By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s exports hit an all-time high of $254.2 billion in 2022, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday, citing preliminary data. Despite global challenges, the figure increased by 12.9% from a year earlier, Erdogan told a news conference in Istanbul. “Our goal is to ensure that Turkey takes its place among the

Brazil’s new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he is sworn in at the National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 1, 2023. Photographer Jacqueline Lisboa By Reuters Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president on Sunday, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro and vowing a

By Anadolu Agency Iran’s armed forces downed hostile simulated drones on Sunday during large-scale military drills underway from the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz to the northern part of the Indian Ocean. During the drills, condemned Zolfaghar 1401, Iran’s indigenously-developed Mersad air defense system was used to detect, intercept and target mock drones

Photo by Levi Meir Clancy CounterPunch By Eve Ottenberg The American republic morphed well over a century ago into an empire of many endless wars. With U.S. troops still in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and numerous African countries, with over 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and a war budget of roughly one trillion

Croatia’s Prim Minister Andrej Plenkovic shakes hands with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. Croatia switched to the shared European currency, the euro, and removed dozens of border checkpoints to join the world’s largest passport-free travel area. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) By The Associated Press The

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends a news conference following a meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 29, 2022. Photographer Michele Tantussi By Reuters For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth – the United States,

The incident was caught on camera (@Tumii_Frost). Credit to The Independent The Independent By Andrea Blanco Three white men have been arrested over the alleged assault of two Black teens at a resort in South Africa. The incident on Christmas Day in the city of Bloemfontein was captured in video by a bystander, and shared

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s military commander, Gen. Odowa Yusuf Rage said his army are chasing Al-Shabab wherever they are hiding. The commander of the military forces, who was speaking to hundreds of national and local forces, said that Al-Shabab is open to surrender if they want to be safe. Gen Odowa indicated that they know

Freedom City Mall in Kampala, Uganda: Credit Photo Daily Monitor By Daily Nation At least nine people were killed during a stampede at Freedom City Mall in Kampala, Uganda, as revellers ushered in the New Year during festivities, police have said. After fireworks, a stampede ensued resulting in the instant deaths of five people and

Fireworks explode during New Year celebrations, at the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 31, 2022. Photographer Aline Massuca By Reuters The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return