[ad_1] Early returns from Turkey’s national elections were President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a solid lead after some 47 percent of the ballot boxes were counted, said the Turkish state-run news agency, while the main challenger to the long-time leader…
[ad_1] A truce between Israel and Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip was largely maintained on Sunday, except for an exchange of fire in the evening, and routine returned hours after both sides agreed to end the five-day escalation that…
[ad_1] There has been a bombardment of bills filed in US state legislatures so far this year that affect the rights of two-spirited people—lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders and queer people—and there are few signs of the onslaught slowing down. Legislation…
[ad_1] It is rare to hear from dissenting voices from inside Iran, especially now in the midst of another crackdown on anti-regime protesters. But in April, to the surprise of many, renowned thought leader Majid Tavakoli held a lecture and…
[ad_1] Serbian authorities on Sunday displayed many of the 13,500 weapons people said they had handed over since the mass shootings in the country, including hand grenades, automatic weapons and anti-tank rocket launchers. Authorities have announced a month-long amnesty period…
[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that his country was preparing a counterattack designed to liberate Russian-held territory, not to invade Russian territory. Speaking during a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s…
[ad_1] Weeks after Pope Francis confused the Ukrainian government with talk of a secret peace mission, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine met Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, part of a whirlwind visit to Rome that included talks with the…
[ad_1] And the lavish breakfast at the ambassador’s residence? “I don’t eat breakfast,” Emanuel said. Does the event get right Many ambassadors said the relationship between Kate and the embassy’s No. 2, the deputy chief of mission, was accurate –…
[ad_1] German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Berlin in his first visit to the country since Russia invaded Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s visit Sunday comes as he seeks more arms shipments to help his country fight…
[ad_1] Bangladesh and Myanmar braced Sunday as severe storms began battering coastal areas and authorities urged thousands of people in both countries to seek shelter. The outermost band of Cyclone Mocha reached the coast of Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Sunday…