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Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended his election push with Saturday prayers at Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul. — courtesy Turkish presidency / Murat Cetinmuhurdar / handout
Turkey decides on future with or without Erdogan
ANKARA — Turks are voting in the most pivotal elections in their modern history, to decide if Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains president after 20 years in power.His main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, promises to scrap many of the powers acquired by President Erdogan after he survived a failed coup in 2016.Buoyed by a broad opposition alliance, he has a real chance of winning. But this race has become so intense and the stakes so high that campaigning went up to the wire.President Erdogan was filmed stretching election rules by addressing worshipers at Saturday evening prayers in Istanbul.To secure outright victory on Sunday, the winner needs more than 50% of the vote. Otherwise it goes to a run-off in two weeks’ time.Queues were reported at some polling stations before voting began at 08:00...
May 14, 2023

Turkey decides on future with or without Erdogan

Staff prepare jerry cans for distribution at the UNICEF warehouse in Cox’s Bazar ahead of Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to make landfall on Sunday. — courtesy UNICEF/Rashad Wajahat Lateef
UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal
GENEVA — UN agencies spent Friday buckling down with communities across Bangladesh and Myanmar, bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit the region by the weekend.The very severe cyclonic storm is quickly strengthening in the Bay of Bengal, threatening the region with violent winds, flooding, and landslides that could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of the world’s most vulnerable people, said Clare Nullis, of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).The agency’s regional specialized meteorological center in New Delhi forecast that Mocha would move towards coastal Bangladesh and Myanmar. The storm would further intensify until landfall, between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu in Myanmar by midday Sunday.Nearly one million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s...
May 13, 2023

UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal

President Zelensky arrives in Rome on Saturday morning amid a huge security operation. — courtesy EPA
Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Pope Francis in Rome
ROME — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting Rome, where he is meeting political leaders and having an audience with Pope Francis.“An important visit for approaching victory of Ukraine!” he tweeted as he landed in the Italian capital.He met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella and is now at Vatican talks with the Pope.A huge security operation greeted the visit, with more than 1,000 police deployed and a no-fly zone over Rome.President Zelensky held a private meeting with his counterpart President Mattarella, then met Meloni for a working lunch.Italy historically has strong ties with Moscow. Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the conservative Forza Italia party, is an old friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin. They went on trips together...
May 13, 2023

Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Pope Francis in Rome





On the eve of the vote Leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, visited the mausoleum of modern Turkey’s founder Ataturk. — courtesy Getty Images
Turkey election: Opposition dares to dream of Erdogan defeat
ANKARA — Turkey’s all-powerful President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in the fight of his life against an opposition that has united against him for Sunday’s elections.His main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, appeared before a throng of supporters on Friday, flanked by allies from across the political spectrum who have come together as never before.As the rain beat down in Ankara, he vowed to restore “peace and democracy”.The man he wants voters to oust after 20 years —Erdogan — said he had kept Turkey standing tall despite many challenges, including the economy with its rampant inflation and February’s catastrophic double earthquakes.Both issues have dominated this febrile campaign for both the presidency and parliament.At 74, the opposition leader is often described as soft-spoken,...
May 13, 2023

Turkey election: Opposition dares to dream of Erdogan defeat

The Most Reverend Justin Welby was caught driving 5mph above the speed limit, near Lambeth Palace
Archbishop of Canterbury fined for speeding in London
LONDON — The Archbishop of Canterbury has been fined more than £500 and given three penalty points after he was caught speeding in London.The Most Reverend Justin Welby was recorded driving at 25mph in a 20mph zone in his Volkswagen Golf last year.The 67-year-old had been going along the Albert Embankment toward his official residence at Lambeth Palace.He admitted the offense and was sentenced at a magistrates' court hearing on Wednesday.The archbishop, who was caught by a speed camera on 2 October, was prosecuted through the single justice procedure - a method to allow courts to deal with cases without the defendant having to go to a hearing.He pleaded guilty online on Wednesday, the same day he appeared at the House of Lords to condemn the government's Illegal Migration...
May 12, 2023

