Jailed Istanbul mayor declared opposition presidential candidate, says party spokesperson

A digital bilboard displays a picture of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and a slogan: “The nation is standing up for its will”, on the day Imamoglu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Istanbul’s embattled Ekrem Imamoglu was officially nominated as a … Read more

Turkey detains nine journalists over protests against Istanbul mayor’s arrest, union says

Riot police officers use anti-riot rifles and pepper spray to clear protesters during a protest after Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP “Turkish authorities have detained nine journalists who covered overnight protests in several cities against the arrest of Istanbul … Read more

U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels kill at least one person; wounds others: Rebel-controlled news agency

A Yemeni checks debris at his home after U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels pounded sites across the country into Monday (March 24, 2025), with the group saying the one attack in the capital killed at least one person and wounded … Read more

Venezuelans flown home as U.S. deportation flights resume

Members of security forces stand guard during the arrival of Venezuelan migrants on a repatriation flight. (Representational image only) | Photo Credit: Reuters Venezuela on Monday (March 24, 2025) received nearly 200 citizens deported from the United States via Honduras, as President Donald Trump cracks down on undocumented foreigners. A plane carrying the deportees touched … Read more

Georgia cracks down on pro-EU protests with crippling fines

Nadim Khmaladze has been joining thousands of fellow Georgians on the streets every evening since November when Tbilisi’s increasingly repressive Government shelved EU membership talks. The 60-year-old rights activist said he was “ready to face police violence” when he first joined the anti-Government rallies in Tbilisi, but he never imagined that standing on the street … Read more

Iceland’s Minister for Children quits after admitting she had a baby with a teenager 30 years ago

Iceland’s President on Sunday (March 23, 2025) accepted the resignation of the North Atlantic island nation’s Children’s Minister, who quit the government over a relationship she had with a teenager more than three decades ago. Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir stepped down after national broadcaster RUV revealed last week that she had a child 35 years ago … Read more