Mon 15 May 2023: Ukrainian forces have advanced further in the vicinity of the hotly disputed eastern city of Bakhmut, according to the Kiev. “Our units have captured more than ten enemy positions north and south of Bakhmut and cleared a large forest area near Ivanivske of the enemy,” Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar […]
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Sun 14 May 2023: With around 77.9% of the ballot boxes counted, preliminary results put Erdoğan ahead in nine of 11 provinces in the quake zone, including Adıyaman, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa and Elazığ. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party-led (AK Party) People’s Alliance were ahead […]
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Sun 14 May 2023: Turks have finished voting in one of the most consequential elections in the country’s 100-year history, a contest that could end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule and reverberate well beyond Turkey’s borders. Polling stations in the elections, where voters have been selecting their choice for president as well as parliament, […]
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Sun 14 May 2023: In the first week of a month-long disarmament initiative initiated in the aftermath of two tragic mass shootings in early May, Serbian residents willingly surrendered 13,500 firearms and 2,000 explosive devices, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday. Starting May 8, anyone owning illegal firearms and ammunition can hand over the weapons […]
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A diver investigating the underwater road off the island of Korčula. (University of Zadar) Sun 14 May 2023: Thousands of years have passed since the beginning of human civilisation. The human race began simple and progressed over time to where we are today. The ancient wonders that we frequently discover never cease to amaze. We […]
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Granny Keriman, 92, came to vote on a stretcher Sun 14 May 2023: Polls have opened across Türkiye on Sunday morning for the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking another term in office, while the opposition candidates are Kemal Kilicdaroglu of Nation’s Alliance and Sinan Ogan of Ata Alliance. […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: On Saturday, President Joe Biden stated that talks with Congress over expanding the federal government’s debt limit are moving forward and that more information will be available in the following two days, Reuters reported. “I think they are moving along, hard to tell. We have not reached the crunch point yet,” […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Pope Francis to more clearly condemn Russia, following a meeting with the pontiff in the Vatican. “I’m grateful for his personal attention to the tragedy of millions of Ukrainians,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter. “I spoke about tens of thousands of deported children.” “In addition, I asked […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: Bobi, a farm dog in Portugal, has attained a significant milestone. Guinness World Records (GWR) has named it the world’s oldest living dog. Bobi turned 31 on Thursday, and its owner announced a special party to commemorate the event. Rafeiro do Alentejo was born on May 11, 1992, and currently resides […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser presented the government’s report on politically motivated crimes at a news conference in Berlin, Anadolu news agency reported. “I am particularly concerned that there has been a sharp increase in attacks against refugees,” Faeser said, pointing out that such attacks increased by 9% last year. “It […]
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