Reflections in Nature: The cattail grows brown in August

We are over halfway through the month of August, and summer is coming to an end. Nature has been giving us hints that things have been changing. August is a month of sunshine and flowers. Flowers, flowers, everywhere. I am finding it necessary to...

How Climate Extremism Has Promoted the Russia-Ukraine War

As President Donald Trump’s Alaska summit brought the Russia-Ukraine conflict back into focus this week, we can’t forget the role that Democrats’ climate hysteria played in dragging out this conflict. Recently, it was revealed that California Gov....

Harran’s beehive houses offer cool refuge in scorching heat

ŞANLIURFA The conical houses, which have become the symbol of the historic district, attract both domestic and foreign tourists with their distinctive design. Visitors from around the world come to experience how the traditional dwellings combine...

Wildfires fueled by climate change devastate Spain

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. [AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar]Massive wildfires have burned in Spanish forests throughout August, devastating multiple regions. In the past two weeks, they...

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Orsted shares sink further as US halts near-completed wind project

Danish renewables giant Orsted said on Monday it would continue with a plan to raise capital after the Trump administration ordered the offshore wind farm developer to stop construction on a near-completed project off Rhode Island, sending its...

IUB signs memo with Ankara University for maritime research

Staff Correspondent 19 August, 2025, 02:35 The Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies of Independent University, Bangladesh has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Ankara University’s National Centre for the Sea and Maritime Law. The MoU...

Global warming wreaks havoc

PARIS: The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures, but many regions were devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European climate monitoring service said Thursday. Heavy rains flooded...

Turkey intensifies global hunt for critics, report finds

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey carried out a global campaign in 2024 to locate, detain and repatriate from other countries individuals it accused of belonging to the Gülen movement, a group critical of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as...

Emine Erdoğan urges Melania Trump to act on Gaza humanitarian crisis

First Lady of Türkiye Emine Erdoğan has sent a letter to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, calling on her to use her influence to help end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The letter, reported in Turkish and international media, appeals for decisive...

S&T welcomes new faculty 

Missouri S&T welcomed over 30 faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes applications for artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, biomedical engineering, concrete sustainability, nuclear reactor safety and...

Did a Gold Country peacock and turkey make a love match?

DEAR JOAN: We have a rural property in the Gold Country, with lots of wildlife including turkeys. We hear peacocks that we assume are the neighbors’. Last April we saw a turkey and a peacock walking past our window. It looked like they may have...

Stacey Solomon hits back at fans accusing her of being ‘smug’ on ‘free holiday’ after £30k trip to Turkey

STACEY Solomon has hit back at fans who branded her "smug" and accused her of blagging a "free" holiday - after she splashed out on a luxury trip to Turkey. The mum of five sparked a wave of comments online after she shared snaps from her stunning...

Hundreds evacuated as wildfire rages on Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsula

ISTANBUL: Hundreds of residents have fled their homes as firefighters battle a fierce wildfire sweeping through Turkey’s historic Gallipoli peninsula. The blaze began on Saturday in Canakkale province, rapidly spreading through dry hills near...

Desperate search for Russian swimmer who went missing in cross-Bosphorus race

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Turkey Reiterates Support for Syria’s Unity and Territorial Integrity

Ankara, SANA – Turkish Ministry of Defense reiterated Thursday its support for Syria’s unity and territorial integrity, highlighting the importance of the Syrian government’s calls for “one state, one army.” Sources from the Turkish Ministry of...

Feature: Türkiye's tourism boom faces climate change test as record heat reshapes travel patterns

by Burak Akinci ANTALYA, Türkiye, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- In Antalya's old city of Kaleici, shopkeepers watch as tourists duck into shaded cafes. At the harbour, excursion boats stay moored through the midday heat, their crews waiting for cooler...

Climate change made ‘relentless’ Nordic heatwave in July hotter and more likely

Climate change made the recent “relentless” heatwave in Norway, Sweden and Finland about 2C hotter and at least 10 times more likely, scientists have said. Researchers from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network, which assesses the role of...

Hundreds flee as Turkish rescuers battle wildfire

Agence France-Presse . Istanbul, Turkey 17 August, 2025, 22:52 This handout photograph taken and released by Turkish news agency Demiroren News Agency on Sunday, shows a firefighting plane spraying water over a burnt area following a wildfire in...

Turkey and Syria accuse Israel of fostering chaos in Syria

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister and his Syrian counterpart on Wednesday warned Israel not to stir up chaos in Syria and demanded an end to all external interventions they accused of being aimed at destabilizing the war-torn country....