Archbishop of Canterbury fined for speeding in London

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is seen in a car during a visit at a military air base in Soesterberg, Netherlands, Thursday, May 4, 2023.
Zelensky barred from giving Eurovision Song Contest message
LONDON — The Ukrainian President had wanted to record a video for contestants, and the global audience of up to 200 million people, during Saturday night's final in Liverpool.Volodymyr Zelensky has been barred from delivering a message at the Eurovision Song Contest final, which is being hosted this year by the UK on behalf of Ukraine.Organizers say there are rules in place to keep politics out of the singing competition.In a statement, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which produces the event, said it had declined Zelensky's request to address the audience - which can be up to 200 million viewers around the world - though noted his "laudable intentions"."The Eurovision Song Contest is an international entertainment show, and governed by strict rules and...
May 12, 2023

Zelensky barred from giving Eurovision Song Contest message

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says his army needs more equipment ahead of counter-offensive
Ukraine claims gains in Bakhmut after Russia denials
KYIV — Ukraine says it has recaptured ground in Bakhmut, a rare advance after months of grinding Russian gains in the eastern city.Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said Ukrainian forces advanced two kilometers (1.2 miles) in a week.The claims signal a momentum shift in Bakhmut - but more widely, there is no clear evidence of the much-anticipated Ukrainian counter-offensive.Russia has denied reports of Ukrainian gains, after claims from both sides."The individual declarations on Telegram about a 'breakthrough' on several points on the frontline do not correspond to reality," Russia's defence ministry said."The general situation in the special military operation zone is under control," it added, using Russia's term for the invasion.As the intense,...
May 12, 2023

Ukraine claims gains in Bakhmut after Russia denials

A recent aerial view of the ruined city of Bakhmut
Russia denies advances by Ukrainian forces along front line
KYIV — Russia's defense ministry has denied reports by pro-Russian sources that Ukrainian soldiers have made advances on the front line in east Ukraine.Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group fighting on the Russian side, accused regular Russian troops of abandoning positions around Bakhmut.Russian military bloggers reported Ukrainian advances or troop movements in several areas on Thursday.Ukraine's president said earlier it was too early to start a counteroffensive."With [what we already have] we can go forward and, I think, be successful," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview for public service broadcasters who are members of Eurovision News, like the BBC."But we'd lose a lot of people. I think that's unacceptable. So we need...
May 12, 2023

Russia denies advances by Ukrainian forces along front line

Ethnic Armenian soldiers walk along the road near the border between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, Nov. 8, 2020.
Armenia and Azerbaijan trade blame over Nagorno-Karabakh attacks
BAKU — Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of firing across their shared border on Thursday as international efforts intensify to calm tensions over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region."Azerbaijani forces are firing artillery and mortars at Armenian positions in the Sotk region of eastern Armenia," the Armenian defense ministry announced in a statement, saying three Armenian servicemen were wounded as a result of the shelling.The ministry added that Armenian forces were taking "appropriate defensive measures".The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry for its part accused Armenia of firing "high-caliber weapons" at its positions on the border, denouncing the actions as a "provocation"."Despite warnings about the need to stop provocations," a...
May 11, 2023

Armenia and Azerbaijan trade blame over Nagorno-Karabakh attacks

Chairman of Homeland Party Muharrem Ince speaks to the press at party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, on May 11.
Turkish presidential candidate withdraws in potential boost for Erdogan rival
ISTANBUL — Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem Ince has pulled out of the race, in a potential boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, ahead of Sunday’s vote.Polls showed that Ince was trailing a distant third, and some opposition figures feared he would split the anti-Erdogan vote.“I am pulling out of this race. I am doing this for my country,” he said at a press conference in Ankara.Ince, who had low polling numbers, withdrew amid what he characterized as a “slander campaign” against him.“I don’t want them to blame me when they lose,” he said referring to the main opposition.His party, Homeland, will remain in the parliamentary race. “I urge each household to give Homeland Party at least one vote,” he said.Ince didn’t endorse any...
May 11, 2023

Turkish presidential candidate withdraws in potential boost for Erdogan rival

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