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Erdogan’s Supporters Rally Outside Office of Ruling Party in Istanbul
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 7:59pm EDTISTANBUL (Sputnik) – A spontaneous rally of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking place near the office of the ruling party in Istanbul following the presidential election, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
Moldovan Opposition Sor Party Candidate Takes Lead in Runoff for Gagauzia Governor
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 7:33pm EDTCOMRAT (Sputnik) – Yevgenia Gutsul of Moldova’s opposition Sor Party took lead in the Sunday race for the next governor of the autonomous Gagauzia region with over 50% of the vote.
Yemen Government Delays Prisoner Swap With Rebels
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 5:34pm EDTDOHA (Sputnik) – A new prisoner swap between the UN-recognized Yemeni government and Houthi rebels in the north has been delayed indefinitely, Deputy Human Rights Minister Majid Fadael told Sputnik on Sunday.
Macron Suggests Lowering Taxes for Middle Class
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 5:25pm EDTPARIS (Sputnik) – French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested lowering duties on middle-class taxpayers and businesses in an interview with L’Opinion daily published Sunday.
Sudan Freezes Bank Accounts of Rebel Paramilitary
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 5:21pm EDTCAIRO (Sputnik) – Sudan’s transitional authority led by Gen. Abdul Fattah Burhan ordered banks on Sunday to freeze accounts belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which have been fighting the regular army since mid-April.
Turkish Presidential Race Heads Into Runoff
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 4:39pm EDT
Thai Opposition Parties Lead With 97% of Votes Counted
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 3:29pm EDTBoth Thailand’s opposition are currently leading with nearly all the ballots counted, Election Commission data revealed on Sunday.
Iranian Flotilla Returns to Home Waters After Round-the-World Trip Through ‘America’s Backyard’
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 3:18pm EDTThe voyage was the second time that Tehran has sent a mini-armada on a world-spanning journey since 2021, when a pair of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy ships traveled more than 45,000 km around Africa, through the English Channel and the Baltic Sea to St. Petersburg, Russia to participate in a naval parade.
US Deputy Finance Chief Says Debt Ceiling Talks Running Constructively as Default Looms
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 2:47pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo assured Americans on Sunday that the talks between White House officials and Republicans on raising the debt limit had been constructive.
Tallinn Security Conference ‘Pours Gasoline on Fire’ of Russia-NATO Proxy War in Ukraine
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 2:00pm EDTOver 100 senior Western defense and foreign policy officials and experts gathered in Tallinn, Estonia May 12-14 to discuss the crisis in Ukraine. Giving Sputnik an exclusive inside look at the event, academic Joseph Siracusa said that with few exceptions, decision makers expressed support for a further dangerous escalation of tensions with Russia.
Voter Turnout in Turkiye’s Elections Exceeds 88%
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 1:17pm EDTISTANBUL (Sputnik) – The preliminary turnout in the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey on Sunday has surpassed 88% domestically and 45% abroad, a Turkish broadcaster said.
Tower Partially Collapses at Ancient Armenian Monastery
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 12:35pm EDTYEREVAN (Sputnik) – A tower straddling the fortified wall around a 1,000-year-old monastery in Armenia partially collapsed on Sunday, the Rescue Service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
Netanyahu Claims Israel Destroyed Entire Islamic Jihad Command in Gaza Strip
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 12:06pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed the entire Islamic Jihad leadership in the Gaza Strip during the five-day Shield and Arrow operation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
NATO Intends to Offer Kiev Support, But No Membership at July Summit – Reports
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 11:48am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Reportedly NATO will offer Ukraine great assistance opportunities, but hardly facilitate any progress on its membership bid at the July summit in Lithuania.
Eerie Booms & Low-Pitch Rumblings in Earth’s Stratosphere Perplex Scientists
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 11:23am EDTAbout 50 plastic, remarkably low-tech balloons were first released in 2016 by a team of US researchers to record sounds from volcanic eruptions, and were subsequently used to monitor earthquakes. But they also picked up on something very mysterious.
Kyrgyzstan Sees No Hurdles to Cooperate With Russia Despite Sanction Threat
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 11:21am EDTPETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKIY, Russia (Sputnik) – There is no hindrance to Kyrgyzstan’s cooperation with Russia despite secondary sanctions that the West threatens to impose on Moscow’s partners, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev said on Sunday.
Syrian Delegates Arrive in Jeddah Ahead of Arab League Summit – Source
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 11:00am EDTDAMASCUS (Sputnik) – A Syrian delegation led by Economy Minister Mohammad Samer Khalil arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Sunday ahead of the next week’s Arab League Summit, a source told Sputnik.
US Homeland Security Chief Claims Illegal Border Crossings Down 50% Since Title 42 Expired
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 10:54am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has estimated that illegal border crossing from Mexico dropped by 50% in the past two days after Title 42 restrictions expired on Thursday night.
Unseemly ‘$1Bln’ US Beirut Embassy in Crisis-Gripped Lebanon Decried on Internet
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 10:42am EDTSince 2019, Lebanon has been in a deep economic crisis, with over 70% of the population below the poverty line. The US government’s Lebanon Travel Advisory in February urged reconsidering travel to the Middle Eastern country, citing civil unrest, and the Beirut embassy’s “limited capacity to provide support to US citizens.”
NATO in a Bind as ‘Atrophied’ ASW Fleet Faces Russia’s ‘Force Multiplier’ Subs
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 10:36am EDTNuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines and whisper quiet diesel-electric-powered attack boats make up the backbone of Russia’s modern naval deterrent, providing Moscow with opportunities to challenge potential adversaries’ overall advantages in size and tonnage.
Moldovan President Discusses Financial Assistance to Country With USAID
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 9:49am EDTKishinev (Sputnik) – Moldovan President Maia Sandu have discussed additional funding for democratic and economic consolidation of the country with Erin McKee, a senior official of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the president’s office said on Sunday.
NORAD Tracks Russian Military Aircraft Flyby Near Alaska
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 9:21am EDTRussian activity in the North American ADIZ occurs regularly and is considered neither threatening nor provocative, a NORAD statement said.
Seven Hurt in Arizona Shooting Near Mexican Border – Reports
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 8:55am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Seven people were injured in a shooting that broke out overnight in the US city of Yuma, just north of the US-Mexico border in Arizona, media cited police as saying Sunday.
Peas in a Pod: Kiev & Washington Resort to Terror Tactics to Threaten Russia, China
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 8:48am EDTThe NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine has been replete with sabotage and terrorism by the United States and its Kiev vassals. Now, some in Washington seem to want to apply these same tactics against China in Taiwan as well.
‘Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher’: Unbridled Super-Intelligent AI Could ‘Wipe Out’ Humanity
Sputnik - May 14th 2023 8:45am EDTProfessor Stuart Russell earlier joined a group of tech celebs, such as Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, to sign an open letter warning of the dangers of uncontrolled AI-development and urging for a halt of projects related to neural networks.
