Turkey-Syria earthquakes: International aid guided by geopolitics
08 February 2023 |
3:41 pm
We bring you a special programme on one of the worst natural disasters to hit the Middle East in decades. Thousands have been killed after two massive earthquakes struck south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday.
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