Football fans throw stuffed toys onto pitch for earthquake victims
Thousands of donations were made. Play was stopped during Besiktas’ game against Antalyaspor on Sunday as fans threw thousands of stuffed toys onto the pitch to donate to children affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The game was paused after four minutes and 17 seconds, the same time that the first earthquake […]
3 years ago
Little girl spends 17 hours protecting her baby brother’s head under earthquake rubble
More than 11,000 people have died in the disaster. Heartbreaking footage has been shared online of a little girl protecting her baby brother’s head after the siblings were trapped under earthquake rubble in Syria. On Monday, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria. This was followed by a 7.5 magnitude tremor […]
3 years ago
Ireland committing €75 million to UN’s World Food Programme
This marks Ireland’s largest contribution to date. Ireland has committed to providing €75 million to the UN World Food Programme over the next three years. The agreement was signed by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Overseas Development Aid & Diaspora Colm Brophy, and World Food Programme Chief David Beasley. […]
4 years ago
ISIS leader reportedly killed in U.S. raid in Syria
President Trump sent an enigmatic tweet that many believe is in relation to the incident. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, is to have been killed in U.S. raid in Syria. His death has not yet been confirmed, as forensic testing is currently underway at the site of the raid, but sources have told […]
6 years ago
Donald Trump lifts all sanctions against Turkey
“This was an outcome created by us, the United States, and nobody else.” US President Donald Trump has lifted all sanctions against Turkey following its recent offensive on Kurdish fighters in Syria. Issuing a news briefing at the White House on Wednesday, Trump hailed a “major breakthrough towards achieving a better future for Syria and […]
6 years ago
Donald Trump announces sanctions on Turkey due to their “destablising actions in Syria”
This is days after he removed the majority of American troops from the region, allowing the actions to take place. On Monday evening, President Trump took to Twitter to announce that he will soon sign an executive order authorizing sanctions against current and former government officials in Turkey for their “destabilizing actions in northeast Syria.” The […]
7 years ago