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Seven-storey building collapses near Istanbul – Fears for people trapped under the rubble
Major rescue operation underway in Gebze – Dozens of rescuers and heavy machinery deployed – Watch live footage from the scene
Hurricane Melissa approaches Cuba with winds of 210 km/h – Jamaica assesses the damage, (video)
Jamaica has been declared a disaster zone, and the damage assessment has begun – The U.S. says it is ready to help – At least seven deaths have been reported so far
The video that enraged Israelis: They accuse Hamas of exhuming remains and staging a “discovery” to show to the Red Cross
According to Israel, the video shows Hamas members moving a body from a building, placing it in a pit, covering it with soil, and bringing in a photographer to “confirm” the finding
Hurricane Melissa strengthens dramatically with 300 km/h winds: “Last chance to protect your life” (Live feed)
Nearly 250,000 people without power – The wind intensity makes Melissa the second strongest storm in Atlantic history, after Hurricane Allen in 1980
The moment cruise ship passengers rescue migrants in the Mediterranean – They struggled against the waves to climb aboard
Passengers threw life jackets as the migrants battled the waves, trying to climb the ship’s ladder
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Turkey – Felt on Aegean islands
The earthquake was felt across several regions of Turkey as well as on islands in the northeastern Aegean. Seismologist Efthymis Lekkas told protothema.gr that it originated from the same fault system that produced the 6.0-magnitude quake in August
Israel: State of emergency in the south ends after two years
It had been declared on October 7, 2023 – Israel Katz adopted the IDF’s recommendation and announced the lifting of the state of emergency
Erdogan goes shopping for Eurofighters – Orders 20 from the UK, buys 24 “lightly used” from Qatar and Oman
A $10.7 billion deal with Britain – but the first jets will be delivered to Turkey in 2030 – Starmer calls it a victory for British workers and NATO security
France: Louvre break-in threatens ‘fundamental mission’ of museums, say heads of 57 museums around the world
“With this theft, all museums are under attack in their most fundamental mission: to share humanity’s common heritage with the greatest possible number of people,” write the directors of 57 major international museums
