Sydney McLaughlin of the Team USA set a new world record in the women’s 400-meter hurdles to win a gold medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Wednesday. She scored
Louis Van Gaal, 69, was appointed as the manager of the Dutch national football team on Wednesday, the Netherlands’ Football Federation announced. This will be Van Gaal’s third stint for
Turkey has successfully contained a total of 167 wildfires that have emerged a week ago, according to the country’s agriculture and forestry minister. The wildfires took place in 33 of
The French women’s national basketball team qualified for the Tokyo 2020 semifinals after a 67-64 win against Spain on Wednesday. French guard Marine Johannes led her team, scoring 18 points
Two suspects with alleged links to the Daesh/ISIS terror group were arrested in Turkey, security sources said Wednesday. Anti-terror police teams in the Black Sea province of Samsun launched an
Tamyra Mensah-Stock from the US became the first Black woman athlete to secure an Olympic wrestling gold. She defeated Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu 4-1 in the women’s freestyle 68kg final at
Azerbaijan will send a new team to help Turkey in its efforts to battle the wildfires in the country, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Some 160 personnel, 40 fire
Residing in the forest areas of Central and West Africa and known as the shortest people in the world, Pygmies are still seeking to preserve their culture of hunting that
A fire in a residential area of southern Turkey forced some people to evacuate as the country continues to battle massive wildfires that broke out last week on the country’s