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Turkey quake survivors struggle to bury their dead

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-18 11:28:35

In the Turkish town of Pazarcik, a soccer pitch has been turned into a burial ground for people killed by the earthquake which struck 11 days ago. The goal posts are still standing but the field...

Rescuers pull two survivors from rubble in Turkey after 11 days

-- 2023-02-17 20:59:07

Rescue teams pulled two people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey on Friday, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 43,000, left millions homeless and sparked a huge relief...

Gazprom to thrive despite hindrance as Asian demand for gas will soar: Putin

-- 2023-02-17 20:02:23

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday lauded Russia's natural gas giant, vowing that Gazprom would thrive despite attempts by the West to cut its clout as demand for gas would rise in Asia...

British embassy guard, who spied for Russia, jailed for 13 years

-- 2023-02-17 18:55:10

A man, who passed highly sensitive information to the Russian state while working as a security guard at the British embassy in Berlin, was on Friday jailed for 13 years and two months in a London cou...

Black Sea grain deal extension talks start in a week

-- 2023-02-17 16:06:33

Negotiations will start in a week on extending an UN-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia after its invasion, a senior Ukrainian official said on F...

Aid focus turns to the homeless and destitute in aftermath of Turkey quake

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-17 12:16:45

International aid agencies are stepping up efforts to help millions of homeless people, many sleeping in tents, mosques, schools or cars, 11 days after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria killin...

Ukraine's priority to hold the line as global security leaders gather

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-17 12:04:30

Senior politicians and military leaders from around the world meet in Germany on Friday with Ukrainian officials expected to address the security conference as they try to fend off Russian missile str...

Portugal ends Golden Visas, curtails Airbnb rentals to address housing crisis

Reuters 2023-02-17 11:55:43

Portugal announced on Thursday a hefty package of measures to tackle a housing crisis, including the end of its controversial "Golden Visa" scheme and a ban on new licenses for Airbnbs and other s...

Scotland’s longest-serving first minister resigns

-- 2023-02-15 19:54:22

Nicola Sturgeon, who has dominated Scottish politics for almost a decade as first minister, is expected to quit on Wednesday Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed her resignat...

EU debates $11.8b euro worth of trade curbs in new Russia sanctions

-- 2023-02-15 16:24:27

Representatives of the 27 European Union countries meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss a new batch of sanctions against Russia, which the head of the bloc's executive said could cost 11 billion e...

Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war

Reuters 2023-02-15 13:47:31

Vladimir Putin casts the war in Ukraine as a watershed when Russia finally stood up to the West - but some within the elite fear he has committed his country to a long and fruitless drain on lives and...

More than 100 priests suspected of abuse remain active in Portugal's Catholic Church

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-15 13:22:01

More than 100 priests suspected of child sexual abuse remain active in church roles in Portugal, according to the head of a commission investigating the issue. The commission, which started its work...

Damages from Turkey quake estimated to surpass $20 billion

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-15 12:01:20

Damages from deadly earthquakes in Turkey last week will probably exceed $20 billion, the risk modelling company Verisk estimated on Tuesday. Only a fraction of the damages - likely more than...

Nine survivors pulled from Turkey's rubble as quake toll passes 41,000

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-15 10:32:28

Nine survivors were rescued from the rubble in Turkey on Tuesday, more than a week after a massive earthquake struck, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without sh...

Turkey finds more survivors but hopes dwindle a week after quake

-- 2023-02-13 20:25:38

Rescuers in Turkey pulled out several people alive from collapsed buildings on Monday and were digging to reach a grandmother, mother and daughter from a single family, a week after the country's wors...

NATO’s Stoltenberg will not seek another extension of his term

-- 2023-02-12 20:27:03

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will end his term as planned in October, a spokesperson for the alliance said, after a newspaper reported a further extension was in the works. "The mandate of...

Russia says NATO should hold emergency summit over Nord Stream blasts

Reuters 2023-02-12 14:04:53

NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings about September explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said late on Saturda...

Ukraine's Zelensky sacks top official, says clean-up drive continues

Reuters 2023-02-12 08:50:19

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday issued a decree sacking a senior security figure and said separately that his drive to clean up the government would continue. Authorities hav...

Austrian army suspends Turkey quake rescue due to 'difficult security situation'

-- 2023-02-11 20:01:39

The Austrian army has suspended rescue operations in quake-hit Turkey due to "an increasingly difficult security situation", its spokesperson said in a tweet on Saturday. Ministry spokesperson Michae...

Turkey to act against those involved in looting in earthquake-hit region

-- 2023-02-11 19:34:57

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday the government would take action against those involved in looting and other crimes in the region hit by this week's devastating earthquakes as the is...

Two women survive for days in quake rubble as death toll tops 24,150

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-11 15:48:58

Rescuers in Turkey pulled two women alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings after they were been trapped for 122 hours following the region's deadliest quake in two decades, authorities said on S...

Children rescued from ruins days after quake, but death toll tops 23,700

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-11 12:38:25

Rescue crews saved a 10-day-old baby and his mother trapped in the ruins of a building in Turkey on Friday and dug several people out from other sites as President Tayyip Erdogan said author...

Russia hits Ukraine power grid

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-11 12:25:03

Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned from a tour of Western capitals and Ukrainian officials said a long-awaited Russian offensi...

Spain offers freed Nicaraguans citizenship after move to make them stateless

Reuters 2023-02-11 12:07:35

The Spanish government offered citizenship to more than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners who were freed and flown to the United States on Thursday, Spain's top diplomat said on Friday. Foreign Mini...

Bangladeshi rescuers pull out girl from Turkey quake rubble, recover three bodies

bdnews24.com 2023-02-11 09:22:51

Bangladeshi rescuers have pulled out a 17-year-old girl alive from the debris of a collapsed building in Turkey, where a devastating earthquake has killed more than 20,000 people. The Banglades...

Turkey may open border to Syrian government-held region for aid

-- 2023-02-10 18:12:40

Turkey is discussing re-opening a border crossing into Syrian government territory, a Turkish official said on Friday, enabling earthquake aid to be sent directly to areas under President Bashar al-As...

Greece sends earthquake aid to Turkey, putting aside rivalry

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-10 13:25:41

Greece sent thousands of tents, beds and blankets on Thursday to help the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by deadly earthquakes in Turkey, in an act of solidarity with a neighbour that i...

Hope fades for survivors as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 20,000

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-10 10:20:40

Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria three days ago as the death toll passed 20,000 on Thursday, reports Re...

Turkey turns to tents, tourist resorts to house quake's homeless

-- 2023-02-09 20:17:47

Turkey is grappling with one of the biggest challenges from the earthquake that flattened a swathe of its towns and cities: how to shelter hundreds of thousands of people left homeless in the middle o...

Zelensky takes pitch for weapons, EU membership talks to Brussels

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-09 11:43:10

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to lobby European leaders on Thursday at a summit in Brussels for more weapons in the fight against Russia and a quick start to EU membership talk...