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One of the submarines of the OceanGate company, which was used for touristic purposes to show the wreckage of the Titanic, which sank by hitting the iceberg and caused the death of 1514 people, disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean with five people inside. The search for the submarine, which disappeared on 18 June, continues.

Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al Thani in the capital Moscow.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was welcomed with an official ceremony by Borjana Kristo, President of the Council of Ministers, within the scope of his official contacts in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Teachers gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, protesting for the payment of the national teaching differential set by the Federal Government in 2008, the readjustment of the salaries of administrative employees and the repeal of the new secondary school law.

Located approximately 1,100 metres above sea level within the borders of Vestland town of Bergen, Norway, Trolltunga cliff is the most extreme point among the favourite trails of adventure lovers. There are alternatives to reach Trolltunga. To reach the cliffs, hardy visitors have to brave a 10-hour hike from the village of Skjeggedal in Odda in Vestland. Nature lovers take plenty of drinks and food with them on the journey, which is full of obstacles and paths. There are no shopping centres between the village and the cliff. For those who want to reach the Trolltunga cliffs more easily, a new toll road was opened in 2017. Instead of a tiring ten-hour walk, adventurers who come to the region with their vehicles for a fee and park at a point close to the rocky area where the cliff is located, find the opportunity to reach the extreme point of Trolltunga after walking the remaining short distance. Trolltunga visitors, who spend a beautiful day in touch with nature under the fascinating view of the waterfall feeding Ringedalsvatnet Lake, immortalise the moment with the poses they give on the cliff. The snow cover on the rocks surrounding Trolltunga provides coolness to the visitors coming to the region with the effect of strong winds.

The largest air exercise organised since the establishment of NATO has come to an end. More than 250 aircraft and more than 10 thousand airmen from 25 countries, including Turkey, participated in the "Air Defender 2023", which is hosted by Germany and will end tomorrow. Three F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force took part in the exercise, while Sweden and Japan were the two non-NATO countries. About 110 aircraft from the USA alone arrived in Germany for the exercise in Germany and the North Sea airspace. American aircraft took off from 35 different states of the country. They brought more than 380 tonnes of military equipment to Europe. The aircraft that crossed the Atlantic Ocean and landed at bases in Germany included 80 aircraft from NATO countries and 60 from international partners. During the air manoeuvres, the aircraft made more than 1200 sorties. While there were many elements such as transport aircraft, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, helicopters, as well as fighter jets, jets such as F-35, Eurofighter, F-18, F-16, A-10, Gripen performed various missions.

The search for the submarine, which disappeared on 18 June after diving into the wreckage of the Titanic with five people inside for touristic purposes, continues. After the personnel of the CP-140 Aurora aircraft of the Canadian Air Force, which stands out with its ability to provide surface search and underwater acoustic detection capabilities, announced that some sounds were detected that they thought could belong to the submarine that disappeared from under the water, the rescue teams of the US Coast Guard intensified their search for the source of the sound. A large area at the bottom of the ocean is being scanned by teams using special devices to find the submarine, which is thought to be about 4 kilometres deep. Passengers who had previously dived into the wreck with the same submarine had stated that the area where the wreckage of the Titanic was found was very dark and that the last two hours of their journey had taken place without any visibility. It is stated that only a few hours of oxygen remains in the submarine. Search and rescue teams from the USA, Canada and France are in the region.

One of the submarine vehicles of the OceanGate company, which is used for touristic purposes to show the wreckage of the Titanic, which sank by hitting the iceberg and caused the death of 1514 people, was lost in the Atlantic Ocean. It was reported that voices were heard under the water during search and rescue operations. It is known that British billionaire Hamish Harding, owner of Action Aviation, which provides services in the aviation sector, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleiman Dawood, Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate, the company that owns the submarine, and French submarine pilot Paul Henry Nargeolet were on board the missing submarine.

Ottoman Military Band of the Ministry of National Defence gave a concert in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Marching from Aliya Izetbegovic Square, the Mehteran Band played marches and reached from Ferhadiye Street to Başçarşı Square where they will give a concert. While Bosnia and Herzegovina people and tourists showed great interest in the mehteran team, many people took souvenir photos. Mehteran Union performed works such as "Young Osman Anthem", "Plevne Anthem", "Offensive Anthem" as well as Bosnian works in Basarşı Square. At this time, it was seen that some citizens were touched and could not control their tears. The concert of the Mehter team was applauded by the audience for a long time. The Mehteran Band of the Ministry of National Defence will also give concerts in Zenica, Mostar and Ayvaz Dede Festivals.

French President Emmanuel Macron met with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who came to the French capital Paris for official contacts.

Established in 1852 by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to promote art and design education, the Victoria and Albert Museum is known as one of the world's largest decorative art and design museums. With its rich collection, the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibits various art forms and design examples ranging from prehistoric times to the modern age. The museum houses approximately 2.3 million objects in areas such as furniture, fashion, ceramics, glass, jewellery, painting, sculpture, textiles and photography.

