Polls have opened in Turkey’s fiercely fought presidential and parliamentary elections that could bring an end to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule. His main opponent is CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who represents an election coalition of six opposition parties.
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Russia Is Continuing To Press Its Attack Around Bakhmut
Russian forces are continuing to press their offensive in the area around Ukraine’s Donetsk region city of Bakhmut. The Ukrainian General Staff said Russian forces launched more than 100 attacks across the front line, including around Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, and Shakhtarsk. Russia also reportedly carried out 29 air strikes and four missile strikes in the Donetsk region over the last 24 hours.
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Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning April 03, 2024 with shocks felt across the island. The earthquake, called the largest in the last 25 years in Taiwan, was triggered by one of the most active faults in the world.
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Cyclone Freddy become the longest-lasting tropical storm on record
President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi has said that nearly half of his country has been damaged by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed hundreds of people and become the longest-lasting tropical storm on record. The president asked for help from the international community and said the structural destruction was vast. By Saturday, the death toll in Malawi stood at 438. The President said the damage is across 13 districts, almost half the country, and it is not just the numbers of our people who have lost their lives, but the damage and devastation.
