Gaza – The messageAisha Abu Obeid received on her mobile in early May hit her like a thunderbolt. Her monthly food voucher from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), it said, would be stopped next month. “I felt like my soul was leaving me,” said the mother of seven whose husband is unemployed ... They will go hungry without food assistance.” ... .
Elecciones Los sondeos apuntan a una victoria de Erdogan en la segunda ronda de presidenciales. La incertidumbre domina tanto los resultados de los comicios de hoy como el rumbo futuro del país ... La oposición parece contar con un apoyo mayoritario en las grandes ciudades, en la costa y en el este de. Turquía. dominado por los kurdos ... Tayyip Erdogan ... ... .
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says de-dollarization is already underway due to the US government’s rhetoric and policies ... And we are putting forward many other initiatives concerning this issue.” ... However, Lavrov says the tactic is running on borrowed time ... I’m not exaggerating now ... Check Price Action ... Surf The Daily Hodl Mix ...  .
Türkiye's PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan cast his vote in the country's runoff election on Sunday. This is the first presidential runoff in Türkiye’s democratic history, Erdogan told reporters after casting his vote in Istanbul's Uskudar district ... Voting began at 8 a.m. local time (0500GMT) ... .
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Oleksiy Danilov said an assault could begin "tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or in a week". Ukraine is ready to launch its long-expected counter-offensive against Russian forces, one of the country's most senior security officials has told the BBC... "To us, it's not some kind of news.". Ukraine has been planning a counter-offensive for months ... - BBC.
Spain is expected to shift to the right in the local and regional elections — widely seen as a barometer of Prime MinisterPedro Sanchez's fortunes in the year-end national vote. . Polls opened Sunday in elections for 12 of Spain's 17 regional assemblies — 10 of which are currently run by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist PSOE Party... .
TEL AVIV, Israel — Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered on Saturday for the relentless weekly protests against Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu government's plans to overhaul the legal system in the country. The mass protests entered their 21st week ... Organizers of grassroot protests bill them as a movement to save democracy ... .
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Forces from NATO member nations and other countries on Monday launched joint military exercises in Albania and other Balkan states... troops and 7,000 soldiers from other nations including Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece and Turkey ... and NATO allies and partners while demonstrating the U.S ... .
Tens of thousands braved rain and wind in Belgrade on Saturday in an anti-government protest over two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to permeate society ...The StandardChannel. IOSAndroid. IOS Android. More>> ... They also demanded more media freedoms ... .
BotswanaPresident Mokgweetsi Masisi has again criticized a 54-year-old partnership with world-leading diamond producer De Beers, saying his country will not back down on demands for an improved deal ...Negotiations on a renewal of the pact, in which Botswana is seeking a higher stake of the profits, are underway ... “I am not scared,” he said ... No, no.” ... .
The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday accompanied by two other ships, Taiwan's defence ministry said, in the latest uptick in military tensions over the island Beijing claims as its own territory. ...The StandardChannel. IOSAndroid. IOS Android. More>> ... presidents were due to talk. ... .
The African UnionTransitionMission in Somalia (ATMIS) said on Friday that its military base in the southwest of the country was attacked by militants from the al-Shabaab terrorist group (affiliated with al-Qaeda, banned in Russia) ... "At around 5 a.m ... "There was an early morning attack on our troops in bulo-marer-Somalia by elements of Alshabaab ... ....
Turkey’s long-term leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is going up against opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s run-off presidential election. The build-up to the first round suggested a narrow race, with Erdogan facing unprecedented pressure after 20 years in power ... Here’s what you need to know about the run-off vote ... Polls open at 8.00 a.m.