ANKARA (AA): Türkiye will hold a second-round runoff on May 28 to elect the president after no candidate won an outright majority in Sunday’s poll, the head of the nation’s election authority announced on Monday. The first round of voting ended with no candidate able to clear the required 50% threshold, but incumbent Turkish President [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President on Sunday described the presidential and parliamentary elections as a “great festival of democracy” carried out “in peace and calm.” The elections demonstrate Türkiye’s “democratic maturity,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking reelection, in a message on Twitter. He als...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): Thousands protested in the Senegalese capital Dakar Friday against President Macky Sall’s refusal to rule out a controversial third term. The demonstration was called by the “Movement of the living forces of Senegal F24” grouping, a reference to the February 24 2024 presidential vote. The umbrella moveme...
WASHINGTON (AA): Türkiye has “proud democratic institutions,” the White House said Friday as millions of Turks prepare to cast ballots in nationwide presidential and parliamentary polls. “We’re going to leave it to the Turkish people to decide their future. We obviously don’t get involved in speaking to individual...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has rejected accusations against Russia by Turkish opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who alleged that Moscow was interfering in Türkiye’s elections. There can be no question of any interference of Russia in the elections, and “those who spread such rumors are liars,” Kremlin spoke...
ANKARA (AA): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the international media outlets that he says have tried to influence public opinion with articles on Türkiye’s elections. “What do all the magazines say on their covers? ‘Erdogan must go.’ (Those published) in Germany, France and England say so. What is it to yo...
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest in a corruption case illegal, ordering his immediate release. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, hearing a petition seeking the ex-premier’s release asked Khan to approach the Isl...
ISLAMABAD (AA) — A Pakistani anti-graft court sent former Prime Minister Imran Khan to police custody for eight days in a corruption case, a court record showed on Wednesday. The court, which was temporarily relocated to a police guest house in the capital Islamabad, remanded Khan to the country’s anti-corruption agency, the National Acc...
Washington, United States (AFP): The top diplomats of the United States and Britain together called Tuesday for adherence to the “rule of law” in Pakistan after former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest triggered nationwide violence. “We just want to make sure that whatever happens in Pakistan is consistent with the rul...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday as he appeared for hearings at the Islamabad High Court. He has been charged in a number of cases that his party claims are politically motivated. Here is a timeline of events that led to Khan’s arrest. March 8, 2022: 13-party opposition alliance [...
