Turkish airstrikes kill 17 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, ministry says

Image used for a representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkey’s military conducted airstrikes in northern Iraq and “neutralised” 17 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the defence ministry said on Monday. Turkey, which typically uses the term neutralised to mean killed, has been carrying out a cross-border operation called Claw-Lock in…

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Bangladesh interim government urges protesters to surrender all illegal firearms within a week

Bangladesh interim Government’s Home Affairs Minister said they would investigate to identify the youth in civilian clothes who opened fire at Ansar members. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Bangladesh interim government’s Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M. Sakhawat Hussain on Monday (August 12, 2024) asked protesters to surrender by August 19 all illegal and unauthorised…

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Residents flee as Greece wildfires rage despite ‘superhuman’ efforts

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire burning in Dionysos, Greece, on August 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Greece ordered fresh evacuations near Athens on Monday (August 12, 2024) as wildfires spread despite “superhuman” efforts to contain the flames,” firefighters said. At least five more communities were told to flee by civil protection authorities on…

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