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Gunfire adds to violations near end of breached Sudan truce
Gunfire rang out Sunday in the Sudanese capital, adding to violations which United States and Saudi mediators said significantly hindered delivery of the desperately needed aid it was supposed to enable.
Zelensky thanks air defence after 'most powerful' attack on Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday praised his country's air defence forces, after the capital Kyiv saw the largest drone attack since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
Erdogan takes early lead in historic Turkish vote
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took an early lead Sunday in a historic runoff election that could extend two decades of his dominant but divisive Islamic style of rule until 2028.
Nigeria's departing President Buhari defends legacy
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari defended his political record on Sunday, the day before he steps down, saying he leaves the country in a better state than when he took power in 2015.
Fatalism takes over in bombed Russian border city Belgorod
Marina Saprykina thought about leaving the Russian border city of Belgorod, but finally, despite the bombing, incursions and fear, she says she is staying.
Turkey polls close with Erdogan favourite to extend 20-year rule
Turkish polling stations closed Sunday in a historic runoff election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades of dominant but divisive Islamic style of rule until 2028.
Turkey voters divided in Erdogan's Istanbul birthplace
In a working-class Istanbul harbour where Recep Tayyip Erdogan grew up playing football, Hasan Karakaya had only one description for Turkey's president after voting on Sunday: "He's the best."
Erdogan favourite to extend two decades of rule in Turkish runoff
Turkey voted on Sunday in a historic runoff election that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule until 2028.
Zelensky thanks air defence after largest drone attack on Kyiv in the invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday praised his country's air defence forces, after the capital Kyiv saw the largest drone attack since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
Spain votes in local polls that up pressure on PM
Spaniards were voting Sunday in local and regional polls seen as a barometer for a year-end general election which surveys suggest Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will lose, heralding a return of the right.
Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024
Somalia's government and federal member states said Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024.
Ukraine reports 'most important' drone attack on Kyiv since invasion
Russia unleashed the "most important" assault by drones on Kyiv overnight Saturday-Sunday since the start of the invasion, but nearly all were destroyed, military authorities said.
Polls open in Spain local vote that ups pressure on PM
Spaniards began voting Sunday in local and regional polls which will be a barometer for a year-end general election that surveys suggest Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will lose, heralding a return of the right.
Republicans, Biden reach debt ceiling deal
President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy announced a deal Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, dragging the United States back from the precipice of default with only a few days to spare.
Spain's local elections set to put PM on the back foot
Spain votes Sunday in local and regional polls which will be a barometer for a year-end general election that surveys suggest Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will lose, heralding a return of the right.
Erdogan seeks third decade of rule in Turkish runoff
Turkey votes Sunday in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule to 2028.
War, and words -- Ukraine, Russia writers' dilemma
When bombs are falling, can writers from across the warring sides still talk?
Biden cuts deal in principle with Republicans to avert catastrophic US default
US President Joe Biden and Republican lawmakers struck a deal in principle to raise the country's debt ceiling Saturday, in a crucial first step towards eliminating the threat of a disastrous default with just days to spare.
Over 1,500 arrested at climate protest in The Netherlands
More than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague on Saturday, Dutch police said.
Giant anti-government rally in Belgrade over mass shootings
Tens of thousands of people staged the fourth weekly anti-government protest in the Serbian capital Belgrade Saturday after two back-to-back shootings that killed 18 people, half of them children.
Hundreds working for Germany in Russia forced to quit, leave
Hundreds of civil servants and local employees working for German institutions in Russia will need to leave the country or lose their jobs in the coming days following an order by Moscow, Germany's foreign ministry said Saturday.
Race for US debt deal as talks go to the wire
Democrats and Republicans seemed within grasping distance Saturday of a deal to end the US debt ceiling standoff, with both sides playing hardball in the final race for an agreement to avert a potentially catastrophic default.
Defiant grassroots campaign targets Erdogan voters
Undaunted by their underdog status, Turkish activists are trying to bridge the political divide in a grassroots campaign aimed at helping President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival in Sunday's historic election runoff.
Serbian President Vucic steps down as head of ruling party
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as the leader of his party on Saturday after more than a decade at the helm, but he is widely expected to remain the most powerful political figure in the Balkan country.
Chinese aircraft carrier passes through Taiwan Strait
Three Chinese ships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, which an expert said was an "unusual" display of Beijing's military might during a prolonged period of tensions.
Biden 'hopeful' of imminent US debt deal
President Joe Biden said Friday that Democratic and Republican negotiators were on the verge of resolving a debt ceiling standoff, as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic US default was pushed back to June 5.
Global stocks climb on debt deal hopes
Global stock markets advanced Friday on hopes of progress in negotiations to avert a calamitous US debt default and a continued rally in tech stocks over enthusiasm for firms involved in artificial intelligence.
Serb clashes, West condemnation as Kosovo pushes through mayors
Police in northern Kosovo fired tear gas Friday as Serbs protested the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors, a decision that drew sharp condemnation from the United States and European powers.
Erdogan is 'family' in Turkey's conservative heartland
Old Fiat cars and yellow tulips dot the eastern Turkish town of Bayburt, the heart of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ultra-loyal conservative base that is ready to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.
'They've gone mad', Putin says of Georgia anti-Kremlin protesters
President Vladimir Putin on Friday said he was surprised by anti-Kremlin protests in Georgia when Russia resumed air travel with the pro-Western country.
Serb clashes, US condemnation as Kosovo pushes through mayors
Police in northern Kosovo fired tear gas Friday as Serbs protested the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors, a decision that drew sharp condemnation from the United States.
OpenAI chief seeks to calm fears on job losses
The boss of OpenAI, the firm behind the massively popular ChatGPT bot, said on Friday that his firm's technology would not destroy the job market as he sought to calm fears about the march of artificial intelligence (AI).