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Axelle Saint-Cirel is a distinguished mezzo-soprano from Guadeloupe who performed a new rendition of the French National Anthem, draped in the tricolor flag on the glass roof of the Grand Palais, as reported by Le Parisien.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a Turksat 6A communications satellite, lifts off at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, July 8, 2024.

Turksat 6A, Türkiye's first homegrown communications satellite, was launched this week into space as the result of 10 years of work, boosting the number of Türkiye's active satellites to nine.

Türkiye's first indigenous communications satellite Turksat 6A will be launched into orbit on Monday at 5.00 p.m. EDT from SpaceX's Kennedy facility in Florida, according to Turkish transport and infrastructure minister.

Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, in a statement on Monday, said the launch will mark Türkiye as one of the 11 countries capable of producing satellites through their own means.

Many aspire to wake up to the soothing sound of ocean waves, yet rising inflation and real estate prices often make coastal living financially prohibitive. Despite these challenges, several beach communities worldwide still offer affordable housing and a high quality of life.

The Turkish corvette TCG Kınalıada has arrived in Japan as part of its expedition to the Far East, retracing the route of the ill-fated frigate Ertuğrul, which sank en route from Japan in 1890.

The voyage also marks the centennial milestone of diplomatic ties between Türkiye and Japan.

The arrival was announced by a Defense Ministry post on June 8.

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke out on Saturday against "Israeli oppression" in the Gaza Strip, following the meeting of the D-8 countries in Istanbul.

Türkiye has dispatched its first domestically produced communications satellite, Türksat-6A, to the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the U.S., where it will be launched into space next month.

The satellite embarked on a 17-hour journey aboard a cargo aircraft, after which it will be entrusted to the teams of Elon Musk's SpaceX.

ASELSAN, a leading Turkish defense company, announced strong financial results for the first quarter of 2024. Quarterly revenues increased by 5 percent year-on-year to 15.1 billion liras ($542 million), while gross profit also saw a 3 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Microsoft pledged a $2.2 billion investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing in Malaysia on Thursday to help develop the country's AI infrastructure.

The tech giant's chief executive Satya Nadella is on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia — Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia — to announce a range of investments in data centres, AI and cloud services.

As the summer season draws near, the issue of staffing in the tourism sector in Bulgaria comes to the forefront once again, with the workforce having to depend on individuals from foreign countries for yet another year. With each passing year, businesses find themselves in the familiar situation of relying on overseas staff to meet the demands of the busy season.