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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims that Israel will “set its sights” on Turkey if it succeeds in defeating the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip.Erdogan has cut trade ties with Israel, maintained close ties with Hamas, and repeatedly lambasted Israel and its “Nazi” leaders since the war was sparked by the terror group’s massacre on October 7.He has voiced support for Hamas, which is classed as a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States and the European Union, among others.Keep WatchingTen Gav Who We Are00:00/00:50Skip Ad“Do not think that Israel will stop in Gaza,” Erdogan tells his party lawmakers in the parliament in the capital Ankara.“Unless it’s stopped… this rogue and terrorist state will set its sights on Anatolia sooner or later,” he claims, referring to the large Turkish peninsula also called Asia Minor that comprises more than half of Turkey’s territory.“We will continue to stand by Hamas, which fights for the independence of its own land and which defends Anatolia,” adds Erdogan.Israel has never claimed any part of Turkey belongs to it, and it is unclear what Erdogan is basing his claims on.
Slovakia's pro-Putin prime minister Robert Fico has been shot in the stomach in an assassination attempt.The politician, 59, is now in a life-threatening condition in hospital after he was attacked leaving a government meeting.Four shots were fired - with one hitting populist leader Fico in the abdomen in the town of Handlova, some 100 miles northeast of Bratislava.After receiving treatment in Handlova, the PM has now been airlifted to a hospital in the capital as transport to the city would take "too long", a government spokesperson said.The incident took place in front of the local House of Culture, where the PM had come to meet with supporters.The suspected assassin was filmed being overpowered and detained by security forces and bystanders.
The Federal Transit Administration last week announced a $500 million down payment for the project and is expected to finalize a $6 billion award later this year. This new underground line will extend the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) through San Jose and Santa Clara, which are already served by the region’s Caltrain and public buses.A decade ago, the duplicative subway was estimated to cost $4.4 billion and open in 2026. Local transportation planners wanted BART to “ring” the San Francisco Bay. Estimated costs have since ballooned to $12.75 billion—$2.1 billion a mile—owing to inflation and engineering changes. Now service isn’t expected to start until 2037.A local project manager blamed soaring costs and delays on “a shortage of skilled labor in the Bay Area and the country.” Perhaps more construction workers would be available if the Administration weren’t splashing around hundreds of billions of dollars on green energy and public works like the Silicon Valley subway.