Palestine Action ban ‘disturbing misuse’ of UK law, UN human rights chief says - Volker Turk described the ban as ‘disproportionate and unnecessary’ in an intervention on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Dubai property brokers double earnings to $880m in first half of 2025
Dubai's real estate brokerages doubled their earnings to Dh3.23 billion ($879.5 million) in the first half of 2025, riding the momentum in the emirate's robust property sector. The 99.4 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG acquires $681M Osaka real estate to push tokenization in Japanese markets
MUFG, through its trust banking unit, just dropped over ¥100 billion ($681 million) on a high-rise building in Osaka City. According to The Nikkei, the group is interested in turning the tower into ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey evacuates thousands as firefighters battle wildfires
ANKARA (Reuters) -Firefighters battled wildfires across Turkey on Sunday amid a searing Mediterranean heat-wave, with authorities evacuating more than 3,600 people from settlements in two provinces.
Wildfires threaten Turkey’s fourth-largest city as southern Europe grapples with blazes
Wildfires have engulfed Turkey for weeks, threatening Bursa, the country’s fourth-largest city and forcing over 1,700 people to flee.
‘Apocalyptic’ Turkey wildfires spread as 14 killed in blazes sparked by record 50C heatwave
Mr Yumaklı said Turkey broken an all-time temperature record on Friday of 50.5C in the southeastern Sirnak. Information published by the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology suggested that ...
Turkey wildfires: Popular tourist resort faces ‘apocalyptic’ scenes as locals flee homes
Bursa, in Turkey, has been surrounded by wildfires forcing almost 2,000 people to flee their homes, while a firefighter has died battling the blazes - which have been raging since late June ...
Greece and Turkey wildfires: Killer blazes force tourists and locals to flee
A firefighter has been left dead after horror wildfires have forced thousands of people to evacuate in both Greece & Turkey with one official warning 'the real difficulties are ahead' ...
Indonesia’s first high-speed railway is now transforming inbound travel and driving economic growth
Since the launch of commercial operations in October 2023, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, locally known as Whoosh, has ushered in a new era of modern transportation for Indonesia.
China’s famous Shaolin Temple leader is under investigation on suspicion of embezzling funds
China's Shaolin Temple has announced that its abbot, Shi Yongxin, is under investigation for misappropriation and embezzlement of funds.