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Turkey quake victims rally around Erdogan ahead of runoff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stares down from a campaign poster at the earthquake ruins of Antakya, inspiring confidence in Ahmet Gulyildizoglu ahead of Sunday’s election runoff.
Millions across the ravaged region defied…
COP28 president-designate calls for boost in finance to combat climate change in Africa
COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al-Jaber has called for a significant increase in public and private investment to help the African continent combat climate change.
Addressing the African Development Bank Annual Meeting on…
Russia condemns ‘illogical’ US aircraft carrier visit to Norway
Russia’s embassy in Norway on Tuesday harshly criticized a planned visit by a US aircraft carrier to Oslo as an “illogical and harmful” show of force.
The 337-meter (1,106-foot) USS General Ford is scheduled to dock in the Norwegian…
Ahead of Sunday’s runoff, Erdogan gets ‘kingmaker’ Sinan Ogan’s support
With neither presidential candidate passing the 50 percent threshold needed for an outright win, Turkiye’s voters head for a second round on Sunday to decide who will be their next leader.
In the first round, incumbent 69-year-old…
Driver detained after truck crashes into barriers near White House
Police detained the driver of a box truck on Monday night after the vehicle crashed into security barriers on Lafayette Square adjacent to the White House grounds, a US Secret Service spokesperson said.
“There were no injuries to any…
E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10 million
E. Jean Carroll, the columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former President Donald Trump, is seeking at least $10 million more in a new court filing Monday that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made…
El Salvador mourns 12 killed in soccer stadium stampede
El Salvador soccer fans were mourning Sunday after 12 people died and hundreds were injured in a stampede at a stadium, with the country’s president vowing an investigation.
Authorities said initial reports pointed to a crush of fans who…
Brazilian leader says ‘upset’ at not meeting Ukraine’s Zelensky
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday he was “upset” he and Volodymyr Zelensky did not meet at the G7 summit, adding his Ukrainian counterpart seemed uninterested in negotiating peace with Russia.
Zelensky, who…
Iraqi, Syrian Kurds divided over Erdogan’s election battle
Turkiye’s presidential election is being anxiously watched by Kurds in Syria and Iraq as economic interests compete with fears of a regional military escalation against some Kurdish groups.
The long-running and deadly conflict between…
Mitsotakis favorite as Greece heads to uncertain polls
Greece votes Sunday in a general election that could deliver a chaotic outcome, with the leading candidate, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, unlikely to garner a lead wide enough to avoid a new vote.
The EU country goes…