By Anadolu Agency The death toll from devastating earthquakes in Myanmar has risen to 1,000 with over 2,300 injured, state media reported Saturday. According to MRTV, the toll comes in at 1,002 killed, 2,376 injured, and 30 missing across the country. International aid and rescue efforts continue to ramp up as Myanmar and Thailand recover

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Bangladeshi interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 28, 2025. Photographer Ding Haitao By Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Bangladeshi interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Beijing on Friday. Noting that the

By Anadolu Agency Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday signed into law a bill allowing the government to suspend the right to claim asylum for people entering Poland in what he called “migration instrumentalization,” a reference to Belarus sending migrants over the Polish border as part of its and Russia’s so-called ‘hybrid war,’ Polish media

People flash mobile phone lights during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 25, 2025. Credit Photo Reuters LSE By Balki Begumhan Bayhan Protests against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s regime have spread across Turkey following the arrest of Erdoğan’s political rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.

This photo taken on March 23, 2025 shows a view of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, venue of the talks between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photographer Wang Dongzhen By Xinhua News Agency Negotiations between the U.S. and Russia, as well as between the U.S. and Ukraine, concluded in Saudi Arabia without an official

By Anadolu Agency US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that “nobody was texting war plans” after a report indicated that a journalist was inadvertently added to a sensitive messaging group. “Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I have to say about that,” Hegseth told reporters in Hawaii. His remarks came after Jeffrey

This photo taken on March 24, 2025 shows the hotel where U.S. and Russian delegations begin a new round of talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. U.S. and Russian delegations began a new round of talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday, eyeing a Ukraine settlement and Black Sea ceasefire deal before securing a broader agreement. Photographer

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a candidate of the main opposition Republican People’s Party, takes off his tie during a rally ahead of the local elections in Istanbul on March 30, 2024. Photographer Murad Sezer By Reuters A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu pending trial on Sunday, broadcaster AHaber said, after the country’s biggest

By Anadolu Agency US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced more than $580 million in cuts to contracts as part of a partnership with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “We’re back with another quick update on our efforts to cut wasteful spending and cut it quickly at the Department of Defense so we

Combo photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on different occasions. By Xinhua News Agency The two leaders agreed that the three-year Ukraine conflict needs to end with a lasting peace. U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone call on Tuesday that