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A protester shouts slogans during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption toggle caption Francisco Seco/AP ISTANBUL — Prosecutors early Sunday requested that detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, be formally arrested over allegations of corruption … Read more

Staff at the government broadcaster Voice of America have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, which put nearly 900 employees on leave and froze funding last week. BONNIE CASH/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption BONNIE CASH/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Six Voice of America journalists sued Kari Lake and the Trump administration on … Read more

Have you seen this toilet? WILLIAM EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption WILLIAM EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP It turns out that a porcelain throne can also be made of gold. At least, that was the vision behind Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork titled America, created in 2016. The installation featured a fully functional … Read more

Recently a few hundred people gathered at a Damascus hotel to discuss how to jump-start Syria’s tech industry. That sector was basically non-existent during Syria’s long civil war. Our correspondent attended the conference and met a young man who fled Syria during the civil war and now is a graduate student at Stanford. His journey … Read more

In this picture, taken from Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers patrol a street in northern Gaza on Wednesday. The Israeli military says it’s launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, a day after Israel broke a ceasefire with a punishing series of airstrikes that killed more than 400 people. Jack Guez/AFP … Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with the Finnish president at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki on Wednesday. Ukraine’s President Zelensky and First Lady Zelenska are on an official visit to Finland. HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says … Read more

Israel has launched a series of deadly strikes in Gaza, how President Trump is testing executive power while facing court orders, the U.S. Institute of Peace subject to a hostile takeover by DOGE. Source link

In this photo provided by El Salvador’s presidential press office, prison guards transfer deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, March 16, 2025. AP/El Salvador presidential press office hide caption toggle caption AP/El Salvador presidential press office SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — … Read more

President Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday in Washington, D.C. On Saturday, Trump invoked a 1790s law declaring members of Tren de Aragua to be alien enemies for immediate detention and removal from the U.S. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption … Read more

Canada has a new Prime Minister, as Mark Carney is sworn into office. He picks up the reins just as Canada is embroiled in a trade war with the U.S. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: In a low-key ceremony today in Ottawa, Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) … Read more