The people of 19 March

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is also the main opposition figure against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is arrested by Turkish Police along with more than 100 other people for alleged corruption and aiding terrorism.

Crime & Justice · 19 Mar · with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia is attempting to discredit U.S. President Donald Trump's peace negotiations after Russian Armed Forces launched drone attacks on Kyiv overnight after talks between the U.S. and Russia.

Conflict · 19 Mar · with Donald Trump

Bangladesh Police arrest Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi, the leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, a Rohingya insurgent group, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, accusing him of leading and carrying out attacks against the Tatmadaw since 2016 along with charges of illegal entry, murder, and sabotage.

Crime & Justice · 19 Mar

Protests accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government of democratic backsliding erupt in Istanbul, Turkiye, following the arrest of leading opposition candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu and more than 100 other individuals broadly associated with the political opposition.

Politics · 19 Mar · with Ekrem İmamoğlu

The Russian Ministry of Defense says Ukraine violated the energy infrastructure ceasefire reached by presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin by launching a drone attack on an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai.

Conflict · 19 Mar

U.S. government sources reveal that President Donald Trump's letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from two weeks ago contained a deadline of two months for reaching a new deal on Iran's nuclear program.

World · 19 Mar · with Ali Khamenei