*) Death toll from Feb 6 Türkiye quakes tops 42,000

The death toll from February 6 powerful earthquakes has hit 42,310, a day after another tremor jolted Türkiye's southern Hatay province.

A total of 7,242 aftershocks have been recorded since February 6, said the Turkish disaster management agency AFAD.

The reported toll in Syria is 5,814, taking the combined death toll in both countries to over 48,000.

*) Türkiye mobilises all resources, means for quake-hit provinces: Erdogan

Türkiye is mobilising all of its resources and means to carry out accommodation and subsistence services for earthquake victims, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

Within one year, the country will revive the quake-hit villages and cities, and a total of 70,000 houses will be built in the villages, Erdogan said at a briefing.

The new buildings will be no taller than three or four stories in addition to the ground floor, he added.

*) Putin delivers nuclear warning to West over Ukraine, suspends START pact

Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered a warning to the West, suspending a bilateral nuclear arms control treaty and announcing that a new strategic system had been put on combat duty.

Cautioning the US that it was stoking the Ukraine war into a global conflict, Putin said Russia was suspending participation in the New START Treaty – the last major arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington.

Meanwhile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed his forces were maintaining their positions on the front line in eastern Ukraine despite considerable pressure from Russia.

*) Church of Virgin Mary in Hatay suffers further damage in fresh quakes

The Church of the Virgin Mary in Türkiye's Hatay province has suffered extensive new damage following Monday’s latest tremors.

The damage to the outer walls of the church from the previous quakes was exacerbated by Monday’s quake and an intensity 5.8 aftershock, both of which were centred in Hatay province.

The historic Orthodox church, used by local Turkish citizens of Armenian origin, is reportedly some 700 years old.

And finally…

*) Türkiye's Hatayspor sporting director Taner Savut found dead under rubble

Turkish football club Atakas Hatayspor has confirmed that their sporting director Taner Savut died in the earthquakes in southern Türkiye. He was 48 years old.

Hatayspor expressed "deep sadness" over the death and offered condolences to Savut's family and friends.

Savut was trapped alongside Ghanaian football player Christian Atsu, who was also killed in the disaster. Their sports club reported a total of seven deaths from the February 6 quakes.

Several Turkish clubs, including Fenerbahce, have offered their condolences over the death of Savut, who played for the Istanbul team from 1997 to 1999.