Turkey’s all-powerful leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the right to extend his rule into a third decade.
Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
Confusion as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy appears to confirm loss of Bakhmut
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walked back comments Sunday that appeared to confirm Russian claims that its forces captured the besieged city of Bakhmut.
Fate of Black Sea grain deal between Ukraine and Russia hangs in balance
Negotiators have 24 hours to save a pact that’s enabled Ukraine to export millions of tons of grain and help ease a global food crisis despite the war it is fighting with Russia.
Why Turkey’s tight election race resonates far beyond its borders
A runoff between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, will take place on May 28. Here’s why the outcome matters to the world.
Rocket fire, missile attacks: How a hunger strike caused new Israeli-Palestinian violence
Israeli-Palestinian violence flares as part of what appears to be the worst bout of fighting in months. Here’s why it’s happening now.
At King Charles III’s coronation, these dogs stole the show
While King Charles III was being crowned at Westminster Abbey, dozens of spaniels who share his name paraded down King’s Road.
Wagner mercenary group boss threatens to pull paramilitary troops from Bakhmut
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened to pull his troops out of Bakhmut, Ukraine next week due to an ammo shortage.
At least eight dead as Serbia sees second mass shooting in two days
A man fired an automatic weapon from a moving car, killing eight people in Serbia. It was the second mass shooting in the Balkan nation in a week.
Israel’s military reservists have transformed a political crisis into a security one
Military reservists have joined protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms. Some say that makes Israel vulnerable.
On their nation’s 75th anniversary, Israelis ask: Is this still a democracy?
For Israelis, their views on judicial reforms appear inseparable from their beliefs about what the character of a state formed 75 years ago should be.