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hello, im sally bundock — welcome to the programme. with almost all ballots counted in turkeys crucial general election, president recep tayyip erdogan has said he would accept a run—off vote. officialfigures give mr erdoganjust under 50% of the counted ballots. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, is on around 45%. if confirmed, itll be the first time a challenger�*s taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. the conservative leader, who has domin...

Iraqi forces have made more gains in west mosul, the largest city still under the control of the Islamic State group. They claim to have cut the last road out of the city. Government troops, backed by a us led coalition, recaptured the east of the city in late january, after more than 100 days of fighting. Now they say a third of the west, which is almost completely surrounded, has been retaken. But around 600,000 civilians are still believed to be trapped inside. 0ur middle east correspondent 0...

Cyclone mocha — has destroyed buildings and left many people without electricity in myanmar and bangladesh. hundreds of thousands of people have spent another night in temporary accommodation. at least five people are reported to have died in the region, and several hundred makeshift homes in coxs bazar, home to many rohingya refugees, were destroyed. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. cyclone mocha arrived with great force. winds gusting at high speeds. it hit the bangladesh—mya...

And airlines really coming on board and assisting with the rescue and aid mission. but it is going to be a lot of makeshift hospitals, likely, makeshift homes. for a region and a country that has already been recovering from the 2010 earthquake, this is very difficult logistically. >> bianca, thank you so much. as well as cara buck of mercy corp. on this breaking news story coming out of the haiti. appreciate your time. our other breaking story. what to expect next from the taliban in kabul. m...

KOTA KINABALU: Hundreds of squatters managed to save their makeshift homes by working together to contain a fire which destroyed about 80 structures at Kg Sundang Laut in Batu Sapi. The fire, which started at about 7am yesterday, was brought under control with only 30 squatter homes razed after firemen arrived not long afterwards. Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department chief Martin Thomas said that they received a distress call at about 7.55am and reached the scene about 17 minutes later. He said ...