ANKARA: Some 16,000 US and Philippine troops kicked off the annual joint military drills on Monday in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), local media reported.

WPS is the official designation by Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are inc…

ISTANBUL: Egypt called Monday for an international investigation into reports of mass graves in Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip.

At least 283 bodies of people were found in a mass grave at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after the Israeli …

ANKARA: Europe faced widespread flooding and heatwaves in 2023, according to a report.

‘Much of Europe was impacted by heatwaves during the extended summer, and both August and September also saw severe flood events,’ the European State of the Climat…

Two teams, APOEL of Nicosia and AEK of Larnaca will battle for the Cyta Football League title.

After Match Day 8 of the second phase of Group A and just two games before the end of the league the two teams remained at the top two positions of the Sta…

ISTANBUL: At least four people lost their lives and 10 others remain missing as storms battered southern China, state media said Monday.

“Of the total, three deaths were reported in Zhaoqing City while the remaining one is a rescuer in Shaoguan City,…

Four possible victims of human trafficking have been identified by the Cyprus Police during real time training operations, in the context of an international training exercise, at the initiative of the European Cross-Border Control Organization – Fron…

ISTANBUL: Global military expenditure rose by 6.8% to a historical high level of $2.44 trillion in 2023, versus 2022, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Monday.

This was the steepest annual hike since 2009, the institute noted, add…