May 1, 2023

*) Türkiye neutralises Daesh leader in Syria: Erdogan Türkiye has neutralised the so-called leader of the Daesh terrorist organisation, Abu Hussein al Qurayshi, during an operation in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced. The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) had been following al Qurayshi for a long time, Erdogan said in a live interview on Turkish broadcaster TRT Turk. He added that Ankara would continue its fight against terrorist organisations without any discrimination. *) UN sends relief chief to Sudan over 'unprecedented' scale of conflict The United Nations’ top humanitarian official is heading to Sudan due to the "rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis" in the conflict-racked country. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' announcement came shortly after rival Sudanese forces announced the extension of a truce they have largely violated. More than 500 people have been killed and tens of thousands have fled since fighting erupted on April 15 between the country’s army chief and commander of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group. *) Santiago Pena wins Paraguay's presidential election Paraguayans have elected a president from the rightwing Colorado Party, in power for nearly eight decades. Economist and former finance minister Santiago Pena won the election with more than 42 percent of votes cast, results showed, with 90 percent of ballots counted, according to the country's election body. Challenger Efrain Alegre of the Concertacion centre-left coalition garnered 27.5 percent despite having had a narrow lead in opinion polls ahead of the vote. *) Ukrainian air defences 'shoot down' 15 Russian missiles Ukrainian air defence crews have destroyed 15 missiles launched by Russian forces, according to the military, as air raid sirens blared across the country in the early morning for more than three hours. Kiev's city officials wrote on the Telegram messaging app that all missiles directed at the capital were destroyed. The city administration said there were no re