Erdogan’s support drops below 50% after counting ballots from 91.1% of boxes
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Thus, Erdogan has 49.98% of votes, while his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the opposition Republican People’s Party is scoring 44.23% of votes https://tass.com/world/1617349
Read MoreIran plans major decisions on Afghan water rights issue
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s energy minister says the country will make important decisions on Afghan water rights issue. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/14/703372/Iran-water-rights-Afghanistan-Helmand-Mehrabian
Read MoreRussian State Duma confirms information on Lukashenko’s illness
Pravda Ukraine Konstantin Zatulin, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Affairs, said that the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is sick, but he does not have Covid. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/14/7402173/
Read MorePacific Northwest Hit by Record-Setting Heat
Wall Street Journal Heavy rain and flash flooding are possible for parts of Texas and Mississippi Valley. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pacific-northwest-hit-by-record-setting-heat-22e30139
Read MoreThe Future of Clean Energy
Wall Street Journal The Journal’s U.S. Energy Editor, Chris Matthews, sits down with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to discuss America’s route to a clean energy future and what obstacles stand in the way. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-future-of-clean-energy-50a246bd
Read MoreArmenia refutes Azerbaijan’s reports about shelling of Azerbaijani positions
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Azerbaijani defense ministry’s reports are yet another disinformation, The Armenian defense ministry said https://tass.com/world/1617335
Read MoreBorder agents arrest man on FBI terror watchlist amid migrant influx: CBP sources
Fox News Border Patrol agents arrested an Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watchlist after he crossed into the U.S. illegally Wednesday in California, multiple sources at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told Fox News. The Afghan national crossed the border with a group of migrants near Otay Mesa, California, the sources said.…
Read MoreTurkey’s Erdogan, challenger Kilicdaroglu spar over vote count
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743052
Read MoreThai opposition leads vote count, spelling possible end to military rule
Washington Post With the majority of the votes counted, Pheu Thai and Move Forward had garnered well over 50 percent of the popular vote, according to the Election Commission. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/14/thailand-elections-move-forward-military/
Read MoreZelenskyy and Scholz visited the military base where Ukrainian soldiers train
Pravda Ukraine As part of his official visit to Germany, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the military base in Aachen, where Ukrainian soldiers are undergoing training. Source: President’s website Details: Zelenskyy and Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz had a conversation with Ukrainian soldiers who are undergoing training in the Bundeswehr. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/14/7402172/
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