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Experts have linked recent deadly rains in the north of the country to climate change, but decades of urbanization and neglect helped lay the groundwork for a calamity.

Already jailed for two months on charges for which Russia has provided no evidence, Mr. Gershkovich has been ordered to remain in prison for three more.

The support of Sinan Ogan gives the Turkish president a boost as he takes on the opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

Citing a report by The Times, a top E.U. official said the Greek authorities had been urged to investigate after footage showed the Greek Coast Guard leaving asylum seekers at sea.

The railway’s operator suggested that the derailment, the latest attack in a Russian-occupied region, may have been an act of sabotage. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian authorities.

Private firms apologized for not doing more to prevent the release of untreated sewage into rivers and seas and pledged to invest 10 billion pounds to fix the problem.

President Guillermo Lasso disbanded the National Assembly as the opposition-led body was trying to oust him on embezzlement charges.

As more European nations work to help Ukraine obtain the American-made fighter jets, the Biden administration remains reluctant to approve their transfer.

Despite a struggling economy, the disastrous earthquakes in February and Turkey’s drift toward one-man rule, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in the lead ahead of a runoff.