ILEA002354100: Turkish police detain 47 IS suspects

Australian PM urges men, boys to prevent violence against women

STORY: Australian PM urges men, boys to prevent violence against women SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:19 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australia STORYLINE: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged the nation's men and boys to take responsibility for ending a crisis of violence against women. Albanese on Tuesday said his government would do whatever it can to tackle violence against women but said men and boys must address the underlying causes of violence. He was speaking after a 29-year-old man who was on bail for another matter was on Monday charged with the murder of a 28-year-old woman in the state of New South Wales. According to activist group Counting Dead Women, 25 women have died violently in Australia so far in 2024, including five in the Sydney shopping center stabbing spree earlier in April. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Canberra. (XHTV)

5,940 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan, Iran in 4 days

STORY: 5,940 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan, Iran in 4 days SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: ABRESHAM, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Afghan refugees returning from Iran to Afghanistan via Abraham border point in west Afghanistan's Nimroz Province. STORYLINE: A total of 5,940 Afghan refugees have returned to homeland from neighboring Pakistan and Iran over recent days, the country's commission on migrants affairs said Friday. The refugees returned from Pakistan and Iran via the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Islam Qala, Abresham and Angorada border crossing points to Afghanistan, the commission said on social media. The Pakistani government reportedly started the second phase of sending back Afghan migrants on April 15, and more than 550,000 Afghan refugees returned from Pakistan in the first phase, according to Afghan officials. Over 2.5 million Afghan refugees have reportedly been living in Pakistan and about the same number are

Turkish president, Dutch PM discuss NATO chief candidacy

STORY: Turkish president, Dutch PM discuss NATO chief candidacy SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bilateral meeting 2. various of the joint press conference STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed Rutte's candidacy for the position of Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during a meeting in Istanbul on Friday. Following the meeting at the Vahdettin Mansion on the Asian side of the city, Erdogan and Rutte held a joint press conference. "No one should doubt that we will make our decision within the framework of strategic wisdom and fairness," Erdogan told reporters, adding that he shared with Rutte what kind of qualities Türkiye would like to see in the new NATO secretary general. Erdogan emphasized his expectation for the future secretary-general to prioritize the preservation of NATO's pri

Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister

STORY: Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the operations of Turkish security forces (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have apprehended 23 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in recent operations, according to a statement by the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Thursday. The police conducted simultaneous raids in several provinces, including Canakkale, Hatay, Konya, Sakarya, Tekirdag, Yalova, and Yozgat, Yerlikaya said on the social media platform X, without revealing the specific timing of these operations. Between June 1, 2023, and April 22, 2024, a total of 1422 operations were carried out against the IS group. As a result, 2,991 suspects were captured, according to the minister. The IS has conducted a series of deadly attacks in Türkiye since 2015, including the rec

Cargo ship fire in Dardanelles Strait halts maritime traffic

STORY: Cargo ship fire in Dardanelles Strait halts maritime traffic SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:04 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue operations in the Dardanelles Strait in Türkiye STORYLINE: A dry cargo vessel caught fire in the Dardanelles Strait in Türkiye's northwestern province of Canakkale on Thursday, prompting authorities to suspend maritime traffic in the vital waterway. The Directorate General of Coastal Safety reported via a social media platform that the blaze originated in the engine room of the 107-meter-long ship, which was en route from Egypt to Bulgaria. Rescue operations were swiftly initiated, with several boats dispatched to the scene. As a precaution, the traffic of the Dardanelles Strait was temporarily halted in both directions. Following the emergency response, the Directorate General provided an update stating that the fire on the vessel, named Ak Discovery, had been successfully extinguished. Cool

50 arrested on UT Austin campus in Texas amid anti-Israel protest

STORY: 50 arrested on UT Austin campus in Texas amid anti-Israel protest SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Austin, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of anti-Israel protest on UT Austin campus STORYLINE: More than 50 people were arrested on Wednesday at an anti-Israel protest on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), the capital city of the south-central U.S. state of Texas, reported local media outlet Austin American-Statesman. The Palestine Solidarity Committee, a registered student group of UT Austin and a part of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, organized the rally to urge an end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, according to the report. About 54 people were held at the Travis County Jail related to the protest, said the report, citing George Lobb, an attorney with the Austin Lawyers Guild. There have been heavy state and university police presence since the students walked out of class to protest at

Kenya celebrates opening of Chinese-built parliament building

STORY: Kenya celebrates opening of Chinese-built parliament building SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of new parliament building 2. various of the ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 4. various of the ceremony 5. various of interior of the Bunge Tower STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto Thursday commissioned the completion of the Chinese-built parliament building in the country's capital of Nairobi. The 28-storey Bunge Tower, which cost 9.6 billion Ksh (about 72 million U.S. dollars), will house offices for the country's members of parliament. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the building, the president noted that he expects a "world-class" performance from Kenyan Members of Parliament (MPs). SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "It's my pleasure this morning to celebrate the culmination of a highly symbolic development project which is a significant mile

20 tonnes of drugs destroyed in Afghanistan

STORY: 20 tonnes of drugs destroyed in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan security force members in preparation for burning illicit drugs and the objects used in manufacturing drugs, in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MUFTI AHMADULLAH AHMADI, Head of counter-narcotics police 3. various of the ceremony of setting on fire illicit drugs and the objects used in manufacturing drugs STORYLINE: The Afghan caretaker government held a ceremony on Tuesday to set on fire a huge quantity of illicit drugs and the objects used in manufacturing drugs on the outskirts of the capital city of Kabul. More than 20 tonnes of illicit drugs including 635 kg of heroin were set on fire publicly. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MUFTI AHMADULLAH AHMADI, Head of counter-narcotics police "The counter-narcotics police have conducted more than 22,000 operations and arrested more than 9,000 individuals on the charge of involvement in drug

Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater

STORY: Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of over 180,000 signatures from local citizens 2. various of the petitioning campaign 3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): MASASHI TANI, Secretary general of Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs STORYLINE: Representatives from Japanese civic groups on Wednesday submitted over 180,000 signatures from local citizens to the Japanese government, urging both the government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to immediately halt the ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Hajime Matsukubo, secretary general of the Citizens' Nuclear Information Center, a Japanese non-profit organization, presented 184,712 citizen signatures to the representative from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Second Members' Office

Death, destruction and displacement as heavy rains hit Kenya

STORY: Death, destruction and displacement as heavy rains hit Kenya SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of destruction brought by floods 2. various of Nairobi officials assessing the disaster situation 3. various of floods in Nairobi STORYLINE: Kenya is experiencing heavy rains that have disrupted normal business across the East African country, resulting in the loss of more than 38 lives and the destruction of property. In the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, at least one person was killed and six people were missing in the Mathare slums on Wednesday following an overnight downpour. Residents of this informal settlement, mostly low-income earners, found themselves stranded in their homes due to severe flooding. In other parts of the capital, residents also woke up to flooded homes and businesses, impassable roads, and downed trees after a night of heavy rains. Some areas were cut off from the city due to s

Turkish police detain 47 IS suspects

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