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Turkey offers to mediate in Ukraine nuclear plant standoff
Turkey offers to mediate in Ukraine nuclear plant standoff
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered on Saturday to mediate in the standoff over a Russian-occupied nuclear power station in war-torn Ukraine that has raised fears of an atomic disaster. There was no immediate mention of Erdogan having also spoken to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday to offer his mediation.

Ousted Sri Lanka leader faces arrest calls after return
Ousted Sri Lanka leader faces arrest calls after return
World
by  AFP

Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor's government. Rajapaksa began receiving guests at his new home on Saturday with his elder brother -- former president Mahinda Rajapaksa -- one of the first to call on him, witnesses said.