Turkish opposition set to win battle for Istanbul

50 minutes ago About sharing Ekrem Imamoglu won Istanbul for the opposition in 2019 and has his eye on a second term By Paul Kirby BBC News Turkey’s main opposition party has taken the lead in some of the country’s biggest cities, including Istanbul, in high-stakes local elections. Istanbul’s opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won…

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Arsenal’s Maanum ‘stable’ after collapsing on pitch

Arsenal midfielder Frida Maanum is in a “stable condition” after she collapsed on the pitch during the Continental Cup final against Chelsea. Play was stopped for seven minutes when the Norway international went down off the ball in second-half stoppage time. Maanum, 24, received medical treatment before being taken off on a stretcher. “Frida Maanum…

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Journalists injured in Gaza hospital air strike

10 minutes ago About sharing Journalists are among hundreds sheltering in makeshift tents in the grounds of the hospital Seven journalists have been injured in an Israeli air strike in the courtyard of a hospital in central Gaza. Four members of the Islamic Jihad (IJ) militant group were killed in the attack in the grounds…

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Government pledges support for Stormont stability

24 minutes ago About sharing NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris issued a statement on Sunday By Jayne McCormack BBC News NI political correspondent The UK government has said it will work alongside Stormont’s power-sharing executive to maintain stability. It comes amid upheaval in the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) following the resignation of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson as…

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