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punter president erdogan claiming victory, as yet not officially announced, but to all intents and purposes, that seems to be the case. we have seen the opposition candidate kemal kilicdaroglu also giving a speech and he was strongly worded but he did not explicitly admit defeat. let s speak to arda tunca. he s a columnist and economist at politikyol. we have talked a lot in recent days and weeks about the turkish economy and weeks about the turkish economy and it has been that hot button issue for the politicians and the daily issue for turks. what is the state of the economy? what is it like on a daily basis, living in turkey? it like on a daily basis, living in turke ? , ., ., ., ., ., turkey? it is hard for a lot of eole turkey? it is hard for a lot of peeple in turkey? it is hard for a lot of people in turkey turkey? it is hard for a lot of people in turkey but - turkey? it is hard for a lot of people in turkey but the - turkey? it is hard for a lot of l peopl ....
security official tells the bbc that ukrainian forces are now ready to launch a long awaited counter offensive. the comments come after russian attacks on dnipro and the wagner group s recent claims it has fully captured the city of bakhmut. the head of russia s wagner mercenary group has announced that his forces have started to withdraw from bakhmut. ukraine denies this. the battle for that city has been the longest and bloodiest of the war. now, oleksiy danilov the secretary of ukraine s national security and defence council says an assult to retake territory from russian forces is ready to launch. he s been speaking exclusively to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this is what s left of bakhmut, in eastern ukraine. images filmed by russian forces of the ruins they now largely control. mercenaries from the wagner group claim they re withdrawing, being replaced by regular russian troops. but ukraine insists its forces are still engaged on the ground and ....
barbie success. samantha for life according to my producer in my ear. i was to old. i would love a stevie nicks barbie. if santa is listening. you can take advantage of that. thank you. cnn this morning continues right now. discuss ongoing efforts to promote stability in the west bank, including confronting terrorism to support the palestinian authority security forces through the u.s. security coordinator for israel and palestinian authority through ongoing efforts to revamp and revitalize the palestinian authority. we are glad you are with us. the white house right there making it clear that israel must be more careful with civilians in its war against hamas. a u.s. official tells cnn the biden administration wants to transition to a lower intensity war within weeks, a stark difference from that israeli officials are saying. they say the fighting will last, quote, for several months. nikki haley gains steam in her 2024 presidential run k she take ove ....
for radio 4 called frontlines ofjournalism, billed as your reflections on the most difficult stories you have covered. one of those is certainly ukraine. we heard the news that the afp journalist had died, killed, we re told, by russian artillery. he was 32 years old and this is a conflict you know very closely. yes, he was killed somewhere in the east, somewhere near bakhmut, where i have spent quite a bit of time, i was there at the end of last year. these things are tragic and in all the years i have been doing this, i have known quite a few people who have been killed. i was reading his twitter account today and if you go back to may 1st he has posted a video where he and some soldiers, who are accompanying him are lying down and he is describing them pure terror as artillery fire comes in. in those moments, and you must have been in those moments, there must be a decision to make about whether you stay? if you are in a situation where shells are landing, you do ....
in northern ireland s council elections, sinn fein says the democratic unionist party must return to power sharing government at stormont. sinn fein is now the largest in local government as well as the assembly. now on bbc news. the media show. hello and welcome to this edition of the media show, and this week? our guest needs very little introduction. jeremy bowen joined the bbc as a trainee journalist in 1984 and he is now bbc news s international editor, one of the bbc s most recognised faces. welcome to the show. thanks very much for having me. you have a new series for radio 4 called frontlines ofjournalism, billed as your reflections on the most difficult stories you have covered. one of those is certainly ukraine. we heard the news that the afp journalist had died, killed, we re told, by russian artillery. he was 32 years old and this is a conflict you know very closely. yes, he was killed somewhere in the east, somewhere near bakhmut, where i have spent quite a ....