A magnitude 7.8 earthquake with an epicentre in southeastern Turkey near the border of northern Syria has killed more than 1,000 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction. The quake killed more than 1,300 people – at least 912 people in Turkey; at least 320 in government-held parts of Syria; at least 147 people in…
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The countries helping Turkey, Syria after major earthquake
Dozens of countries and organisations have offered to assist rescue efforts in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake and its aftershocks killed nearly 1,600 people. Below is a list of the international mobilisation and offers of assistance since the quake in the early hours of Monday. It will be updated accordingly….
Putin promised not to kill Zelenskyy: Ex-Israeli PM
Former Israeli leader says he received a pledge from Russian president: ‘I won’t kill Zelenskyy.’ Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he received a promise from Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will not kill his Ukrainian counterpart. Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the early days of Russia’s 11-month war with Ukraine,…
Netflix crackdown, monetizing ChatGPT and bypassing FB’s 2FA
Happy weekend, folks, and welcome back to the TechCrunch Week in Review. Henry here, standing in for a vacationing Kyle Wiggers, who is standing in for a parental-leaving Greg Kumparak. Listen, we’ve got a deep bench, and both blokes will be back very soon. Until then, check out just a few of the top stories…
Iraqis protest over killing of YouTube star by her father
Demonstrators hold placards saying ‘stop killing women’ and ‘Tiba’s killer must be held to account’. Iraqis are protesting to demand a law against domestic violence, days after a YouTuber was strangled by her father in a killing that sparked outrage. Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on January 31 in the southern province…
Cyprus votes in presidential election as run-off expected
With 14 candidates in the running, opinion polls point to a race between three frontrunners. People in the Republic of Cyprus have begun voting for their eighth president in the ethnically divided island’s 63-year history as an independent state, with three frontrunners. Heralding the end of two terms for incumbent conservative President Nicos Anastasiades, some…
Cost of living: An Indian family’s struggle to escape their slum
Listen to this story: New Delhi, India – A long-tailed lizard dances in and out of the gaps in the asbestos sheet ceiling of Gunja and Chand Singh’s new house in Tughlakabad village, a neighbourhood in the Indian capital. It is about 3pm, and the couple is sitting in their bedroom sipping tea their younger…
Ukraine to ‘replace defence minister after corruption scandal’
Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, a senior legislator has said, in a high-profile cabinet reshuffle following corruption scandals and ahead of an expected Russian offensive. Reznikov, 56, would be transferred to another ministerial job and replaced by Kyrylo Budanov, 37, who heads Ukraine’s…
The solo GP behind iSeed SEA launches his second fund for Southeast Asia
If you follow Southeast Asia funding, you’re probably familiar with iSeed SEA. Some of the startups the fund has invested in since it launched in 2020 include Dat Bike, Skuad and Upmesh. What you might not know, however, is that iSeed SEA is a solo GP fund. Now that solo GP, AngelList alum Wing Vasiksiri,…
Twitter Circle glitches have users worried about privacy
As more Twitter features break and glitch, users are becoming increasingly concerned about the platform’s stability. We’re about three months into Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, and a number of problems plague the platform, likely because so many staff have left or been laid off. Some people, including Musk and Libs of TikTok, have temporarily…