Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece. Turkey formally converted The Church of
Phil Mickelson expects other renowned golfers to follow his lead and join LIV Golf, piling further pressure on major tournaments to change. Mickelson predicts the Open and other major championships will have to bend to LIV’s demands, as it snares the sport’s
A Spanish judge has reopened a probe into the suspected spying on the cellphone of Spain’s prime minister after receiving a request to collaborate with a similar investigation in France. The judge with Spain’s National Court said Tuesday there is reason to
What was once the remnants of a “ghost” distillery on Islay, a great source of peated whisky in Scotland, is now an ultra exclusive distillery with a luxurious and polished blueprint. In 1983, Port Ellen, a workhorse distillery, closed due to an
The M25 reopened eight hours ahead of schedule, however, four more daytime closures are set to take place in the coming months. A five-mile stretch between junctions 10 and 11 closed in both directions at 9pm on Friday and was due to
Andy Murray believes it is ‘impossible to say’ whether the current generation of top players would beat the legends of years gone by. The topic has been hotly debated in recent weeks, with Boris Becker and Nick Kyrgios becoming embroiled in an
A railway that closed over 120 years ago could be brought back to life with a brand-new service. Transport for London (TFL) published a strategic document proposing bringing the Dudding Hill loop back into use as the West London Orbital. Running from
A rabbinical seminary in southern Israel is open for business once again. Prior to the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, the Max and Ruth Schwartz Hesder Yeshiva in Sderot was a home to roughly 300 college-age men, and a smaller female class, who
The Tour d’Argent, a Paris restaurant, is offering a front-row view of the renaissance of Notre Dame Cathedral and the 2024 Summer Olympics. The restaurant, a city landmark and inspiration for the movie “Ratatouille” has recently reopened after a renovation. The restaurant
Tens of thousands of lives could be saved in Gaza with the major lorry crossing at Kerem Shalom reopening yesterday to allow more aid in, the Defence Secretary said last night. Following calls by Grant Shapps and Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to