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Turkey turns 100: A future global power? – BBC News

The Republic of Turkey turned 100 on the 29 October. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, known as the ‘Father of Turkey’, had envisaged a modern, secular nation-state when he founded it from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. With a history of military coups disrupting its democracy, the country is now ruled by President Erdogan, a leader with ambitions to revive the Ottoman influence on the global…

Protests in West Bank after Gaza hospital blast – BBC News

Protests have sprung up in several major cities after the bombing of a Gaza hospital where hundreds of wounded people were being treated. One doctor described the blast at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital on Tuesday night as “a massacre”. It enraged Palestinians who flooded the streets of several cities in the West Bank, throwing stones and chanting against Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Protesters were also…

Iceland volcano: Thousands evacuated over eruption fears – BBC News

Iceland declared a state of emergency on Saturday over fears of a volcanic eruption after a series of earthquakes. Authorities have ordered thousands of people living in the southwestern town of Grindavík to leave as a precaution. Thousands of tremors have been recorded around the nearby Fagradalsfjall volcano in recent weeks. However, seismic activity has decreased in south-west Iceland, according to scientists. Please subscribe here:…

Israeli military says Hamas has lost control of northern Gaza – BBC News

The Israeli military says it now controls the north of the Gaza Strip after intense fighting with Hamas. 50,000 Palestinians fled Gaza City yesterday through evacuation routes after Israel opened a safe passage for a few hours on the road to the south. Meanwhile the French government is holding talks on getting humanitarian aid into Gaza. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Israel #Gaza #BBCNews

Iceland volcano eruption fears grow – BBC News

Fears have continued to mount of a possible volcanic eruption in Iceland. An immediate evacuation was issued on Tuesday, and residents were allowed back into the town of Grindavik in small numbers to retrieve belongings. Authorities later said the area around the town was evacuated after sulphur dioxide was detected. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Iceland #Grindavik #BBCNews

US and China agree to resume military communications – BBC News

The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications in an effort to ease rising tensions, the US president said. Joe Biden met with China’s President Xi Jinping in California on Wednesday. It was the first time the pair had spoken in person in more than a year. As well as resuming military communications, the two sides announced several other agreements in areas that…

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