israeli-built flight school

Greece has launched operations at a new international pilot training center created in partnership with Israel, as it tries to build on a relative air power advantage over regional rival Turkey.

Turkey's opposition seeks stay of 'disinformation' law

Turkey’s main opposition party is seeking the suspension of the enforcement of a newly-approved media law that mandates prison terms for disinformation.

EU lawmakers reject border agency budget over misconduct

European Union lawmakers have refused to endorse the way the EU’s border and coast guard agency used its 2020 budget.

Local teen still in disbelief after big win during 2022 Powerlifting Championship

One Bradford County teen is now a world champion in powerlifting.

Officials: 22 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine blast

Turkish officials say an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has killed at least 22 people and dozens remain trapped underground.

Minister: Greece can defend islands despite Turkey's threats

Greece’s defense minister says his country has the right to take “all defensive measures” to protect its easternmost islands amid threats by neighboring Turkey that dispute Greek sovereignty rights and raise the specter of war.

Greece: EU using Med countries like a refugee 'parking lot'

Greece's migration minister says refugees recognized by individual EU nations should be allowed to live anywhere in the bloc.

Steel plant defenders, Putin ally exchanged in prisoner swap

Ukraine has completed a high-profile prisoner swap that culminated months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in the port of Mariupol during a months-long Russian siege.

EXPLAINER: What's behind the new Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting

A flare-up in fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan has killed 155 troops on both sides since early Tuesday.

Greek leader says armed conflict with Turkey won't happen

Greece’s prime minister says he cannot imagine that tensions with neighboring NATO ally Turkey could ever escalate into armed conflict.

Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical

Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises of food security and climate change put millions at risk.

Barcelona gets tough Champs League group with Bayern, Inter

Barcelona faces another tough Champions League group after being drawn with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan as it tries to avoid a second straight group-stage exit since losing Lionel Messi.

Bus collision at accident site leaves 15 dead in Turkey

Officials in southern Turkey say at least 15 people were killed when a passenger bus collided with emergency teams handling an earlier road accident.

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