Category: World News
An Erdogan defeat would mark a victory for liberal democracy worldwide
Washington Post “If [President Recep Tayyip Erdogan] loses power via elections, that will give a lot of people hope that the autocratic surge can be reversed,” Turkish politics expert Gonul Tol said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/erdogan-liberal-democracy-election-autocrat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAn Erdogan defeat would mark a victory for liberal democracy worldwide
Washington Post “If [President Recep Tayyip Erdogan] loses power via elections, that will give a lot of people hope that the autocratic surge can be reversed,” Turkish politics expert Gonul Tol said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/erdogan-liberal-democracy-election-autocrat/
Read MoreEcuadoran lawmakers put President Lasso on impeachment’s path
Washington Post Guillermo Lasso, accused of embezzlement, denies wrongdoing; a legislative oversight commission has recommended against impeachment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/ecuador-lasso-impeachment-vote/
Read MoreGunman kills three near Tunisian synagogue amid Jewish pilgrimage
Washington Post The victims of the attack included two visitors, a 30-year-old Tunisian and a 42-year-old French national, and a security official. The gunman was also killed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/tunisia-synagogue-attack-djerba-ghriba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreTunisia: 3 killed, 10 injured in attack near synagogue
Washington Post The Tunisian Interior Ministry says a naval guard shot and killed a colleague and two civilians near a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/tunisia-attack-synagogue-jewish-pilgrimage/74b4ff1c-eec3-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreEcuadoran lawmakers send President Lasso to impeachment
Washington Post Guillermo Lasso, accused of embezzlement, denies wrongdoing; a legislative oversight commission has recommended against impeachment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/ecuador-lasso-impeachment-vote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreRussia’s wildfire death toll rises to 21 in Ural Mountains
Fox News The death toll from wildfires in Russia’s Ural Mountains rose to 21 Tuesday, Russian state news agency Tass reported, citing local emergency service agencies. Wildfires have raged in the Kurgan region of the Urals and in Siberia all week. A resident of western Siberia’s Tyumen province died while attempting to extinguish a fire.…
Read MoreArrest of Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, prompts violent clashes
Washington Post Pakistan’s main opposition leader was arrested Tuesday, raising the stakes of the country’s political crisis and sparking clashes between supporters and police. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/pakistan-imran-khan-arrest/
Read MoreUkraine live briefing: Wagner chief criticizes war effort as Putin presides over scaled-back Victory Day; U.S. announces new aid
Washington Post The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a $1.2 billion aid package aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s air defenses and sustaining its ammunition supply. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/09/russia-ukraine-war-news-victory-day/
Read MoreU.S., U.K. vow to aid Ukraine regardless of counteroffensive outcome
Washington Post The top diplomats from the U.S. and Britain said they were committed to aiding Ukraine despite mounting questions about what its spring operation may achieve. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/09/blinken-cleverly-ukraine-counteroffensive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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