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Pro-Kurdish Green Left Party supporters attend a rally ahead of elections, in Diyarbakir

Kurds Fear Erdogan Win Amid Sharper Nationalist Rhetoric

Kurds, who make up around a fifth of Turkey's population, have been seen as potentially crucial to the opposition's hopes of ending Erdogan's 20 years in power - a reign in which he first courted but then cracked down hard on Kurdish groups.
A woman walks past gold jewellery displayed in a shop window at the Gold Souq in Dubai

Exclusive-From Russia With Gold: UAE Cashes In As Sanctions Bite

The United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western sanctions over Ukraine cut Russia's more traditional export routes, Russian customs records show. The records, which contain details of nearly a thousand gold shipments in the year since the Ukraine war started, show the Gulf state imported 75.7 tonnes of Russian gold worth $4.3 billion - up from just 1.3 tonnes during 2021.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak attends Russian-Chinese Business Forum in Shanghai

Russia's Novak Does Not Expect New Steps From OPEC+ Meeting

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday he expected no new steps from the OPEC+ group of oil producers at its meeting in Vienna on June 4, Russian media reported, after the group announced a significant output cut earlier this year.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in response to the release of a special report on foreign interference, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa

Canada And Saudi Arabia Normalize Diplomatic Relations After 2018 Split

Canada and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore full diplomatic ties and appoint new ambassadors, both countries said on Wednesday, bringing to a close a 2018 dispute that damaged relations and trade. The decision follows discussions held between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in Bangkok in November last year, according to statements from Canada and Saudi Arabia.

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