Mediaboss Marketing

William Brangham:

Erdogan outperformed polls that had shown his grip on the nation slipping amid high inflation, an ongoing housing crisis, and February's devastating earthquakes. The run-off election is set for May 28.

A powerful cyclone in Myanmar has claimed the lives of at least six people and injured 700 others. Rescuers evacuated about 1,000 people today who were trapped by 12 feet of seawater along the country's western coast. The storm damaged homes and cut power lines across Rakhine State after making landfall Sunday afternoon.

Neighboring Bangladesh was spared a predicted direct hit, but hundreds of makeshift shelters were still torn apart.

A court in China sentenced a 78-year-old American citizen to life in prison on spying charges. It's a case that could widen the rift between Washington and Beijing. Hong Kong resident John Shing-wan Leung was detained in China in 2021, but details of his case haven't been released. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing said it was aware of the charges, but had no further comment.

In Thailand, top opposition parties agreed to form a ruling coalition after they received a majority of seats in the House of Representatives in Sunday's general election. Today, the progressive Move Forward Party took a victory lap through the streets of Bangkok. Headed by a 42-year-old businessman, their electoral win dealt a stunning defeat to Thailand's military rulers.

Read this article:
News Wrap: Turkey's presidential election headed to runoff - PBS NewsHour