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Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey Is Re-elected

New York Times Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given few indications that he intends to change course at home, where he faces a looming economic crisis, or in foreign policy, where he has vexed Western allies. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/world/middleeast/edorgan-election-turkey.html

As more Chinese graduates explore rural jobs, comparisons with Mao Zedong’s campaign fail to pass muster

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The authorities are encouraging young people to pursue careers in China’s rural areas amid mounting job pressure and President Xi Jinping’s calls to “revitalise the countryside”. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3222090/more-chinese-graduates-explore-rural-jobs-comparisons-mao-zedongs-campaign-fail-pass-muster?utm_source=rss_feed

Children in the Gaza area will receive summer camp scholarships

Jerusalem Post Nearly 600 children from the area around Gaza will receive preference for summer camp scholarships. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-744469

Venice mystery: Italian police investigating bright green liquid in Grand Canal

Fox News Authorities in Venice, Italy are investigating the source of a strange phosphorescent green liquid patch that appeared Sunday in the city’s famous Grand Canal. While no one has claimed responsibility for the water color change at the canal, there was an event in Rome last weekend staged by an environmentalist group that used…

Russians strike border-adjacent settlements in Sumy Oblast, 49 explosions recorded

Pravda Ukraine Russian invaders performed 14 attacks on border-adjacent settlements in Sumy Oblast on 28 May, with 49 explosions recorded. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration Details: Nova Sloboda, Velyka Pysarivka, Esman, Znob-Novgordske, Shalyhyne, Yunakivka, Myropillia, Khotin and Bilopillia hromadas came under attack. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/29/7404270/

South Korea court approves warrant to arrest man who opened plane emergency exit door

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Twelve people were slightly injured on Friday after the man opened the door of the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321-200. The man faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the…

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target Damascus area – report

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-744468

Gaby Ramos killing: Suspect who dated Utah radio host nabbed in Mexico after ‘painstaking’ effort: police

Fox News A man accused of murdering a Utah radio host has been extradited from Mexico to Salt Lake City, authorities said. Manuel Omar Burciaga-Perea, 36, was taken back to Utah from Mexico City by the U.S. Marshals Service following years-long international efforts, according to a press release last Friday and reported by local ABC4.…

Your Monday Briefing: A U.S. debt-limit deal

New York Times Also, a reader-made playlist. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/briefing/your-monday-briefing-a-us-debt-limit-deal.html

Turkey’s Erdogan declares victory in presidential election after contentious campaign

Fox News Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday declared victory in the presidential election, capping off a close race and extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. Erdogan’s victory comes on the heels of high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire cities. Speaking from on top of a…