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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s paramount politician for 20 years, defeated the opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, according to the country’s electoral authority.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s paramount politician for 20 years, defeated the opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, according to unofficial results published by state media. The election was the biggest challenge of his political

Neither the country’s electoral commission nor the state-run media have announced a victor, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent, was in the lead.

Preliminary results showed that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent, was in the lead over the opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Final results were expected later Sunday.

Votes were being counted on Sunday for a presidential election that has become the greatest political challenge yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent. Results were expected within a few hours.

Voters went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election that has become the greatest political challenge yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent who has vexed Western allies.

At the G7 summit in Japan, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said Kyiv’s forces were still fighting for the city. But even if Bakhmut falls, gains on its outskirts could give Ukraine a tactical opportunity.

At the G7 summit in Japan, President Biden said support for Ukraine “will not waver.” Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, rejected Russia’s claim of capturing Bakhmut and said Kyiv’s forces were still fighting for the eastern city.

At the G7 summit in Japan, President Biden said world powers “will not waver” in supporting Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine rejected Russia’s claim to have taken Bakhmut and said Kyiv’s forces were still fighting for the eastern city

President Biden spoke at a news conference at the G7 summit in Japan after meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader said Russia had destroyed the eastern city of Bakhmut, but his spokesman denied Moscow’s claim of its capture.