A magnitude 7.8 earthquake with an epicentre in southeastern Turkey near the border of northern Syria has killed hundreds of people and caused widespread destruction. The quake killed at least 641 people across both countries, toppling buildings and sending rescuers scrambling through the rubble to find survivors. The death toll was expected to rise, with experts warning that aftershocks could continue for days or weeks. Tremors were also felt in Cyprus, Egypt, and Lebanon. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter that “search and rescue teams were immediately dispatched” to the areas hit by the quake. Meanwhile, the Syrian…
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Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, a senior legislator has said, in a high-profile cabinet reshuffle following corruption scandals and ahead of an expected Russian offensive. Reznikov, 56, would be transferred to another ministerial job and replaced by Kyrylo Budanov, 37, who heads Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence agency, David Arakhamia said on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday. “War dictates personnel policies,” said Arakhamia, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. There was no immediate statement from Zelenskyy on replacing Reznikov, a former lawyer who became defence minister in…
Tremor measured at 7.8 magnitude was also felt in Syria, Lebanon and Cyprus causing buildings to collapse.An earthquake measuring a preliminary 7.8 magnitude has hit southern Turkey near the Syrian border, the US Geological Service has said, killing at least 10 people and sending shockwaves across northern Syria, Cyprus and Lebanon. The earthquake struck at 4.17am local time (01:17 GMT) on Monday as people were sleeping, at a depth of about 17.9km (11 miles), the USGS said. “Extensive damage is probable,” it said. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) put the magnitude of the quake at 7.4 near the…
Under the circumstances, the Brooklyn Nets did well acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, one first and two second-round picks for pending unrestricted free agent Kyrie Irving. But what else was on the table? According to The Athletic‘s Shams Charania, some pretty decent offers. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Charania reports the Los Angeles Lakers offered Russell Westbrook and unprotected first-round picks in 2027 and 2029 for Irving, but the Nets responded by saying Los Angeles would need to also include all their young players — including Austin Reeves and Max Christie — and pick swaps to enter the…
The craft, which Beijing says was a meteorological airship blown off course, was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.The United States Navy is working to recover the debris of a Chinese surveillance balloon that fell into the Atlantic Ocean after being shot down off the coast of South Carolina over the weekend. The balloon, which had been flying at high altitude over North America since the end of January, was shot down in US airspace and fell into US territorial waters, said General Glen VanHerck, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Northern Command. “Our U.S. Navy…
Ukraine’s allies will agree to provide fighter aircraft to battle Russian forces, the defence minister said, despite recent comments by Western leaders that warplanes would not be forthcoming. Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov also told a news conference on Sunday that Russia will launch a major offensive in the coming weeks, but Ukraine has the soldiers and resources to repel such an attack. Ukraine’s military will halt the operation despite tanks and other weapon systems from the West not arriving in time, he said. “There will be planes, too,” Reznikov predicted. “The question is just what kind exactly … Consider that…
The Arizona Coyotes assigned forward Dylan Guenther to the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds on Sunday. Seattle acquired Guenther’s rights from the Edmonton Oil Kings on Jan. 10. Guenther’s overtime goal earned Canada a 3-2 win over Czechia last month in the final of the world junior hockey championship in Halifax. It marked the second straight year Canada had won the tournament and fifth time since 2015. The Coyotes had loaned Guenther to the Canadian junior squad. “Just like the world junior championships where Dylan helped lead Canada to a gold medal, this is a tremendous opportunity for him to join a…
Billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter was one of the top stories across the news media in 2022. The takeover has been an unmitigated disaster, leading to the firing of over half its workforce, massive cuts to its content moderation teams, increased employee exploitation, unprecedented surges in hate speech, censorship of dissidents and journalists, and technical glitches, among other ills. In a whirlwind of chaos, harm, and dysfunction, a distraction was needed. Enter the “Twitter Files”. In November, Musk announced that information was going to be released regarding “free speech suppression” at Twitter before his takeover. In December, several journalists…
Move comes after the bloc found new supplies of diesel from the US, Middle East and India to replace Russian energy supplies.Europe has imposed a ban on Russian diesel fuel and other refined oil products, slashing energy dependency on Moscow and seeking to further crimp the Kremlin’s fossil fuel earnings as punishment for invading Ukraine. Sunday’s ban comes along with a price cap agreed by the Group of Seven (G7) allied countries – the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada. The goal is allowing Russian diesel to keep flowing to countries such as China and India and…
The Calgary Flames recalled forward Jakob Pelletier and defenceman Dennis Gilbert from their American Hockey League affiliate on Sunday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Pelletier has 16 goals and 36 points in 33 games with the Calgary Wranglers this season. The 21-year-old from Quebec City, who was drafted 26th overall in 2019, made his NHL debut earlier last month and appeared in four games with the Flames prior to the All-Star break. Gilbert has two goals and five points in 26 games with the Wranglers this season plus one assist in nine games with the Flames. The 26-year-old…