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Turkey’s Erdogan still captivates his followers despite setbacks

By Issam Abdallah and Burcu Karakas ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s election victory showed the magnetic hold he still has over millions of Turks after 20 years in power, with many…

May 29, 2023

Armed Man Arrested at Wawa Parking Lot

HILLTOWN, PA – Following an incident at the Wawa on 3520 Bethlehem Pike, Hilltown Police have arrested an individual, Dougherty, who brandished a handgun at another person in the parking lot on…

May 28, 2023

Turkey’s Erdogan prevails in election test of his 20-year rule

By Can Sezer, Ali Kucukgocmen and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which…

May 29, 2023

Turkey election 2023: What’s at stake in the runoff?

(Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan aims to extend his rule into a third decade in an election on Sunday, with the momentum seen in his favour in the runoff vote after a…

May 28, 2023

Analysis-Turkish lira’s long decline a symbol of strife

By Marc Jones and Nevzat Devranoglu LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) – As Turkey’s lira hit a record low ahead of the country’s election decider on Sunday, the currency is looking increasingly dysfunctional with investors…

May 26, 2023

Erdogan defies predictions of political demise ahead of Turkey election runoff

By Can Sezer and Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan has defied forecasts of his political demise in Turkey’s elections, rallying voters with a potent mix of religious conservatism and…

May 26, 2023

Turkey’s cenbank holds policy rate at 8.5% ahead of election runoff

By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s central bank kept its policy rate at 8.5% on Thursday as expected, holding steady for a third straight month, despite a market rout…

May 25, 2023

Turkish anti-immigrant party leader backs Erdogan’s challenger in runoff

By Huseyin Hayatsever and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s anti-immigrant Victory Party leader endorsed opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Wednesday, potentially boosting the challenger as he aims to make up ground…

May 24, 2023

WHO ‘overstretched’ in response to increasing health emergencies

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – A growing number of health emergencies around the world, from COVID-19 to cholera, have left the World Health Organization’s response “overstretched”, a senior advisor said on…

May 23, 2023

Turks abroad begin voting in presidential election runoff

(Corrects paragraph 4 to restore dropped word ‘million’ in number of Turkish citizens in Germany.) By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish citizens based abroad began voting on Saturday in Turkey’s presidential…

May 20, 2023

Russian forces dig in at Ukrainian nuclear plant, witnesses say

By Tom Balmforth and Sarah McFarlane LONDON (Reuters) -Russian military forces have been enhancing defensive positions in and around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine in recent weeks, four witnesses…

May 19, 2023

From joy to dismay, Syrians split over Assad’s Arab League return

DAMASCUS/ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) – As some Syrians welcomed President Bashar al-Assad’s return to the Arab League on Friday, others expressed dismay that Arab states had welcomed back a leader they blame for…

May 19, 2023

EBRD: Inflation has peaked, but rising gas prices will pressure households

By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Inflation has peaked in emerging Europe, central Asia and north Africa, but rising gas prices in the coming winter will keep pressure on household finances,…

May 16, 2023

PETER ROFF: Want To Know What The Left Has In Store For America’s Towns? Just Look At This Blue City

PETER ROFF: Want To Know What The Left Has In Store For America’s Towns? Just Look At This Blue City Peter Roff on May 15, 2023 If current trends continue, the place…

May 15, 2023

Turkey faces election runoff, Erdogan seen with momentum

By Huseyin Hayatsever, Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan led comfortably on Monday after the first round of Turkey’s presidential election, with his rival facing an uphill struggle…

May 15, 2023

Analysis-Erdogan election showing cools Turkish turnaround hopes

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Hopes among investors of a surge in Turkish markets evaporated on Monday after long-standing President Tayyip Erdogan took a commanding position in Turkey’s elections. The combative…

May 15, 2023

Turkey faces runoff election with Erdogan leading

By Orhan Coskun, Ece Toksabay and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey headed for a runoff vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s election but fell…

May 15, 2023

Marketmind: Debt impasse dominates in big day for politics

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland. Politics has the spotlight at the start of a new week, falling chiefly – still – on the…

May 15, 2023

Marketmind: Major macro signals from China, Japan

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Major economic data from China and Japan, and a central bank rate decision from the…

May 14, 2023

Marketmind: Debt cap tick-tock leaves eerie calm

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A strange calm fell over world markets on Friday as tensions around the U.S. debt ceiling impasse and…

May 12, 2023

US lawmakers introduce bill to combat normalization with Syria’s Assad

By Daphne Psaledakis and Maya Gebeily WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday intended to bar the American government from recognizing Bashar al-Assad as Syria’s president…

May 11, 2023

Erdogan’s rival boosted by withdrawal, poll lead ahead of Turkey vote

By Ece Toksabay and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) -The man challenging Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey’s presidential elections this weekend received a boost on Thursday when a small party candidate abruptly withdrew and…

May 11, 2023

Explainer-What’s at stake in Turkey’s landmark elections?

(Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan faces his toughest political challenge yet when the nation votes on Sunday, with the opposition sensing its best chance yet of ending his two decades in…

May 11, 2023

Appetite for change grows in Kurdish heartland as Turkish elections near

By Umit Ozdal and Daren Butler DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Formerly a Tayyip Erdogan supporter, broadcaster Mehmet Dalgic switched allegiance to his main challenger after the ruling AK Party failed to offer…

May 10, 2023

Conservatives Win Control Of Major Country’s Constitutional Convention

Conservatives Win Control Of Major Country’s Constitutional Convention Arjun Singh on May 8, 2023 Conservative parties in Chile have won a majority in elections to the nation’s new constitutional convention, delivering a…

May 8, 2023