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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters at the AK Party headquarters after polls closed in Turkey's presidental and parliamentary elections in Ankara, Turkey May 15, 2023. Turkey is braced for its first election runoff after a night of high drama showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan edging ahead of his secular rival but failing to secure a first-round win. (Photo: AFP)

As Erdogan's votes dip, Turkiye seen headed to a runoff presidential race

This year's election came amid a backdrop of economic turmoil, a cost-of-living crisis and a Feb earthquake that killed more than 50,000

15 May 2023 3:56 PM

Britain's King Charles III with the St Edward's Crown on his head attends the Coronation Ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. - The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. Outside the UK, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Camilla, his second wife, will be crowned queen alongside him and be known as Queen Camilla after the ceremony. (Photo: PTI)

Charles III crowned king at first UK coronation in 70 years

Cries of "God Save the King" rang out from the 2,300-strong congregation at Westminster Abbey

06 May 2023 5:54 PM

A multi-store building burns after being attacked by Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. (Photo: AP)

Russian attacks continue in wake of Putin arrest warrant

Ukraine was attacked by 16 Russian drones on Friday night, the Ukrainian Air Force said in the early hours of Saturday

18 Mar 2023 4:13 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AFP)

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over Ukraine war crimes

The ICC said that its pre-trial chamber found there were reasonable grounds to believe that each suspect bears responsibility for war crime

17 Mar 2023 9:15 PM

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. (Photo: Twitter/@vonderleyen)

EU officials visit Kyiv as Russia strikes civilian target

Russia has frequently struck apartment buildings, causing civilian casualties, although the Kremlin denied targeting residential structures

02 Feb 2023 3:49 PM

The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended that two Indian cough syrups - Ambronol and DOK-1 Max - should not be used for children in Uzbekistan. (Representational image: PTI)

WHO recommends not using Indian cough syrups in Uzbekistan

Analysis by Uzbekistan's health ministry showed the syrups contained a toxic substance, ethylene glycol

12 Jan 2023 10:53 AM

An employee of the the Dutch Municipal Health Service hands out free Covid-19 self-test kits to travelers arriving from China, at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on January 4, 2023. (Robin van Lonkhuijsen /AFP)

EU advises pre-flight Covid tests on passengers from China

The Chinese government and European health experts have said there is no pressing need for any blanket restrictions on travel

05 Jan 2023 10:15 AM

In this file photograph taken on December 25, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his first Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" (the city and the world) message to pilgrims and tourists on St Peter's Square at The Vatican. - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a German theologian whose 2013 resignation took the world by surprise, died on December 31, 2022, at age 95, the Vatican announced. (Photo: AFP)

Former pope Benedict XVI passes away

Former pope Benedict XVI was the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages

31 Dec 2022 3:34 PM

Ukrainian soldiersrest near their position in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

Ukraine races to restore power after Russian missiles batter grid

Russia fired 74 -- mainly cruise -- missiles Friday, 60 of which were shot down by anti-aircraft defences, according to the Ukrainian army

18 Dec 2022 11:48 AM

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (AFP)

'Come to Ukraine', Zelensky slams Elon Musk's peace proposal

Musk sparked controversy by proposing peace deal involving re-running under UN supervision referendums in Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions

01 Dec 2022 10:39 AM

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Every 11 minutes, a woman killed by an intimate partner or family member: UN chief

Guterres' remarks come in the backdrop of the recent Shraddha Walker murder case that has shocked India with its brutal details

22 Nov 2022 1:24 PM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Photo: AP)

British PM Rishi Sunak reverses decision on COP27, says will attend climate summit

The Oppn described the reversed decision to attend as Sunak being

02 Nov 2022 4:49 PM

An aerial view of a coal-fired power station in Lanzhou in northwestern China's Gansu province (AP file image)

Global emissions will peak in 2025, says International Energy Agency

IEA energy outlook report's scenario is based on prevailing policy settings that see a definitive peak in global demand for fossil fuels

27 Oct 2022 12:43 PM

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach attends a press conference on controlled supply of cannabis to adults, in Berlin, on October 26, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Germany unveils cannabis liberalisation plan, with caveats

The plan calls for the sale of cannabis to adults at licensed outlets, and the aim is to combat the black market

26 Oct 2022 4:10 PM

Britain's King Charles III greets newly appointed Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London on October 25, 2022, where he was invited to form a government. - Britain's King Charles III on Tuesday appointed new Conservative leader Rishi Sunak as the second prime minister of his reign, shortly after accepting the resignation of Liz Truss. (Photo: AFP)

Rishi Sunak takes charge as UK's first Indian-origin PM after meeting King Charles

The 42-year-old former Chancellor of Exchequer, a devout Hindu, is the youngest British prime minister in 210 years

25 Oct 2022 4:52 PM

Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Aberto Pezzali)

Rishi Sunak to take charge as UK Prime Minister after meeting King Charles

The former chancellor will then make his first prime ministerial address on the steps of 10 Downing Street

25 Oct 2022 9:37 AM

Rishi Sunak, front-runner to the British PM post (Photo: AP)

Rishi Sunak set to become first Indian-origin PM of United Kingdom

One of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, Sunak will become the country's first leader of colour

25 Oct 2022 7:03 AM

The former finance minister who had forecast much of the economic crisis unleashed by Truss' mini-budget is seen as a safe pair of hands to take charge at 10 Downing Street. (Photo: AP)

Rishi Sunak holds firm as bookies' favourite to replace Liz Truss as UK PM

The 42-year-old is holding a solid 55 per cent lead with the Oddschecker betting odds aggregator

21 Oct 2022 5:26 PM

Former prime minister Boris Johnson. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader

Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt are among the bookmakers' favourites along with Boris Johnson

21 Oct 2022 2:55 PM

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media in Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Truss says she resigns as leader of UK Conservative Party. (Photo: AP)

Liz Truss resigns as British Prime Minister

She has been in office for just 45 days - the shortest tenure of any British prime minister

20 Oct 2022 7:26 PM

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