President Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote. The date indicated for the election is just over three months after a devastating earthquake killed more than 45,000 people in Turkey. “This nation will do what is necessary...
Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet. He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than expected. The centrist leader told jubilant supporters at the foot...
Britain’s Prince Philip left the hospital on Tuesday after a four-night stay that renewed concern about the 98-year-old’s health. Images broadcast by British media showed Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, dressed in a suit, taking a few steps and being helped into an SUV vehicle before being whisked away. Philip did not...
Iran's Defense Minister, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, issued a stern warning on Sunday, stating, "Whatever country that open its soil or airspace to Israel for a attack on Iran, will our decisive response." This cautionary note followed Tehran's retaliatory air strike against Israel, triggered by an...
U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives Wednesday night, accused of abusing the power of the presidency to benefit himself politically and then obstructing congressional efforts to investigate his actions. On a near straight party-line vote, the Democrat-controlled House approved two articles of impeachment against Trump,...
Former US vice president Mike Pence launched his presidential campaign Wednesday by framing the Republican nomination as a choice between “reckless” Donald Trump and the Constitution — arguing that his old boss’s bid to overturn the last election should bar him from returning in 2024. Offering a spirited defense of...
Kemi Badenoch has announced a major policy shift, proposing that immigrants must wait at least 15 years before becoming eligible for British citizenship. As part of her first major policy move as Conservative Party leader, Badenoch outlined plans to tighten immigration laws by extending the period before migrants can apply...
Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is returning to isolation, his White House doctor said Saturday, attributing the result to “rebound” positivity from treatment the US president received. The 79-year-old Biden “tested positive late Saturday morning, by antigen testing,” following four consecutive days of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the country’s electoral law, allowing Russians to vote electronically or by mail in future polls, according to the Kremlin. Opponents to Saturday’s move say an electronic system will be easier to manipulate and will make it hard for independent observers to notice...
The British government on Sunday warned that outside exercise could be banned if people flout stringent guidelines to cut the spread of coronavirus infections. The UK government on March 23 ordered a three-week shutdown of non-essential shops and services to cut close-contact transmission of the virus. But warmer weekend weather has...