Ukraine’s presidential election kicks off
Ukraine’s seventh presidential election has kicked off on Sunday. If no candidate gets more than 50% of the votes in the first round, a runoff election will be held on…
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March 31 – Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis
March 31 is marked as the Day of Genocide of the Azerbaijanis. After the Republic of Azerbaijan regained its independence, it has become possible to renew the objective picture of…
Liberal lawyer Caputova wins election to become Slovakia’s first female president
Riding a wave of public fury over corruption, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova won Slovakia’s presidential election on Saturday, bucking a trend that has seen populist, anti-European Union politicians make gains…
Armenia continues violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan
Over the past 24 hours, Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 24 times, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said March…
Polls open in Ukrainian presidential election
Polls opened for the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election at 8:00 am (0500 GMT) Sunday, an AFP correspondent at a Kiev polling station said. Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is likely…
Iran calls emergency in flood-threatened southwest province
Iran said on Saturday it faced an emergency in a southwestern province threatened by flooding and worked to evacuate dozens of villages as forecasters predicted more of the heavy rains…
Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads into local elections Sunday fighting for what he says is Turkey’s survival, with his party risking defeat in the capital amid an economic slowdown. Erdogan…
‘Pitch up, pitch up!’ pilot said before Ethiopian Airlines crash
Details have begun to emerge of the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed three weeks ago. An anti-stalling system on the plane, a Boeing 737 Max, has…
Investigator says Amazon chief’s phone hacked by Saudis
The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Sunday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Amazon chief’s phone to access…
Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants governments and regulators to play a more active role in controlling what is published on the internet. He has previously resisted government intervention. But in…