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Incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in a second-round vote that will decide the future trajectory of Turkey’s politics.
Man on track: Turkish President Erdoğan, center, did better in his reelection campaign than predicted.
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Invading, attacking and killing adversaries abroad can boost the political prospects of leaders doing poorly at home.
Les berges des zones humides sont souvent colonisées par une végétation émergente qui est progressivement remplacée par une végétation flottante et submergée lorsque l'eau atteint une plus grande profondeur.
(Lars L. Iversen)
La pollution urbaine et agricole, la construction de barrages et les sécheresses menacent la survie des plantes aquatiques, qui sont essentielles à la vie dans les rivières, les lacs et les zones humides.
Las orillas de zonas húmedas y encharcadas suelen estar colonizadas por vegetación emergente que va siendo paulatinamente desplazada por vegetación flotante y sumergida conforme la lámina de agua va alcanzando una mayor profundidad.
Lars L. Iversen
La contaminación por vertidos urbanos y agrícolas, la construcción de presas y las sequías amenazan la supervivencia de las plantas acuáticas, fundamentales para la vida en ríos, lagos y humedales.
The current energy transition could herald a new copper world. But will it be a long-anticipated resource blessing or yet another global scramble for the precious metal?
A double agent who operated for the CIA and the Dutch security service against the Stasi tells his story for the first time.
Replacing ships like the Moskva will be pricey. The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet recently sank after suffering damage.
Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
Russia is on the verge of defaulting on its foreign debt, which not only could have severe economic consequences but could also complicate Putin’s ability to wage a prolonged war in Ukraine.
The destroyed fuel station in Stoyanka, Ukraine. Putin has been laying the rhetorical groundwork for the invasion of Ukraine for years.
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Putin’s rationale for invading Ukraine wasn’t built over just a few months in 2021. Putin and high-level Russia government staff have been trash-talking Ukraine for more than a decade.
Lion diversity is distributed across four different evolutionary lineages: East Africa, Southern Africa, West/Central Africa and India.
Laura Bertola
Name tunes are unknown in most of the world, but they are found in two very distant communities.
Nigeria recently started commercial operation of a China-assisted railway linking the southwestern cities of Lagos and Ibadan.
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In his new book, Nigeria Democracy Without Development: How To Fix It, international political economist Omano Edigheji explains why democracy has not led to development in Nigeria.