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Turkey-Syria quake death toll climbs to more than 7800

The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria has jumped to more than 7800 people as rescuers work against time in harsh winter conditions to dig …

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Earthquake kills more than 3,800 in Turkey, Syria

A major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,800 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors. Dozens of nations …

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Greece promises immediate aid to Turkey and Syria

In reaction to the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Greek PM Mitsotakis tweeted: “Greece is mobilizing its resources and will assist immediately.” The Greek government vowed on Monday morning …

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Hundreds dead, scores injured in Turkey-Syria quake

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake has struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, killing about 200 people as buildings collapsed across the snowy region, and triggering a search for survivors trapped in …

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7.8-magnitude quake hits southern Turkey: USGS

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep in southern Turkey on Monday, the US Geological Service said. The quake struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of …

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2024 Olympic torch relay to start in Marseille

The torch relay for the Paris Olympics will start in the southern port of Marseille in April 2024, organisers announced on Friday. The torch will arrive in Marseille from Greece, …

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50 years of EU expansion: who’s in and who wants to join?

The European Union, which holds a summit with war-battered membership candidate Ukraine in Kyiv on Friday, has gone through several waves of expansion in the past 50 years. Four months …

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Climate: Temperate Europe sees southern climes in 2022

Several western European cities were hit last year by high temperatures normally recorded in regions hundreds of kilometres south, a climate monitor found Wednesday. Last summer was the hottest on …

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Erdogan hints at Turkish election in May

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled that Turkey will hold elections on May 14, a month earlier than he had earlier flagged, setting the clock ticking on perhaps the most …

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Ukraine rocked by chopper crash ‘tragedy’

Ukraine’s interior minister is among at least 15 people who were killed when a helicopter crashed near a nursery outside Kyiv, which comes as intense fighting continues in the country’s …

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