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Argentina Seeks International Tribunal Order to Halt UK Oil Drilling in Disputed Waters

Argentina formally petitioned the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg on Tuesday to stop United Kingdom oil exploration activities in the disputed Malvinas Islands region. Buenos Aires argued that extraction would cause irreversible environmental damage and create a fait accompli regarding sovereignty, while London moved to dismiss the request entirely.

Former Reform UK Councillor Ashley Monk Joins Conservatives in Redditch

Ashley Monk, who served as an independent councillor after leaving Reform UK, has officially joined the Conservative Group at both Redditch Borough Council and Worcestershire County Council. The move follows his suspension from Reform UK and subsequent period as an independent, during which he retained a portfolio role in the local administration.

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Spanish right surges in local poll, dealing blow to PM

Spain's right-wing opposition posted strong gains both locally and regionally during Sunday's polls in a clear setback for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, initial results and media reports said.

Undefeated Erdogan wins historic Turkey runoff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory Sunday in a historic runoff vote that posed the biggest challenge to his 20 years of transformative but divisive rule.

Biden, McCarthy confident debt deal will pass Congress skeptics

US President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said they were confident Sunday of pushing a debt crisis deal through Congress and avoiding a cataclysmic default, despite skepticism from some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

Erdogan's priorities for last term as Turkey president

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a huge in-tray waiting for him at his presidential palace after extending his two-decade rule over Turkey for one last time in Sunday's runoff.

Agony, ecstasy as Erdogan wins historic Turkey runoff

The dreams of Turkey's opposition gave way to crushing disappointment on Sunday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.

Erdogan: Turkey's undisputed titan enters third decade of rule

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented his status as the most important figure in modern Turkish history, after victory in Sunday's presidential runoff extended his transformative two-decade rule to 2028.

Erdogan declares victory in historic Turkey runoff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory Sunday in a historic runoff vote that posed the biggest challenge to his 20 years of transformative but divisive rule.

Gunfire adds to violations near end of breached Sudan truce

Gunfire rang out Sunday in the Sudanese capital, adding to violations which United States and Saudi mediators said significantly hindered delivery of the desperately needed aid it was supposed to enable.

Zelensky thanks air defence after 'most powerful' attack on Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday praised his country's air defence forces, after the capital Kyiv saw the largest drone attack since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

Erdogan takes early lead in historic Turkish vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took an early lead Sunday in a historic runoff election that could extend two decades of his dominant but divisive Islamic style of rule until 2028.

Nigeria's departing President Buhari defends legacy

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari defended his political record on Sunday, the day before he steps down, saying he leaves the country in a better state than when he took power in 2015.

Fatalism takes over in bombed Russian border city Belgorod

Marina Saprykina thought about leaving the Russian border city of Belgorod, but finally, despite the bombing, incursions and fear, she says she is staying.

Turkey polls close with Erdogan favourite to extend 20-year rule

Turkish polling stations closed Sunday in a historic runoff election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades of dominant but divisive Islamic style of rule until 2028.

Turkey voters divided in Erdogan's Istanbul birthplace

In a working-class Istanbul harbour where Recep Tayyip Erdogan grew up playing football, Hasan Karakaya had only one description for Turkey's president after voting on Sunday: "He's the best."

Erdogan favourite to extend two decades of rule in Turkish runoff

Turkey voted on Sunday in a historic runoff election that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule until 2028.

Zelensky thanks air defence after largest drone attack on Kyiv in the invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday praised his country's air defence forces, after the capital Kyiv saw the largest drone attack since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

Spain votes in local polls that up pressure on PM

Spaniards were voting Sunday in local and regional polls seen as a barometer for a year-end general election which surveys suggest Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will lose, heralding a return of the right.

Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024

Somalia's government and federal member states said Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024.

Ukraine reports 'most important' drone attack on Kyiv since invasion

Russia unleashed the "most important" assault by drones on Kyiv overnight Saturday-Sunday since the start of the invasion, but nearly all were destroyed, military authorities said.

Polls open in Spain local vote that ups pressure on PM

Spaniards began voting Sunday in local and regional polls which will be a barometer for a year-end general election that surveys suggest Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will lose, heralding a return of the right.

Republicans, Biden reach debt ceiling deal

President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy announced a deal Saturday to raise the debt ceiling, dragging the United States back from the precipice of default with only a few days to spare.

Spain's local elections set to put PM on the back foot

Spain votes Sunday in local and regional polls which will be a barometer for a year-end general election that surveys suggest Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will lose, heralding a return of the right.

Erdogan seeks third decade of rule in Turkish runoff

Turkey votes Sunday in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule to 2028.

War, and words -- Ukraine, Russia writers' dilemma

When bombs are falling, can writers from across the warring sides still talk?

Biden cuts deal in principle with Republicans to avert catastrophic US default

US President Joe Biden and Republican lawmakers struck a deal in principle to raise the country's debt ceiling Saturday, in a crucial first step towards eliminating the threat of a disastrous default with just days to spare.

Over 1,500 arrested at climate protest in The Netherlands

More than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague on Saturday, Dutch police said.

Giant anti-government rally in Belgrade over mass shootings

Tens of thousands of people staged the fourth weekly anti-government protest in the Serbian capital Belgrade Saturday after two back-to-back shootings that killed 18 people, half of them children.

Hundreds working for Germany in Russia forced to quit, leave

Hundreds of civil servants and local employees working for German institutions in Russia will need to leave the country or lose their jobs in the coming days following an order by Moscow, Germany's foreign ministry said Saturday.

Race for US debt deal as talks go to the wire

Democrats and Republicans seemed within grasping distance Saturday of a deal to end the US debt ceiling standoff, with both sides playing hardball in the final race for an agreement to avert a potentially catastrophic default.

Defiant grassroots campaign targets Erdogan voters

Undaunted by their underdog status, Turkish activists are trying to bridge the political divide in a grassroots campaign aimed at helping President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival in Sunday's historic election runoff.

Serbian President Vucic steps down as head of ruling party

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as the leader of his party on Saturday after more than a decade at the helm, but he is widely expected to remain the most powerful political figure in the Balkan country.

Chinese aircraft carrier passes through Taiwan Strait

Three Chinese ships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, which an expert said was an "unusual" display of Beijing's military might during a prolonged period of tensions.

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