The air forces of Turkey and Azerbaijan held a joint military drill on Wednesday, according to security sources. The military activities, involving jets and helicopters, will continue in Baku, Nakhchivan, Ganja, Kurdamir and Yevlakh until on Aug. 10, said the sources who asked not to be named due to restrictions on talking with the media.

An explosion at a hotpot restaurant in Japan killed one person and injured more than a dozen, media reported on Thursday. The Onyasai restaurant in Fukushima was undergoing repairs, according to its owner, casual dining group Colowide Co , which operates a chain of the restaurants.

Hundreds of Jewish settlers forced their way into Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Thursday, according to a Palestinian agency. “Around 920 Jewish settlers have entered the compound, accompanied by Israeli police,” the Religious Endowments Authority, a Jordan-run agency responsible for overseeing the city's Muslim and Christian holy sites, said in a statement. It said the settlers entered through the compound's al-Mugharbah Gate, where they tried to preform Talmudic rituals.

An airplane flew with a banner over Manhattan, New York City in the US on Wednesday (July 30) to protest against the Armenian occupation of Karabakh. The plane flew over skyscrapers with the banner reading “Stop Armenian occupation. Karabakh is Azerbaijan.”

China on Thursday accused the United States of stoking a new Cold War because certain politicians were searching for a scapegoat to bolster support ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November. Asked if he saw a new Cold War, China's ambassador to London, Liu Xiaoming, said the United States had started a trade war with China and that there would be no winner from such an approach.

The British authorities are worried about a second wave of coronavirus infections in Europe and will not hesitate to bring back more quarantine measures, possibly within the next few days, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Thursday.

Turkish security forces “neutralized' at least three YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, near Turkey's southern border, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday. “Three YPG/PKK terrorists, who were plotting an attack in the Operation Peace Spring zone, were neutralized in successful operations by our heroic commandos,' the ministry said in a statement.

Iranians living in the capital Tehran had a rare night out by attending an open-air circus amid the coronavirus pandemic. The drive-in event on Wednesday night, July 29, offered the city residents a safe activity out at a time when the virus cases are increasing again.

A mother in Germany whose child was kidnapped by the PKK terror group, urged her daughter to return home as she continues to demonstrate in front of the federal parliament (Bundestag) building on July 29, 2020.

Turkish security forces “neutralized” three PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The PKK terrorists, identified through reconnaissance and surveillance in northern Iraq's Avasin-Basyan region, were neutralized by an air operation, the ministry said in a statement.

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards fired ballistic missiles from underground for the first time as part of an annual military drill, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the aerospace division of the Guards, said in a video posted online by YJC, a news agency linked to Iran's state TV. (Courtesy: İHA)

British ambassador to Turkey, Dominick Chilcott speaks in an exclusive interview in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on July 29, 2020. The British ambassador on Wednesday praised Ankara's measures to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Turkey's new anti-terror operation Yildirim-4 continues in Tunceli province on July 29, 2020. With 1,006 personnel, Turkey has launched a new anti-terror operation in its eastern Tunceli province, the country's Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Having diabetes does not mean you should completely avoid the globally-famous Turkish dessert 'baklava.' A chef from Turkey's eastern province of Erzurum added a different color to Turkish baklava for diabetics and dieters by mixing the juice of raspberries and blackberries ahead of Eid al-Adha. (Courtesy: DHA)

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar demanded in an English-language video message that the U.S. deliver Turkey's F35 fighter jets, stressing that Ankara is not a mere client but a partner in the joint development project.

A young motorcyclist waiting by the side of the road in India's Kerala province narrowly escaped death's door as a bulldozer and a car collided under his very nose. The man walked away from the accident with only a few scratches.

Various aerial and full shots from the Kanlıbüvet Canyon in the Andirin district of Turkey's southern Kahramanmaraş province on July 29, 2020, as the canyon become a frequent destination for those who want to cool off in the turquoise color cold water, in hot summer days.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday night, July 28, protesting against racism and police violence. During the protest, federal officers used tear gas on protesters while protesters threw objects at the officers. For over two months, the city has seen sustained daily Black Lives Matter protests following the fatal arrest of George Floyd in May.

People stage a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding his resignation over corruption cases and deterioration in economic conditions, in front of Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana's house in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 29, 2020.

Turkey's other Hagia Sophia Mosque in Trabzon province which is far smaller and less famous than its namesake in Istanbul reopened on Tuesday (July 28) after restoration.