Headlines- According to Yemen's government, a Houthi missile attack on the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden was survived by the prime minister and cabinet. At least five people died and sixteen were injured.
- Attacks on King Khalid International Airport between October 7 and October 11 resulted in 17 fatalities and 333 injuries, according to the spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran's navy said an oil tanker that tried to cross a forbidden area in the Sea of Oman is on fire in the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz.
- After a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday, at least three people—including children—have died.
- Nidal Hasan, a convicted military base shooter who killed 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was canceling plans to broadcast the execution live.
- Only a few days after undergoing surgery, Pope Leo XIV resumed work, the Vatican press office announced on Thursday.
Tag: Turkey COVID-19
COVID 19: Turkish Students Produce Masks...
People are rushing to stock up on supplies as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. That’s making masks and disinfectant hard to find. A handful of Turkish vocational school students are trying to deal with that shortage by making masks and disinfectant materials themselves
Istanbul’s Battle Against the Coronavirus
Turkey’s main city – Istanbul – is at the center of the country’s efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. Almost 40 people have died in Turkey and the virus has infected more than 15-hundred people. Authorities are now ramping up restrictions, closing schools, shuttering entertainment venues and even halting prayers at mosques. As Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, the city is learning to adapt to a new way of life