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Eyes fall on Turkey’s elections

On Sunday Turkish people will vote in one of the tightest presidential election in years.

Rahul Tandon hears about Sunday’s Turkish Presidential election – which is likely to be one of the tightest on record, with the economy at the centre of the campaigns.

Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan is to be freed from custody, a day after the Supreme Court ruled his dramatic arrest on corruption charges was illegal. But the country is running out of money - and this week to add to its financial problems there have been huge protests on the streets following the arrest of the opposition leader.

The South African rand stemmed losses on Friday after authorities said the country had not approved any arms shipment to Russia last year.

(Turkish president, Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan raises his hand up as he holds a rally ahead of the Presidential elections in the Sultangazi area of Istanbul on May 12, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. Source: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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  • Fri 12 May 2023 14:32GMT