President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has ruled for two decades but his grip on power is in jeopardy as the country’s presidential election appears to be headed to a runoff vote. Summary President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has governed the powerful NATO ally straddling Asia and Europe for two decades in an increasingly authoritarian fashion, but his grip on power is in jeopardy as the country’s pivotal presidential election appears to be headed to a runoff vote. Per …
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Days after Monday’s devastating twin earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, time is running out for survivors trapped under rubble in the harsh cold of winter as the death toll steadily climbs past 16,000 people. Summary Days …
Armenia and Azerbaijan are clashing in a disputed border region. What happened? Summary Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed region south of the Caucasus Mountains on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, is becoming increasingly violent. Nagorno-Karabakh …