Some of the most awe-inspiring scenes included in Titan – A Viewport to Titanic are Titanic’s legendary bow, the forecastle, the good deck, the ship’s bridge and wheelhouse area, and the officers’ deck. Notably, viewers can also see the telemotor where Quartermaster Robert Hichens was at the helm and the crow’s nest location where lookout Frederick Fleet alerted the bridge of the iceberg ahead. Areas of accelerated deterioration include Titanic’s foremast which has completely disintegrated and Captain Smith’s cabin which is now destroyed by the ravages of time, currents, and the effects of iron-eating bacteria that leave rivers of rusticles all over the wreck. The sea life that now makes the Titanic home is also to be seen including squat lobsters, rattail fish, and bamboo coral. For those interested in supporting the continuing efforts to document and study the Titanic and the creatures that make it their home, there are still a limited number of Mission Specialist roles available for the 2023 Titanic Expedition. Courtesy: OceanGate

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammed at the Presidential Complex.

US President Joe Biden landed at Moffett Federal Airport of NASA Ames Research Centre in the US state of California within the scope of his visit to San Francisco. At the welcoming ceremony held at Moffett Federal Airport, President Biden was accompanied by NASA officials and employees.

Russian journalist and Deputy General Director of TASS News Agency Mihail Gusman, who prepared and presented a documentary about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said: "Today, Erdoğan's role as a leader is extremely important not only in Türkiye but also in the world." The screening of journalist Gusman's documentary on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, produced by TASS and Rossiya-24 television channel, was held at the Embassy of Türkiye in Moscow. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko, Turkish Ambassador to Moscow Mehmet Samsar, TASS General Director Sergey Mikhailov, diplomatic representatives of foreign countries and journalists attended the screening of the documentary organised by the Embassy. - Russian journalist who interviewed Erdogan 4 times In the documentary prepared by Russian journalist Gusman, who had interviewed Erdoğan 4 times before, within the framework of the programme "Formula Vlasti" (Formula of Power), Erdoğan's life since his childhood, his rise in politics, his success and his services during the periods when he was in power were explained together with the excerpts from the previous interview. In addition, in the documentary, important statements from President Erdoğan's book "A Fairer World is Possible", which was recently translated into Russian with the coordination of the Presidency of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye, were included and Erdoğan's views were emphasised. The documentary was recently broadcast on the Russian state television channel Rossiya-24.

Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, and Mareva Grabowski, wife of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

Gazans protested the killing of 5 people by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Palestinians gathered near the Israeli border of the blockaded Gaza Strip and reacted to the violations of Israeli forces in the West Bank. Carrying Palestinian flags and burning car tyres, the youth chanted slogans against the Israeli forces such as "Gaza and the West Bank are one" and "We are sacrificed to you with our life and blood, O Palestine". Soldiers also took security measures on the Israeli side during the protest. Israeli forces killed 5 Palestinians, one of whom was a child, in a raid they organised today in the city of Jenin, located in the north of the occupied West Bank. In the clash that broke out after the raid, 66 Palestinians and 7 Israeli soldiers were wounded.

The Paris Air Show, one of the world's most important aviation industry meetings, was held in France for the 54th time this year.

The T925 Utility Helicopter developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) was exhibited for the first time at the Paris Airshow. TAI took part in Paris Airshow, one of the world's most important aerospace industry gatherings, with a wide range of products including helicopters, aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Scholz said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Berlin that the main topic of the meeting was the preparation for the NATO Summit in Vilnius. Explaining that the summit will be a meeting where Russia's war against Ukraine and how to deal with its consequences will be discussed in depth, Scholz said, "The war may last longer. We should be prepared accordingly." Reminding that they agreed on a series of steps to strengthen the Alliance once again at the summit in Madrid a year ago, Scholz said, "NATO is a defence alliance. Germany has done a lot to increase its defence capacity because we are all united in our determination to defend every inch of NATO territory. NATO is and will remain the fundamental guarantor of collective security. We will keep a large part of our German army reliably ready for the defence of the Alliance."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken evaluated his Chinese contacts with a press conference in the capital Beijing.

Muslims coming from all over the world to the holy lands in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, continue their worship to fulfill the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims circumambulated and prayed at the Kaaba.

The world-famous Central Park in New York City, United States of America, was filmed from the air by AA. It was seen that New Yorkers who took advantage of the weekend holiday preferred the park to relax.

Chadian Transitional President Mohamed Idriss Debi Itno arrived in the city of Adre, located on the border with Sudan in the state of Ansonka due to the conflict in Sudan, and analysed the situation of refugees. In his statement here, Debi called on General Abdulfettah al-Burhan, President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council and Army Commander, and Mohammed Hamdan Dagalu, Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (SSF), with whom they have been clashing for three months, to urgently stop the conflict. It is stated that thousands of Sudanese refugees are currently residing in Adre city in Ansonka state.