News archive of November 2024

Russia launched more than 2,000 drone attacks targeting both military and civilian sites across Ukraine last month, as announced today by Ukraine’s armed forces.

On November 2, Bulgaria will experience minimum temperatures generally between 5°C and 10°C, with sunny and windy conditions prevailing. A light to strong west-northwesterly wind will blow throughout the day. Clouds will start to move in from the north-northeast in the evening. High temperatures are expected to reach between 20°C and 25°C, with Sofia forecasted to hit around 20°C.

The serious consequences of a weather event similar to what impacted Valencia, Spain, if it struck Attica, were described by Charis Kon

BELGRADE - Serbia's MFA said on Friday Serbian bills on the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija, characterised by the US State Department and the German MFA as violation of the dialogue with Pristina, were intended to safeguard the rights and social security of Serbs in the province, aligning with Serbia's broader commitment to stability in the region.

In Serbia's second-largest city, Novi Sad, at least eight people lost their lives when a canopy collapsed at the railway station. The incident left 30 others injured.

Among the injured, two have been hospitalized, with one in critical condition.

The Taliban have introduced a new rule restricting Afghan women from hearing each other's voices, an additional step toward erasing women's presence in public life, as reported by the New York Post. Taliban Minister for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Khalid Hanafi, reportedly decreed that women must not be able to hear one another's voices, even during prayer.

The Istanbul Chamber of Industry's (İSO) Türkiye Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) increased from 44.3 in September to 45.8 in October.

The index remained below the 50 no-change mark, indicating a continued moderation of business conditions during the month.

A fire truck patrolling the Kotsikia area in northeastern Evia plunged into a gorge on Friday, killing one firefighter and injuring another, according to reports.  

Germany will close the three Iranian consulates on its soil in response to the execution of German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Oct. 31.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) held a closed-door meeting in Istanbul on Nov. 1 to discuss how to response to the arrest of its Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer on terrorism charges.