Regip Taip Erdogan addressed his Akh party supporters from the top of a campaign bus. The only winner in these elections is Turkey, he proclaimed. He has since been congratulated by Vladimir Putin and also by leaders such as Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron. And what about his defeated rival Kirich Duralu? What did he have to say?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again retained the presidency. We ask how the best chance in a generation to unseat him came unstuck—and what to expect from an emboldened autocrat. South Korea’s suicide rates have turned a dark corner, with deaths among women driving rising numbers. And Paul Simon’s new album prompts a look at musical hits first conceived in dreams.
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