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Lebanese-born, controversial real estate investor, founder of Colony Capital, and former adviser to Donald Trump, with whom he is linked by a long-standing friendship is Tom Barak, who is expected to settle in Ankara as the new United States ambassador to Türkiye.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Tom Barrack, a prominent businessman, as the next U.S. ambassador to Türkiye.

"I am pleased to announce that Tom Barrack will serve as our next Ambassador to Türkiye," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

California will ban private colleges and universities, including some of the nation's most selective institutions, from giving special consideration to applicants who have family or other connections to the schools, a practice known as legacy admissions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that will prohibit the practice starting in the fall of 2025.

Over the past 30 years, Greece has lost some 250 square kilometers of its beaches. This is expected to rise as climate change and rising temperatures continue to push up sea levels. Experts warn Greece is in the "red zone" because measures to stabilize the country's beaches are long overdue.

Greece has lost some 250 square kilometers of its beaches in the past 30 years and will see even more of its coastline being swallowed up as climate change continues to push up the sea level, Costas Synolakis, a preeminent authority on the impact of natural hazards, has warned, stressing the need for immediate action.

Paleontologists in Egypt have unearthed an extinct species of whale that lived 41 million years ago when whale ancestors were just completing their move from land to sea.

The team has dubbed the species "Tutcetus rayanensis" after the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun and the Wadi El-Rayan Protected Area in Egypt's Fayoum Oasis where the type specimen was found.

Climate change is exacerbating weather extremes, making heat waves more frequent and more severe worldwide, and this summer has been the hottest on record.

A Turkish student who followed her dream of making a career in cinema despite her family's expectation of her becoming a doctor has been accepted to the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts, one of the world's most prestigious film schools, where only 24 students are admitted each year.

It took six months for the world to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. It took just over six weeks for that number to double.

The worldwide count of known COVID-19 infections climbed past 20 million on Aug. 10, with more than half of them from just three countries: the U.S., India and Brazil, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

Athenian cultural venue Exile Room and the US Embassy in Athens are presenting their showcase of American films from June 4-29, an annual event organized in cooperation with the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. This time, however, you can enjoy it online from the safety of your own home throughout the month of June.