Speaking with Sputnik, Secretary of the Aleppo Governorate George Bkhash details the ongoing relief effort in the Syrian province, which was rocked by a powerful earthquake overnight

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⚡️ Kiev uses chemical weapons in Artemovsk (Bakhmut), Ugledar directions by dropping it from drones, DPR acting head Pushilin says

⚡️ Erdogan says the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Turkey is the strongest since 1939.
The Turkish president announced that:

▪️At least 912 died and 5,385 injured as a result of the earthquake;

▪️Ankara has received offers from over 45 countries to provide assistance after the earthquake;

▪️More than 9,000 people are participating in the rescue operation.

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⚡️ Another earthquake of magnitude 7.7 has been recorded in the central part of Turkey

New tremors have been felt in Damascus, Latakia, and several other Syrian provinces, Syrian media reports

⚡️ A Sputnik correspondent has shared footage of the earthquake in central Turkey

New tremors have been felt in Damascus, Latakia, and several other Syrian provinces, Syrian media report.

❗️Sputnik correspondent video shows rescuers fleeing from collapsing building after another earthquake strikes Turkey’s Diyarbakir

❗️The military has cordoned off the site of a collapsed building following another earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey

Devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Turkey: Diyarbakir locals share harrowing firsthand accounts

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Footage from Turkey’s Kahramanmaras, located near the epicenter of the first earthquake

⚡️ Death toll from earthquake in Turkey rises to 1,014, authorities say.

Death toll from earthquakes in Syria rises to 403, up to 1,300 injured, Ministry of Health officials say.

📹 A residential building collapsed in Turkey's western city Gaziantep - people on social media share footage of its falling

📹 Images of the street which lies at the epicenter of the earthquake in Turkey's province Kahramanmaras, according to local media

❗️The latest briefing from Russia's MoD on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️Russian forces liberated the Nikolaevka settlement: 90 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed;

▪️Russian Armed Forces eliminated up to 140 Ukrainian soldiers and several pieces of military equipment in the Kupyansk and Krasny Liman directions;

▪️Russian artillery destroyed 70 Ukrainian soldiers, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle and two howitzers in the Zaporozhye region and in the area of Ugledar;

▪️Russian missile troops and artillery destroyed Ukrainian S-300 air defense radar and the AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station in the Kharkov region;

▪️Russian Forces performed a high-precision strike on the ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army near the city of Ochakov, in Nikolayev region;

▪️Russian air defenses shot down four Ukrainian drones and 15 rocket-propelled projectiles, launched by HIMARS MLRS

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❗️ Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Syrian President Bashar Assad, during which the leaders agreed that Russian rescue teams will soon fly to Syria to provide assistance in eliminating the consequences of the devastating earthquake.

The current death toll from the earthquake stands at 430 in Syria, while as many as 1,121 people have died in Turkey.

Search and rescue work continues in ruins of collapsed buildings in Diyarbakir, Turkey

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“Save my mommy too”: Turkish military rescues girl from rubble (video courtesy of Turkish Defense Ministry)

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All You Need to Know About Facebook* Moderator Abuse Case as Court Rules Meta* Can Be Sued in Kenya

A Kenyan labor court ruled on Monday that Meta* Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook*, could be sued in the country on charges related to forced labor, human trafficking, and freedom of association, which are outlawed under Kenyan labor law and the constitution.

As the case is considered the first-ever of its kind to legally challenge Big Tech outsourcing activity across the globe, Sputnik takes a closer look at what is behind the accusations and what awaits both the alleged victim and Meta*, the social media giant, and its contractor Samasource Impact Sourcing Inc., which provides graphic content moderation for Facebook* in Africa in 11 of the continent's languages.

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*Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia over extremist activities.

UK Nurses 'Cry Out' to Sunak to Raise Pay Offer and End Strikes

"It's a cry out to Rishi Sunak to come to the table to seek a resolution," Patricia Marquis, director of the Royal College of Nursing in England, said. "So far we've not had direct contact with him, all of our efforts have been through the secretary of state for health" Steve Barclay, "and those have not really brought us any solutions."

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SNP Woman MP Tells Sturgeon to Change Trans Self-ID Law After Rapist Sent to Women's Jail

The bill, passed in late December despite protests by women's groups, was thrown back into the spotlight in January after convicted double rapist Isla Bryson, who began identifying as transsexual and changed his name from Adam Graham only after his first court appearance, was imprisoned at the Cornton Vale women's and young offenders' jail in Stirling.

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❗️Earthquake casualty update:

🇹🇷 Turkey: 1,651 dead, 11,119 injured

🇸🇾 Syria: 593 dead, 1,400 injured

How Chinese Balloon Exposed US Weaknesses, Political Divisions & Neocon War Plans

"Why didn't they shoot it down before it hit Alaska? So why let it traverse the United States? I mean, these are the guys who gave us Afghanistan and Vietnam and Iraq. You know, there's a lot of saluting and gesturing and thanks for your service, but there's not a lot of competencies in the American military. Why did they not tell us until a civilian found it over Montana? Why did they shoot it down after it went across the United States?" James Bradley, an American historian specializing in the Asia-Pacific region, told Sputnik.

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