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The rebel Kurdish party PKK claimed responsibility for the bomb attack that took place on Sunday few hours before the Turkish Parliament was set to reopen after its three-month summer recess with an address by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Photo Credit: A bomb disposal expert works at the scene of an attack near Turkey's interior ministry in Ankara, Turkey, October 1, 2023. © Cagla Gurdogan, Reuters
Two terrorists carried out a bomb attack in front of Turkey’s Interior Ministry building in the Turkish capital Ankara ahead of the opening of Parliament on Sunday, authorities said. Turkish media also reported that gunshots were heard in the same area after the blast.
New York City has been faced with extreme rain and floods since yesterday, Friday, while the rainfall is expected to continue today creating hufe problems to commuters, travelers and residents and businesses mainly in basement apartments.
As of 9:30 AM (local time) today, Friday, ‘dangerous and life-threatening’ flooding is underway in New York City from torrential downpours slamming the Northeast. Flash Flood Warnings cover New York City, flooding subways and streets amid torrential rain slamming Northeast.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty to three federal charges stemming from an alleged bribery scheme that involved the senator using his political power to help the Egyptian government and three New Jersey businessmen. Meanwhile, the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Ben Cardin, pointed to possible policy shifts affecting Egypt, Turkey, the war in Ukraine and other issues around the globe.
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42,500 Armenians have so far fled their homes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenian officials said today.
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Thousands of Armenians are fleeing their homes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in search of a safe haven, while a convoy from Azerbaijan and Armenia is travelling to Brussels to find a “solution” aimed at ending the hostilities.
Robert Menendez and his wife are accused of participating in a bribery scheme to secretly aid the Egyptian government. Read the full story behind the huge scandal.