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Greece arrests a Turkish man after search of a drifting boat turns up large weapons stash

Jan. 30, 2025 11:30 AM EST

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece arrested a Turkish man after discovering dozens of firearms and other weapons stashed on his boat when he fell ill and lost control of the vessel, authorities said Thursday. The coast guard said they responded to reports Tuesday of a motorized...

Fleet of abandoned ships is growing, leaving more sailors stuck at sea

Jan. 29, 2025 12:06 PM EST

More ships than ever are being abandoned around the world by their owners, according to the United Nations’ labor and maritime organizations, leaving thousands of workers stuck on board without pay or the means to travel home to their families. Cases have doubled in the past three...

Middle East latest: Israel lets displaced Palestinians return to northern Gaza

Jan. 27, 2025 16:49 PM EST

Israel began allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return on Monday to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas. The U.N. said over 200,000 people were observed moving north in Gaza on Monday morning...

Detentions in deadly Turkish ski resort fire rise to 14

Jan. 24, 2025 10:12 AM EST

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The number of suspects detained in connection with the deadly hotel fire at a ski resort rose to 14 on Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. Erdogan also reiterated his commitment to ensuring that anyone who may have caused the blaze by...

Waitress dies from Turkish ski resort blaze, one of 78 lives lost as concerns over safety revive

Jan. 23, 2025 10:49 AM EST

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A waitress who was in serious condition after jumping out of a burning hotel at a popular ski resort has succumbed to her injuries, officials and reports said Thursday, becoming the latest victim of a tragedy that has shocked the nation and revived concerns over lax safety...

Turkey's central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 45%

Jan. 23, 2025 07:28 AM EST

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45% on Thursday, in its second rate cut in as many months as official figures showed inflation was easing. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee said it was reducing its...

Southern rebels loom large as Syria's new rulers try to form a national army

Jan. 22, 2025 21:17 PM EST

NAWA, Syria (AP) — As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country's northwest late last year, officials from several countries backing either the rebels or Syria’s government met in Qatar on what to do. According to people briefed on the Dec. 7...

At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey

Jan. 21, 2025 21:24 PM EST

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials said. At least...

Turkey arrests leader of far-right party on charges of inciting violence through social media

Jan. 21, 2025 16:03 PM EST

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested the leader of a far-right opposition party on charges of inciting violence through a series of anti-refugee posts on social media, his party said. Umit Ozdag, the leader of Turkey's anti-immigrant Victory Party, was...

Death toll from fire at a ski resort in Turkey rises to 76, the interior minister says

Jan. 21, 2025 14:16 PM EST
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Death toll from fire at a ski resort in Turkey rises to 76, the interior minister says.