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Thai PM Prayut Offers Condolences Over Losses in Turkey, Syria Quake

  • By TN
  • February 7, 2023
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at US-ASEAN Business Council
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at US-ASEAN Business Council. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha  / Facebook.

BANGKOK, Feb 7 (TNA) — Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday conveyed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the massive [Read More…]

Asia

Thousands killed in major earthquake on the Turkey-Syria border

  • By TN
  • February 6, 2023
Collapsed buildings and debris in Van, Turkey due to an earthquake
Collapsed buildings and debris in Turkey due to an earthquake. Photo: IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation.

A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale shook southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday morning. It was followed by several aftershocks and another 7.6 magnitude earthquake that has hit the already devastated area of Turkey.

Asia

Turkish Authorities Uncover Explosive Device on Police Car Assigned to Erdogan Rally

  • By TN
  • December 4, 2021
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Kremlin.ru. CC BY 3.0.

A bomb was found attached to the undercarriage of a police officer’s private car who had been assigned to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s program [Read More…]

Asia

Turkey to declare US, 9 other ambassadors ‘persona non grata’ after call for release of jailed opposition figure: Erdogan

  • By TN
  • October 24, 2021
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip-ErDOGan
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip-ErDOGan. Photo: Youtube.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he instructed the foreign minister to declare 10 ambassadors, including Washington’s envoy, ‘persona non grata’ over a rare joint [Read More…]