Turkey’s ruling AKP set for defeat in Ankara vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP looked set for defeat in the capital Ankara and faced a dead heat in Istanbul after Sunday's local election delivered a blow to a party in power for a decade and a half.

US under fire at UN over Golan decision

The United States faced sharp criticism on Wednesday at the UN Security Council over its decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, which big powers denounced as a violation of UN resolutions.

British PM pledges to quit to save Brexit plan

Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday offered to resign in a final bid to get parliament to back her Brexit deal, as MPs failed in their own attempt to break the deadlock that has plunged Britain into crisis.

At least 19 dead in unprecedented Iran floods

Major floods across much of Iran have left 19 people dead and more than 90 injured, blocking roads and triggering landslides with warnings of more heavy rain to come, emergency services said on Monday.

Disease fears mount for Africa cyclone survivors

Disease is threatening to aggravate the already dire conditions facing millions of survivors following the powerful tropical cyclone which ravaged southern Africa 10 days ago, officials warned on Sunday.

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