is ahead of his challenger, kemal kilicdaroglu. around 64 million turks were eligible to vote turn out in the first round was closing in on 90% and they had a choice between two veteran candidates. the election takes place amid a faltering economy, with inflation in double figures and a cost of living crisis. our correspondent anna foster is in istanbulfor us. this is in istanbul for us. this is in istanbulfor us. is the opposition party headquarters this is the opposition party headquarters in turkeys biggest city and you can see i run this place a high of activity at the moment as votes are being counted in the turkish presidential runoff election. the country hasn t seen anything like this before. previous presidential elections, president erdogan has one outright and one more than 50% of the boat both times. this time it was different and he was run close by an opposition, unity challenger second michael representing his party but joined together various opposition pa
the warring factions of formerly allied militia empty the streets of the capital. we wanted our contact on the ground to verify what s going on, but it s impossible. using satellite data and mapping tools, we analysed user generated content on a huge scale and spoke to dozens of doctors to build a picture of whether war crimes are being committed and the impact this is having on millions of people. so how did this conflict begin? on the one side, there s the government sudanese army, often referred to as the saf, led by this man, general fattah al burhan. opposing him is general mohamed dagalo hemeti, who runs the rapid support force, or rsf. the two forces were due to merge, but when talks between them broke down, a bloody fight began, leaving civilians caught in the shrapnel. reporter fateh al rahman al hamdani lives by the international airport right at the heart of the fighting. but it s hard to reach him, so he sends us videos when he can. distant gunfire. and here is wh
hello i m anna foster. turkey s long time president, recep tayyip erdogan, has declared victory in sunday s presidential election run off, he can see here in december that president erdogan supporters are convinced that he has one a third term as president in power here in turkey. he has been in power as prime minister or president for more than 20 years now, people have been voting here all day and just in the last hour as president erdogan made his speech at his home in insertable, it was relayed at the screen here outside the party headquarters. it is where people have been coming for the last few hours. they have been arriving on every mode of transport possible. there been on motorbikes and lorries and sound in their horns. you can see thejubilation here, you can see the flags. you can hear the chance and cheers. because when president erdogan divert declared victory, they had it close at the start but thenit they had it close at the start but then it appeared that presi
hello, i m lukwesa burak. president biden has said a deal with republicans to raise the us government debt ceiling is very close and he s optimistic it will be achieved. the two sides have a little more breathing room after the treasury secretary, janet yellen, extended the deadline slightly, saying the government would not run out of money untiljune 5. they re working on an agreement that would ensure no repeat of the stand off before next year s presidential election. as the clock ticked down to the midnight deadline which hasjust passed mr biden hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good. i m very optimistic. i hope we ll have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12:00, that we have a deal. but it s very close and i m optimistic. and our north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent us this update. lawmakers have now been given a little more time to find that much needed solution. many of them h
you re going to have to close down. yes. the power crisis is the result of decades of mismanagement and massive corruption, criminal gangs ready to kill anyone who tries to stop the looting. i was shaking badly. i was literally lying like this and i started gasping for air. a mixture of cyanide and sodium arsenite. today, south africa still gets almost all its power from burning coal. it s a lethal addiction. it s killing us. this coal is killing us. the answer, to many, is a green revolution. but can western money and pressure help south africa embrace renewable energy? or is the rot here simply too deep? it s very depressing. it s very concerning. our country is in a serious, dark place. stage 4 load shedding will continue to be implemented until further notice. it says that stage 6 will be implemented at 8pm tonight until 5am. how did it come to this? south africa, the continent s great economic powerhouse, is in deep trouble, long daily power cuts injohannesburg and acros