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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer during his election campaign rally in Ankara, on April 30, 2023
Brawls break out as Turks vote in pivotal election overseas
PARIS — Several clashes between opponents and supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were reported in France on Monday.Brawls broke out at polling stations in the southern French city of Marseille on Monday, as Turks living abroad voted in pivotal elections back home.Four police officers were reportedly injured trying to separate fans of the incumbent leader and those who oppose him.The first fight occurred at around 2:30 p.m. local time, with four people hospitalized from the violence.Officers later used tear gas.Clashes continued throughout the day, despite the presence of police, and two people were arrested.Elections in Turkey will take place on 14 May, but Turkey's large ex-pat community is being allowed to vote weeks before.It is one of the most significant votes...
May 02, 2023

Brawls break out as Turks vote in pivotal election overseas

A Ukrainian soldier fires towards Russian positions outside Bakhmut in November
US says 20,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine war
WASHINGTON — More than 20,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in fighting in Ukraine since December, the US estimates.A further 80,000 have been wounded, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said, citing newly declassified intelligence.Half of the dead are from the Wagner mercenary company, who have been attacking the eastern Bakhmut city.Russia has been trying to take the small city since last year in a grinding war of attrition.Moscow currently holds most of Bakhmut, but Ukrainian troops are still control a small portion of the city in the west. The fierce battle has taken on huge symbolic importance for both sides.Ukrainian officials have also said they are using the battle to kill as many of Russia's troops as possible and wear down its reserves."Russia's...
May 02, 2023

US says 20,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine war

Most of the protests were peaceful but police clashed with radical groups throwing projectiles and firebombs
May Day protests in France leave dozens of police officers injured
PARIS — At least 108 police officers have been injured in clashes across France with protesters angry at pension reforms, the interior minister has said.Gérald Darmanin said such a large number of police wounded was extremely rare, adding that 291 people had been arrested during the unrest.Hundreds of thousands have been taking part in May Day demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's reforms.Most were peaceful but radical groups threw petrol bombs and fireworks.Police responded with tear gas and water cannon.It is not clear how many protesters have been injured.Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne tweeted that the violence was "unacceptable", while also praising the "responsible mobilization and commitment" of demonstrators in numerous cities.This is the...
May 02, 2023

May Day protests in France leave dozens of police officers injured

Donald Trump arrived at Aberdeen airport
Donald Trump arrives in Scotland on golf course visit
EDINBURGH — Former US President Donald Trump has arrived in Aberdeen on a visit to his Scottish golf properties.It is Trump's first visit to the UK since 2019 after leaving office.He is expected to attend a ceremony to open a new course at his Aberdeenshire resort, Trump International Scotland.Trump, who is running for the White House again in 2024, sparked a major security operation on a Scottish visit in 2018. Protests were held in Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.The visit comes as Trump faces court action in the United States. Earlier this month he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records.He is also facing a civil trial over an allegation that he raped an advice columnist nearly three decades ago.Trump is visiting Scotland as a private individual.It...
May 01, 2023

Donald Trump arrives in Scotland on golf course visit

Nurses demonstrate towards passing traffic as they stand at a picket line outside the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022
UK nurses stage largest ever strike for higher pay as inflation crushes wages
LONDON — The UK's largest nursing union is leading another strike in England on Monday demanding pay rises in the face of inflation, in a walkout that has been cut short by a court order.The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been engaged in industrial action since December, the union's first strike since it was founded more than a century ago. The latest walkout began on Sunday evening after RCN members rejected the government's latest proposals for a 5% pay rise and a one-off payment of at least £1,250 (€1,425).For the first time, the 28-hour strike will include nurses working in intensive care units and cancer wards, although exceptions are being made in hospitals where a lack of nurses could endanger patients' health."Our nursing staff will be back in this...
May 01, 2023

