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Gustavo Petro becomes new president of Colombia
Gustavo Petro won the second round of presidential elections in Colombia, becoming the first left-wing head of state in the country's history. According to the statement made by the Colombian National Electoral Council, Gustavo Petro…
French go to the poll for the general election
In France, approximately 48.5 million voters go to the polls to vote for the second round of the general elections. The alliance that wins at least 289 out of 577 seats in the French National Assembly will win the election by gaining an…
US President Biden falls off bike while waving to reporters
US President Joe Biden fell off his bike on his way to his home in Delaware, US. Meanwhile, US Secret Service agents helped 79-year-old President Biden stand up after he fell off his bike while waving to reporters. While Biden said he's…
Ecuador declared a state of emergency in 3 regions during IMF protests
Protests against the government's International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies continue in Ecuador. While the roads have been closed and tensions rise from time to time during the protests carried out by student and worker groups and social…
British Prime Minister Johnson pays visit to Kyiv
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv for the second time. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Johnson made a joint statement after their bilateral meeting. " Many days of this war have proved…
Defense Ministers of Turkey, UK and Ukraine meets in Brussels
Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar continues his contacts in Belgian capital city of Brussels, where he came to attend the NATO Defense Ministers Meeting. After the bilateral meetings, Minister Akar held a trilateral meeting…
EU signs tripartite natural gas agreement with Israel and Egypt
Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine war, some countries' efforts to reduce their energy dependency and natural gas imports from Russia continue. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Israeli Energy Minister…
Turkey’s first nuclear plant will start to operate in 2023
Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez on Tuesday announced that on 2023 Turkey's first nuclear reactor and newly discovered Black Sea gas reserves will start energy production. Dönmez made his remarks at the NATO…
Harsh response from Armenian police to protesters
Protests have been continuing since the beginning of May in Armenian capital city of Yerevan. After Armenia's loss of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, opposition members protesting the decisions of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who pursued a…
Egg attack on far-right Le Pen in France
An egg was thrown at the far-right Marine Le Pen, who came to the French city of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux to support the National Rally Party (RN) candidate Guillaume Florquin in the elections to be held in the Nord region of France. As Le Pen…