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Turkish exporters mull new sea route to alleviate Bulgaria border gridlock

Turkish export representatives are contemplating a plan to alleviate truck congestion at the Türkiye-Bulgaria border by transporting vehicles to Romania via sea routes, aiming to resolve the bottleneck through maritime logistics, local media has reported.

Paw prints on ancient artifacts show love for nature, animals

Paw prints have been discovered on some of the artifacts unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Heraclea in Milas in the western province of Muğla.

The excavation work, which began four years ago in Kapıkırı neighborhood under the scientific supervision of Professor Zeliha Gider Büyüközer, continues throughout the year.

Germany reforms process to return Nazi-looted art

The German government on Jan. 8 signed off on a reform plan for the process of returning art looted by the Nazis, despite criticism from victims' families and lawyers.

The change would mean "Germany will better live up to its historical responsibility," Culture Minister Claudia Roth said in a statement.

AI comes down from the cloud as chips get smarter

An attendee checks their phone while walking past a screen with examples of AI image detection at the DEEPX booth during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 9, 2025

Artificial intelligence is moving from data centers to "the edge" as computer makers build the technology into laptops, robots, cars and more devices closer to home.

Musk promotes German far-right leader in latest European intervention

U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk doubled down Thursday on his full-throated support for the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD), promoting its leader Alice Weidel during a livestream on X in his latest intervention in European politics.

US President-elect Trump to be sentenced for hush money conviction

Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the U.S. President-elect's last-ditch efforts to frustrate a process that would make him the first felon in the White House.

Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor

The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday.

This does not mean the internationally-agreed 1.5C warming threshold has been permanently breached, but the Copernicus Climate Change Service said it was drawing dangerously near.

Erdoğan urges Syria Reconstruction, calls for sanctions relief in talk with Italian PM

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed the need for immediate action to rebuild Syria during a phone call with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday.

The conversation, which covered a range of bilateral and global issues, highlighted Türkiye's push for a more active role in the region.