Turkey’s main opposition party candidate leads in Ankara: NTV
Turkey’s main opposition mayoral candidate for the capital Ankara overtook the candidate of President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party in local elections on Sunday, with 41.6 percent of ballots opened, broadcaster NTV said.
Erdogan’s AKP leads in Istanbul, Ankara in Turkish local elections
Candidates from President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party (AKP) were leading mayoral elections in Turkey’s two main cities after about one quarter of ballots had been opened, broadcaster NTV said on Sunday.
Brazil opens Israel trade mission in Jerusalem, short of full embassy move
Brazil opened a new trade mission to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, edging back from earlier signals it would follow the United States with a full embassy move to the contested city.
Border row pitches Mexican president into deep water with Trump
Donald Trump’s threat to shut the U.S. border if Mexico does not halt all illegal immigration has exposed the limitations of the new Mexican government’s strategy of trying to appease the U.S. president as he gears up for re-election.
Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border on migrant crisis
The Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries that President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States.
Israel says Brazil opens ‘diplomatic office’ in Jerusalem
Israel said on Sunday that Brazil had opened a “diplomatic office” in Jerusalem as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began a visit to the country.
Brazil says new Jerusalem office ‘part of its embassy in Israel’
Brazil said on Sunday it had a opened a new diplomatic office in Jerusalem that would serve as part of its embassy to Israel, which is located in Tel Aviv.
U.N. chief wants democratic transition in Algeria
The U.N. Secretary-General said on Sunday he welcomed efforts towards a peaceful and democratic transition in Algeria, where weeks of protests have pushed for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to go.
Arab leaders, grappling regional rifts, condemn U.S. decision on Golan
Arab leaders, long divided by regional rivalries, condemned on Sunday a U.S. decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and said Middle East stability depended on creating an Palestinian state.
Vogue magazine makes comeback in Greece as debt crisis ebbs
Fashion magazine Vogue hit the newsstands in Greece on Sunday, relaunched after a seven-year absence as publishers bet that the country’s economic recovery after a debt crisis will revive an appetite for glossy fashion and lifestyle prints.
