welcome to the programme. russia s leader vladimir putin says civilisation is at a turning point because of the war in ukraine. he gave a speech in moscow marking the anniversary of soviet victory over the nazis in the second world war, called victory day. but the nomral parade was scaled back. here s our russia editor, steve rosenberg. he speaks russian. they chant in russian. it is the day russia likes to project power and invincibility. military band plays. despite security concerns, the annual victory day parade went ahead on red square to commemorate the defeat of nazi germany. but the war in ukraine made this feel a very different may 9th, the 80 year old t 31i the only tank on display here. modern tanks are normally a feature of the victory day parade. not this year. there was no military fly past, it was cancelled, and there were fewer soldiers here than normal. watching from the stands, russia s commander in chief. vladimir putin is under intense pressure. his inva
hello, i m helena humphries. we begin in turkey, where a pivotal presidential election is heading down to the wire. with more than 91% of ballots counted, neither current president recep tayyip erdogan nor his fiercest 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 49.49% while kilicdaroglu had 4a.49% of votes. now, if neither can clear 50%, there will be a run off election. both candidates have said they would accept a potential run off vote, which would take place on may 28th. 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 th
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
arrested in connection with an alleged corruption case. take a look. these are the moments after the arrest. you can see in the circle there with the white sleeves and waistcoat, that is imran khan. you can see absolutely surrounded by paramilitary forces there. he has taken and put in the back of that black truck and then taken away to an undisclosed location. so we don t know where he is being held right now. that was the momentjust after his arrest. this, we think, just before. khan is behind the camera here. these are those paramilitary forces trying to get in. these pictures, i should say are from a pti official, the political party of imran khan. the party have called on his supporters to take to the streets. that has happened in places like karachi and turns across the country can actually, imran khan supporters have come out to protest against his arrest. let s get more on this with our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan. just talk us through what we know