News archive of November 2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday that around 10,000 North Korean troops are currently stationed in Russia, with approximately 8,000 positioned in the Kursk region. While these forces have not yet been involved in combat against Ukraine, Blinken expects their deployment to occur within days.

We climbed the stairs, filled with curiosity, leading to the once-grand meeting hall on the first floor of the Bageion, a former neoclassical hotel now serving as a multicultural venue, to attend the performance "Iera Odos 343: Testimonies from the Dromokaiteio," based on Maria Fafaliou's book of the same name.

The investigation by authorities into the explosion that occurred yesterday, Thursday (31/1), in a third-floor apartment in Ampelokipoi is in full progress. The explosion resulted in the death of a man and the serious injury of a woman.

Seven lives were lost in northern Israel after Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on the region, targeting areas near Metula and Haifa. According to a report by the Times of Israel, this incident marked one of the deadliest days for Israeli civilians in recent months.

A total of 2.7 million visitors came to Türkiye for shopping purposes in the first nine months of 2024, down from 2.78 million shoppers in the same period of last year.

They spent $4.8 billion on clothing and shoes, up from $4.5 billion in January-September of 2023, showed data the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) unveiled earlier this week.

With only days remaining until the United States elections, a significant 61 million Americans have already cast their ballots, CNN reported, marking strong early voter turnout in the November race.

The transport ministers of Iraq, Türkiye, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to establish a coordination committee to jointly manage the Development Road Project and have reached an agreement on a memorandum declaration, an official said.

The ministers met in Baghdad on Oct. 31.

The seventh annual Türkiye AI Summit, organized by the Türkiye AI Initiative (TRAI), brought together 1,300 participants from 280 institutions in Istanbul on Thursday under the theme "AI: More real than ever."

Halil Aksu, founder of TRAI, emphasized that artificial intelligence has progressed from concept to reality, creating tangible effects across various sectors.

On November 1, Bulgaria commemorates a unique observance of All Saints' Day, known locally as the Day of the People's Awakeners. This holiday is dedicated not only to Christian saints but also to the great writers, educators, and national heroes who contributed to Bulgaria's spiritual and cultural revival.

Turkish National Defense Ministry sources said on Thursday that the country expects a positive outcome soon regarding the procurement of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets.