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We know who's winning - Turkey candidate Ekrem Imamoglu

The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul accuses Turkey's ruling AK Party of making excuses for failure.

The AK Party has challenged Ekrem Imamoglu's apparent victory.

4 April 2019

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Winner of €1m Picasso 'thought it was a scam', organiser tells BBC

One of the charity draw organisers tells BBC Radio 4's Front Row about calling the painting's new owner.

Peter Magyar and Rajini Vaidyanathan pictured side by side

Who is Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar?

The pro-EU leader's Tisza party has won a landslide victory, bringing to an end Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power.

Composite image of Rajini Vaidyanathan in blazer and pictures of a crowd

'A truly historic moment': Hungarian opposition wins election landslide

Rajini Vaidyanathan broadcasts from outside Hungary's parliament as crowds hear about the prime minister's concession.

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler in a split screen with a sign that says "EUROPE, PLEASE HELP US".

How Hungary's knife-edge election could impact the US and Russia

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler reports from Prime Minister Victor Orbán's home town of Felscút.

Pope spinning a basketball on his finger with the help of a Harlem Globetrotter player

Watch: Pope Leo XIV spins basketball on his finger, with help from Harlem Globetrotters

US exhibition squad, the Harlem Globetrotters, met the pontiff in the Vatican, helping him to spin a basketball on the tip of his finger.

A blonde woman sits on green velvet sofa

'I break down every night' - mum of girl killed by scrambler

The mother of a 16 year old girl who was killed by a scrambler has said life has been a "living nightmare" since.

Head shot of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit

I didn't know Epstein was a predator - Norway's crown princess

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has said that she wishes she had never met late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Two women, one holds a bunch of red roses

'We got home!' - Relief for Dubai passengers

A commercial flight from Dubai arrived in Dublin on Wednesday night - the first in a number of days after the United States-Israeli attacks on Iran.

Rescuers save a wolf from a canal with a yellow boat

Watch: Moment wolf rescued from canal in northern Italy

Video released by the Italian fire brigade shows the wolf being rescued from under a bridge.

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Moment cooling tower is demolished at German power plant

Onlookers watched as the cooling tower of the decommissioned Frimmersdorf power plant in Germany collapsed.

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'Anyone who runs is shot': Watch Russian soldiers describe killings of troops who refuse orders

The men, who are on the run, told of the horrors they witnessed on the Russian side of the front lines in Ukraine.

People in car full of oranges throw them at the crowd

Flying oranges: Italian town celebrates carnival with historic street battle

A town in northern Italy has started celebrating carnival with its annual Battle of the Oranges where people hurl the fruit at each other for fun.

Victoria Derbyshire standing nexy to Gisèle Pelicot.

Watch: 'I am a survivor' Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight

Ms Pelicot reveals it is "inconceivable" that the man she shared her life with "could have committed these horrors".

Jacques and Jessica Moretti arrive for a court hearing in Canton of Valais in Sion.

'My son is dead': Swiss bar owners confronted by fire victim families

Jessica and Jacques Moretti are under criminal investigation for involuntary manslaughter, as well as bodily harm and arson through negligence.

Buildings and trees in high flood water

Aerial footage shows flooded cities as storms hit Spain

Storms Marta and Leonardo have caused widespread flooding in Spain as thousands have been displaced.

Nazar's mother clutches her hand to her chest

Watch: Ukrainian soldier thought to be dead calls his family

Nazar Daletskyi's relatives were told he had been killed in 2022, the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

A splitscreen image. On the left, Steve Rosenberg standing in front of a police cordon. On the right, a dark blue police Russian police van.

BBC at scene where Russian general was shot in Moscow

Russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports from the outskirts of the Russian capital, where Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was shot and wounded.

A composite of Paul Kirby reporting outside Oslo court and the court illustration of Marius Hoiby giving evidence

Son of Norway's Crown Princess gives evidence as rape trial continues

The BBC's Paul Kirby reports from outside the court in Oslo, where Marius Borg Høiby denies rape and many other serious charges.

Composite image showing BBC's Paul Kirby on the left and exterior of Oslo court on the right

BBC reports from Oslo court ahead of rape trial of Crown Princess's son

Norway's royal family has been embroiled in recent scandals, including Crown Princess Mette-Marit links with Epstein.

A sign in front of the Trevi Fountain indicates the newly introduced 2 Euro entry fee.

'Pay and smile' - Rome visitors face Trevi Fountain charge

Italy's capital city has introduced a €2 fee to access the viewing area of its iconic fountain, which had previously been free to visit.

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