UK nurses stage largest ever strike for higher pay as inflation crushes wages

Train carriages turned over as the locomotive caught fire following an explosion
Explosion in Russian border region derails freight train
MOSCOW — An explosion in the Russian border region of Bryansk derailed a freight train on Monday, authorities said.Local governor Alexander Bogomaz said an explosive device went off along the Bryansk-Unecha railway line.The incident, which occurred at 10:17 Moscow time (07:17 GMT), saw the locomotive catch fire and seven freight wagons derailed, Russian Railways said.The region - which borders Ukraine and Belarus - has seen acts of sabotage since Russia invaded Ukraine.The train was reportedly carrying oil products and timber. No injuries were reported."An unidentified explosive device went off at the 136-kilometre mark on the Bryansk-Unecha railway line, derailing a freight train," Bogomaz said in a post on Telegram.Images on social media showed tank carriages turned on their...
May 01, 2023

Explosion in Russian border region derails freight train

Police officer stand during a demonstration in Lille, northern France
France braces for 'historic' May Day rallies
PARIS — More than one million people could take to the streets in France for 'historic' May Day demonstrations against the country's pension reforms. More than one million people could protest across France for a "historic" and "festive" May Day, according to unions, which intend to use Monday to show that they have not abandoned the fight against the government's pension reform. "I think that tomorrow we will have hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, perhaps a million or half a million," CFDT union head Laurent Berger. He added that there will be "300 rally points". Authorities have predicted that between 500,000 and 650,000 people could protest across the country, including 80,000 to 100,000 in Paris. Air traffic is...
May 01, 2023

France braces for 'historic' May Day rallies

First Republic Bank is based in San Francisco
First Republic: JP Morgan to take over major US bank
NEW YORK — JP Morgan is set to take over the troubled US bank First Republic in a deal brokered by regulators.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) confirmed in a statement that First Republic had collapsed on Monday.Investment banking giant JP Morgan will now take on "all of the deposits and substantially all of the assets of First Republic Bank".First Republic becomes the third major US bank to collapse in recent months.The San Francisco-based lender's shares fell by more than 75% last week after it admitted that customers had withdrawn $100bn (£79.6bn) of deposits in March.It follows on from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in March, which prompted fears of a wider banking crisis.That was swiftly followed by the demise of another US lender, Signature...
May 01, 2023

First Republic: JP Morgan to take over major US bank

Ukrainian official Serhiy Lysak posted this picture from Pavlohrad on Monday
Russia launches pre-dawn missile attack on Ukraine
KYIV — Russia has launched a series of missile and artillery attacks on Ukraine, the second pre-dawn attack in three days.One person died in Kherson region and 25 people - including three children - were injured in Dnipropetrovsk.Ukraine's armed forces said 15 of 18 missiles fired were intercepted by the country's air defense.One of the main targets was the city of Pavlohrad near Dnipro - a Russian-installed official said resources for a Ukrainian offensive were hit.Writing on Telegram with a thumbs-up gesture, Vladimir Rogov said missiles targeted railway infrastructure and fuel depots.Nineteen high-rise apartment blocks, 25 private houses, six schools and kindergartens and five shops were also damaged.Pavlohrad is in Ukrainian-held territory, around 70 miles (110km) from the...
May 01, 2023

Russia launches pre-dawn missile attack on Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen on the way to  the Teknofest air show at Istanbul's old Atatürk airport.  Erdogan, who has been reportedly unwell since Tuesday evening, appeared in public for the first time on Saturday in Istanbul. — courtesy Twitter
Erdogan appears in public after missing campaign due to illness since Tuesday
ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been reportedly unwell since Tuesday evening, appeared in public for the first time on Saturday in Istanbul.The Turkish leader was visiting the Teknofest air show at Istanbul's old Atatürk airport, an event that showcases the military's drones and aircraft.Erdogan is seeking a third presidential term in Turkey's May 14 elections. The head of state is due to take part in an election rally in Izmir, on the west coast, later Saturday.He is also expected in the capital Ankara on Sunday, exactly two weeks before the first round of voting, to resume his election campaign after a four-day break this week.Erdogan also spoke by phone Friday with UN Secretary-General Antonio on several matters, including the Ukraine-Russia grain...
April 29, 2023

Erdogan appears in public after missing campaign due to illness since Tuesday

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