Category: World News
Erdogan’s political path from mayor to one-man rule of Turkey
Washington Post Sunday’s election could decide the future of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has moved toward one-man rule while wielding power on the world stage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/13/president-erdogan-career-turkey-election/
Read MoreMeet the people caught up in Russia’s crackdown on dissent
Washington Post The number of political criminal cases has spiked, with students, an essayist, a theater director and a former law enforcement worker facing years in prison. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/13/russia-political-prisoners/
Read MoreQuestions over whether South Africa supplied arms to Russia fuel huge diplomatic dispute with US
Fox News JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — It’s perhaps one of the biggest diplomatic disputes ever between the U.S. and South Africa, raising new questions Friday, tanking the local currency market, threatening thousands of African jobs and still not providing definitive answers on whether South Africa has, as has been reported, become “a rogue state” and…
Read MoreEuropean authorities arrest 27, seize tons of endangered eels in suspected smuggling ring
Fox News European authorities have arrested 27 suspects in an alleged illegal eel operation following a two-year investigation that prompted searches in France, Spain, Belgium and Poland, Spain’s Civil Guard said this week. The Civil Guard, in a joint operation with the French National Gendarmerie, Europol and the European Anti-Fraud Office, seized 1½ tons of live…
Read MoreSerbs march on Belgrade in droves after back-to-back mass shootings
Fox News Tens of thousands of people marched through the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and blocked a key bridge Friday in the second large protest since two mass shootings that rattled the Balkan country and killed 17 people, including many children. Protesters gathered in front of the Parliament building before filing by the government’s headquarters and…
Read MoreNigerian court asked to delay new president’s inauguration
Fox News A court in Nigeria has been asked to stop the planned inauguration of the country’s next president and to extend the incumbent’s tenure, court documents obtained Friday show. Five Nigerians made the request to the Federal High Court in Abuja, arguing that President-elect Bola Tinubu was illegally declared the winner of the Feb.…
Read MoreUkraine makes gains in Bakhmut amid talks of spring offensive; Wagner tantrum continues
Fox News Ukraine on Friday claimed it had recaptured ground in Bakhmut in a rare and significant shift in the war-ravaged region, though it does not appear to be a part of Kyiv’s long-anticipated spring offensive. Fox News Digital could not independently verify any positional changes or advances in the fighting around Bakhmut, though according…
Read MoreUkraine’s Advances Near Bakhmut Expose Rifts in Russian Forces
New York Times Russia’s pro-war bloggers were quick to claim that Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive had begun, but Ukrainian officials downplayed the advances. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/world/europe/ukraine-bakhmut-russia.html
Read MoreFacing toughest election in years, Turkey’s Erdogan lashes out
Washington Post Erdogan’s rancorous rhetoric reflects the pressures and peril of an election unlike any other during his two decades as Turkey’s dominant political figure. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/12/turkey-erdogan-election-opposition-kilicdaroglu/
Read More4 children among 19 civilians killed, set on fire by Burmese soldiers
Fox News Soldiers from Myanmar’s military government raided a village in the country’s central region, killing 19 villagers including four children and burning their bodies, independent media and a resident said Friday. The killings on Wednesday in Nyaung Pin Thar village in Bago region’s Htantabin township may have been in retaliation for an attack by…
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