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In setback to Erdogan, Turkey's Oppn makes huge gains in local election

The main battleground for the 70-year-old Turkish president was Istanbul, a city of 16 million people where he was born and raised and where he began his political career as mayor in 1994

Kia recalls 427,000 Telluride SUVs due to defect that they might roll away

Kia America decided to recall all 2020-2023 model year and select 2024 model year Tellurides earlier this month, NHTSA documents show. At the time, no injuries or crashes were reported

Israelis rally in anti-govt protest since Gaza war, urge hostages' release

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to destroy Hamas and bring all the hostages home. But those goals have been elusive. While Hamas has suffered heavy losses, it remains intact

Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack on Guayaquil city

The killings in Manabi remind us that the battle continues, said Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on the social media network X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday

Baltimore bridge collapse: Crews continue removing twisted steel, concrete

Two workers survived, two bodies were found in a submerged pickup and four more men are presumed dead

Will deliver hundreds of armoured vehicles to Ukraine: French minister

The French military is currently replacing its old VAB armoured personnel carriers that started being used in 1979 by a new generation of armoured vehicles

Japan confirms experts met in China to ease radioactive water concerns

The discharges have been opposed by fishing groups and neighbouring countries especially China, which banned all imports of Japanese seafood

Turkey holds elections to test Erdogan's popularity, race on for key cities

For the opposition divided and demoralized after a defeat in last year's presidential and parliamentary elections keeping Istanbul and Ankara would be a major boost and help remobilize supporters

Climate change: Drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 mn facing hunger

While human-made climate change has spurred more erratic weather globally, there is something else parching southern Africa this year

Crews start removing first piece of steel from collapsed Baltimore bridge

Crews were carefully measuring and cutting the steel from the broken bridge before attaching straps so it can be lifted onto a barge and floated away, Coast Guard Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath said

Trump camp slams Prez for declaring Mar 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on social media that the Biden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter and called the decision outrageous and abhorrent

Harvard says it's removed human skin from binding of 19th century book

Scientific analysis done in 2014 confirmed the binding was made of human skin, the university said

IMF to increase Egypt's bailout loan to $8 billion to shore up its economy

Egyptian economy has been hit hard by years of government austerity, covid pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

4 UN military observers wounded in explosion in Lebanon's southern border

The military observers are part of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, which supports the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL

Several people held hostage at a nightclub in Netherlands: Local police

The hostages were being held in Cafe Petticoat, a popular bar and nightclub in Ede

US welcomes new Palestinian govt following its call for political reform

The Palestinian Authority administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It is headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who has not faced an election in almost two decades

US mining uranium as prices soar and govt pushes for more nuclear power

The work is unfolding as global instability and growing demand drive uranium prices higher

Baltimore bridge collapse: Focus on removing heavy structure from water

To go out there and see it up close, you realize just how daunting a task this is, Governor Wes Moore said Friday afternoon as the massive crane loomed behind him

Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter: Vatican

It was the first time he had skipped the traditional, evocative event in his 11-year papacy, an event that St. John Paul II famously skipped just before he died in 2005

US probes complaints of Ford pickups downshifting without warning

The company said it's working with NHTSA to support the investigation. Ford's F-Series pickups are the top-selling vehicles in the US