Justin Spike, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

65 year-old Atari Kales mourns for her daughter in law and two grandchildren near the collapsed building that they were trapped in Antakya Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Rescue crews on Saturday pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of the enormous quake that struck a border region of Turkey and Syria five days continued to rise. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Grief gives way to anger over earthquake response

by Justin Spike Associated Press, and Bernat ArmanguE Associated PressFebruary 12, 2023

ANTAKYA, Turkey — When Zafer Mahmut Boncuk’s apartment building collapsed in Turkey’s devastating earthquake, he discovered his 75-year-old mother was still alive — but pinned under the wreckage.For hours, Boncuk frantically searched for someone in…

People at the cemetery as they bury their loved ones, victims of Monday earthquake, in Adiyaman, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 20,000. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

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Rescuers rejoice as more quake survivors emerge from rubble in Turkey

by Justin Spike Associated Press, and Ghaith Alsayed Associated PressFebruary 10, 2023

Mucola Markovich, 76, wipes a tear as he stands next to a residential building that was heavily damaged after a Russian attack at a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Putin calls Crimea bridge attack terrorism

by Justin Spike Associated Press, and Adam Schreck Associated PressOctober 9, 2022

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at the NATO Heads of State summit in Madrid, June 30, 2022. Orban is coming to the United States next month to address a gathering of conservative activists.

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US right’s embrace of Orban deepens

by Nicholas Riccardi Associated Press, and Justin Spike Associated PressJuly 25, 2022

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban greets cheering supporters during an election night rally in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Early partial results in Hungary's national election are showing a strong lead for the right-wing party of pro-Putin nationalist Orban as he seeks a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Hungary’s Orban claims election win

by Justin Spike Associated PressApril 3, 2022

Slovenian volunteer Uros Dokl, left, and violin player Myroslava Sherbina, center, wait for members of the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Ukraine at the train station in Zahony, Hungary, Sunday, March 6, 2022. When Russia's invasion of Ukraine began and air raid sirens rang out in the embattled region of Donbas, Myroslava Sherbina rushed from her home and into a bomb shelter bringing only two of her possessions: the clothes on her back, and her violin. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Ukrainian refugee’s beloved violin silenced by war

by Justin Spike Associated PressMarch 7, 2022