Day: October 24, 2024

Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and the Hungarian Embassy in Azerbaijan have organized an event dedicated to István Mandoki Kongo, a prominent Hungarian Turkologist, whose 80th birthday is celebrated this year, Azernews reports.

Parts of north Gaza are under siege where the Israeli military says it’s working to stop Hamas from regrouping. The U.S. confirms at least three thousand North Korean troops are training in Russia but whether they’ll be deployed to fight in Ukraine is still uncertain. And NPR’s Michel Martin and Steve Inskeep discuss some of the views about the election they’ve heard from voters in Pennsylvania. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter . Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Hannah Bloch, Ryland Barton, HJ Mai, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Nia Dumas and Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Hannah Gluvna and Neil Tevault. Our technical director is Zac Coleman. And a special thanks to everyone at Anthony’s Italian Coffee and Chocolate House in South Philadelphia. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Today in 1944, the carrier USS Princeton is crippled by fuel and ammunition explosions following a kamikaze strike at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Amazingly, 1,361 of her crew escape the conflagration; 108 perish. Several vessels are damaged while assisting the stricken carrier. pic.twitter.com/UhCgRpX1A5

— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) October 24, 2024

We’ll start with the highlights from CNN’s town hall with Vice President Kamala Harris. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell says former President Ronald Reagan “wouldn’t recognize” the Republican party today. Union members will stay on strike after they rejected a deal with Boeing. Turkey has retaliated after a deadly attack in its capital. Plus, it’s going to get more expensive to be a regular visitor at Walt Disney World.
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​Azerbaijan is set to unveil a roadmap for the development of green buildings before the upcoming COP29 summit, according to Leyla Huseynli, a sustainable finance expert at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Azernews reports.