First-time voters may have decisive say in Turkish election

By Birsen Altayli and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish university student Yunus Efe has known only one leader of his country – Tayyip Erdogan. As he prepares to vote for the first time in elections this month, the 22-year-old says it is time for change. Efe is one of more than 6 million first-time…

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Erdogan calls opposition ‘pro-LGBT’ at election rally

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan accused the opposition of being “pro-LGBT” at a rally in Istanbul on Sunday, as he stepped up his rhetoric against his opponents a week before what is expected to be a tight election. Elsewhere, protesters threw stones at Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of the main opposition…

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Top Biden aide discusses Yemen peace efforts with Saudi crown prince

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to the kingdom on Sunday and reviewed what the White House called “significant progress” in Yemen peace efforts, the White House said. On a trip aimed at bolstering often-frayed ties with Riyadh, Sullivan also held joint…

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Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan’s warring parties met in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week-old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus. The U.S.-Saudi initiative is the first serious attempt to end fighting between…

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Turkey’s Erdogan doesn’t flinch in fight for political life

By Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) – With his two-decade rule in the balance, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has pulled out all the stops on the campaign trail as he battles to survive his toughest political test yet and shield his legacy from an emboldened opposition. Erdogan, the son of a sea captain,…

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World Food Programme to suspend aid to Palestinians due to funding shortage

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a “severe” shortage of funds, the group’s senior official for the Palestinian territories said on Sunday. “In light of the severe funding shortages, WFP is forced to make painful choices to…

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