the opposition labour party says it may consider the idea. hello, i m lukwesa burak. polls have closed in one of the most pivotal elections in turkey s modern history. voters are deciding whether to eject recep tayyip erdogan from the presidency after 20 years in power. president tayyip erdogan voted in istanbul. long queues formed early at polling stations. and this is his key rival kimil kilicdaroglu. he s the leader of a broad opposition alliance opening to end mr erdogan s time in power. live now to our middle east corrrespondent, anna foster, from antakya. it is one of the city is yet to recover from an earthquake. it it is one of the city is yet to recover from an earthquake. it is. the devastation recover from an earthquake. it is. the devastation still recover from an earthquake. it is. the devastation still here - recover from an earthquake. it 3 the devastation still here after that earthquake on the 6th of february is extraordinary. while city blocks are raise
where a pivotal presidential election is heading to the wire. with more than 91% of ballots counted, neither current president recep tayyip erdogan nor his most fierce rival kemal kilicdaroglu have cleared the threshold to win outright on sunday. the head of turkey s high election board said not long ago that mr erdogan was leading with a9.49%, while kilicdaroglu had 4a.49% of votes. now, if neither can clear 50%, there will be a run off election. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what s at stake in this election. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, voters spotted two people in one polling booth. the police were called in. the ballot box matters in turkey, and the opposition are on the lookout for fraud. this is a pivotal vote which could mean the end of the erdogan era. president erdogan s supporters insist he is going nowhere. this man tells us he will still be president tomorrow because he always
are targeted in a series of apparent poison gas attacks. aid agencies say they could have been singled out by religious groups. and prince harry describes writing his memoir as an act of service he says he hopes sharing details of his life will help others. once the book came out in file incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. within the past hour, an historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved, after ten years of talks. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. only about 1% of these areas are currently protected. the deal is being hailed as a massive step by climate activists, as our climate reporter esme stallard reports. the ship has reached the shore. it took all night, but countries finally agreed how to protect the high seas. high seas that are international waters not controlled by any nation. they make up two thirds of the world s oceans and habits habit wildl
writing his memoir as an act of service. he says he hopes sharing details of his life will help others. once the book came out, i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. after more than 15 years of negotiations, the countries of the united nations have agreed the first ever treaty to protect the world s oceans that lie outside national boundaries. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. only about 1% of these areas are currently protected. the deal is being hailed as a massive step by climate activists, as our climate reporter esme stallard reports. the ship has reached the shore. cheering we will formally adopt the text in all six official languages of the united nations. it took all night, but countries from around the world finally agreed on how to protect the high seas. high seas are international waters not controlled by any nation. they make up two thirds of the world s oceans and