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​People stay at a school, which is functioned as the temporary shelter at flooded area, on November 30, 2025 in Sumatra, Sumatra. The authorities in Indonesia were searching on Sunday for hundreds of people they said were missing after days of unusually heavy rains across Southeast Asia that have killed hundreds and displaced millions.
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Hard Numbers: Mother Nature batters South and Southeast Asia, Netanyahu asks for a pardon, Aussies get in kayaks to protest coal, Trump commutes sentence of fraudster, Leo makes first foreign trip as pope

800: The death toll from the tropical storm that battered parts of Southeast Asia is now close to 800.

​A young protester is holding a banner with a photo of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the demonstration. Protests in Ankara continue into their fifth day following the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.

Erdogan silences protests in Turkey

When opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu was first elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, claimed his victory was a fraud and ordered a rerun.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan poses with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed following a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, December 11, 2024.
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Turkey mediates key agreement to defuse Ethiopia-Somalia conflict

Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced a critical agreement to end a yearlong dispute over Ethiopia’s access to the Arabian Sea.

Ian Bremmer on Assad's fall
Quick Take

Ian Bremmer on Assad's fall

After less than two weeks of fighting by Syrian rebels, Assad's repressive dictatorship is no more. In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer explains how we got here.

Syrian rebel forces take Aleppo
Quick Take

Syrian rebel forces take Aleppo

A new front in the Middle East war has just opened up in Syria. Ian Bremmer unpacks what’s going on in a new Quick Take.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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How Erdogan won the NATO Summit

Turkey's president stole the show in Vilnius.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands next to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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NATO at 32. How about 33?

One of the biggest questions hanging over the NATO summit this week in Vilnius has already been answered: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Monday to remove his block on Sweden’s bid to join the alliance. The fear created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led Finland to join the alliance in April, bringing NATO to 31 members. Sweden will now make it 32.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waves as he addresses his supporters in Ankara following his victory in the second round of the presidential election.
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Erdogan wins reelection — what's next for Turkey?

Eurasia Group analyst Emre Peker says: "Quite an explosive mix — politically for Erdogan, and personally for all Turkey."

Erdogan the strongman with the Turkish flag
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Turkey’s sultan Erdogan is not going anywhere

Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan is … strong.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his wife Ermine Erdogan, greets supporters at the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey.
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Why is Erdogan still popular?

By many measures, things aren’t great in Turkey right now. So what explains President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s enduring appeal?