Following the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius in the Atlantic Ocean, symptoms were detected in one of the evacuated French passengers during the return flight. France placed the passengers under strict isolation measures, while quarantine precautions were also activated in several other countries. A French passenger evacuated from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship...
US President Donald Trump is set to visit China from May 13 to 15. In a statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, it was announced that Trump will pay an official visit to Beijing at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The visit, which had previously been announced by the US side, has...
Resit Kemal As / Editor-in-Chief, World of Global The world is changing… Wars are no longer won only with tanks and rifles. Nations that control energy routes, develop technology, build their own engines, and produce their own missiles are the ones that survive. Because in the modern world, the true name of independence is...
Despite 45 days having passed since the general election held on March 24 in Denmark, negotiations over the formation of a new government are still ongoing. According to Danish broadcaster DR, no agreement has been reached during the 45 days in which Social Democrats leader and current Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been leading coalition...
Citing the supply crisis caused by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, Norway is strengthening its role as Europe’s largest energy supplier by expanding oil and natural gas fields despite environmental backlash. The Norwegian government announced that, rather than winding down energy activities on its continental shelf, it has decided to expand them...
Although the fragile ceasefire in the Gulf continues despite small-scale clashes, the ongoing impact of the war has now affected the environment as well. Oil spills were detected near Khark Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, by European Copernicus Sentinel satellites between May 6 and 8. The suspected spills, spreading into the Gulf waters west...
A steam leak was detected near a high-pressure turbine at a nuclear power plant in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric Power Company announced that reactor operations had been suspended. The leak was detected at around 4:10 a.m. local time today, and workers manually shut down the reactor approximately 15 minutes later. Kansai Electric Power, the...
Trump said that a deal with Iran could happen at any moment. Speaking to reporters, Trump claimed that Iranian forces opened fire on two U.S. destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz last night, adding, “We responded to them in return.” After last night’s clashes between U.S. and Iranian forces, during which both sides stated that...
Beijing has issued one of its harshest rulings yet in its sweeping anti-corruption crackdown within the military. Former Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, who were tried on corruption and bribery charges, were sentenced by a military court to death with a two-year reprieve. The Military Court of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army...
The Kremlin stated that the ceasefire declared by Russia will be implemented in the special military operation zone on May 8 and 9. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov made statements on current issues during today’s press briefing. Peskov confirmed that the ceasefire declared by Russia for the special military operation zone will be observed on May...