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05-15-2023
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Turkey's President Erdogan faces possible runoff election after failing to secure outright victory
Preliminary results of the Turkey election show that President Erdogan failed to secure an outright victory, meaning a second round of voting will take place. Erdogan had been predicted to struggle in the polls due to criticism over his government's response to a February earthquake and a cost-of-living crisis. However, he won 49.5% of the vote, with his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, winning 44.9%. Erdogan's party also looks set to keep its majority in the parliament. The Ogan camp has yet to say who they will support in the second round.
American citizen sentenced to life in prison for spying in China
78-year-old Liang Chengyun, also known as John Shing-Wan Leung and a permanent resident of Hong Kong, has been sentenced to life in prison for espionage after being held for over two years. He was also deprived of political rights for life and had his personal property confiscated.
Teenager fatally shot at Philadelphia train station
A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed at a SEPTA station in West Philadelphia after a physical altercation. The suspect has not been caught and a weapon has not been recovered. SEPTA is working with the police to find the suspect.
Fatal crash in Detroit kills four
Four men died in a car crash after the GMC Yukon they were travelling in hit a pier on the westbound interstate in Detroit. The driver, as well as the passengers of the vehicle, lost their lives in the accident. The Michigan police are currently investigating the matter.
Girl dies after Serbia's first-ever school shooting
A girl has died from head injuries following a school shooting in Serbia, the country's first-ever such incident. The boy responsible also killed eight children and a school guard and injured others. The tragedy has resulted in calls for action, including gun control efforts, planned protests, and criticism of the country's leadership.
Two suspects in Austria arrested for playing Nazi recordings on train intercom
Two unidentified suspects were arrested for playing recordings with possible Nazi connotations on a train intercom in Austria. The authorities tracked them down through video footage from train cameras. Spreading Nazi propaganda is illegal in Austria. The suspects are also believed to be responsible for two similar incidents on trains in the same area.
Minor league baseball players say goodbye to host families
Host family programs were suspended during the coronavirus pandemic over health concerns. Now, they may never return. When minor league players unionized and reached a historic initial collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball in March, the league agreed to double salaries and provide guaranteed housing to most players. The use of host families was officially outlawed.
Fatal Crash in Western Slovakia
A collision between a bus and truck on the D2 highway in western Slovakia results in one death and 59 injuries. The bus was carrying Hungarian tourists and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
Norwegian navy officer given conditional sentence for frigate collision
A Norwegian navy officer has been given a conditional sentence of 60 days for his involvement in a collision between the KNM Helge Ingstad frigate and the Maltese-flagged oil tanker Sola TS back in 2018. The officer denied the charge, but did acknowledge that he had not done everything right. The frigate had sunk and the tanker had suffered minimal damage in the collision, and the officer has claimed that mistakes were also made on the tanker and at the maritime traffic center.
Mystery tremors on Danish island: 'not caused by earthquakes'
Tremors felt on the Danish island of Bornholm were 'not caused by earthquakes, but by pressure waves from an event in the atmosphere' according to the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. Although the actual cause of the tremors is unknown, their seismic magnitude was measured at 2.3. There were no reports of injury, although Danish media reported that a house wall was cracked. The Polish military said it had carried out a controlled explosion in the nearby north of the country, but it was unlikely that this was the cause.