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Bus Accident In Turkey Claimed Nine lives

TURKEY  —  A bus slammed into an overhead bridge's pillar, killing at least 9 and leaving 26 others injured.  The incident occurred on Friday, killing nine passengers on board and wounding at least 26, according to the province governor. The tragedy occurred when the bus departed from Izmir in western Turkey for Agri in the country's east, authorities said. The injured passengers were transported to hospitals in Ankara and Polatli, but there was no information available regarding their current condition. According to the state-run Anadolu Agency, a deputy chief attorney was tasked with conducting an inquiry into the crash's cause, which resulted in the closure of one side of the road.

Passenger Plane Crashes In Brazil, Kills 61 On board

When a passenger jet crashed on Friday in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, the authorities said that all 61 passengers on board were killed. As per the VoePass, Flight 2283 crashed close to its São Paulo destination in Vinhedo, Brazil.  "There is still no evidence why the accident occurred," the airlines said. There were 61 passengers on board according to the reports.  No one survived the crash, according to Vinhedo police. According to authorities, the plane struck a house's lawn, damaging no homes and leaving no one on the ground hurt.

Asad & Erdogan Likely To Meet In Third Country

Iraq has offered to serve as a mediator in a historic restart of ties between the Bashar al-Assad government and Turkey A potential meeting between Asad and Erdogan is expected to take place in a third country, the Turkish FM reported in a statement on Thursday. The Turkish foreign minister, Fidan underlined that al-Assad is willing to meet with Erdogan without any constraints, telling the Sabah newspaper, "If the meeting takes place, it will be held in a third country, but there are no details so far." The goal of the meeting would be to restore ruptured relationships and reestablish them as they were before 2011.  Even though Turkey is getting substantial financial assistance from the US and the EU, the country's tremendous refugee population has become a difficult issue, increasing political pressure and general anger. Emphasizing Turkiye's desire that Syria initiate talks with the opposition, the minister added, "We want the Asad to have a dialogue with the o...