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The Bulgarian gas storage in Chiren is 90% filled with gas more than two months earlier than the deadline set by the EU to secure stocks for the winter.

Data published on the platform of the non-governmental organization Gas Infrastructure Europe on Friday showed that the target was reached on August 16, at the same time as the EU average of 90% occupancy was reached.

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MUNICH - The Serbia men's national basketball team was on Tuesday drawn to play Finland, Denmark and Georgia in FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers Group G.

The draw ceremony was held in Munich.

The top three teams from eight qualifying groups will advance to the final tournament.

The Sound of Europe Festival, which brings together new and successful sounds of European music with musicians from Türkiye, will meet with music lovers in its second edition in three cities in September.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has decided to send a delegation led by its secretary-general, Brahim Taha, to engage the Commission of the European Union, expressing strong condemnation of the recent desecration of the Quran.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has voiced concern over the recent attacks on Islam's holy book of Quran in Denmark and Sweden, stating that the Nordic countries are now "beginning to grasp the potential harms and threats posed by such actions."

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he is in close contact with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen regarding a possible ban.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday urged Sweden to take concrete steps to prevent burnings of the Koran, a Turkish foreign ministry source said.

Sweden and Denmark have seen several protests in recent weeks where copies of the Koran have been damaged or burned, causing outrage among Muslims. Sweden's embassy in Baghdad was stormed and set ablaze by angry protesters.

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Scientists in Denmark claimed this week that we can expect another sharp weakening of ocean currents, or even a cessation, by the end of this century at the latest.

Türkiye has welcomed a resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly that considers all acts of violence against Holy Books as violation of international law, in a move that comes after multiple Quran burning incidents in Sweden and Denmark that caused outrage in the Muslim world.