President Tayyip Erdogan and supporters revelled in an election victory lengthening his rule into a third decade while Turkey's opposition, which once counted on winning, braced for "difficult days" against an increasingly autocratic government.
Ukraine secured the release of 106 captured soldiers in a prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday. The soldiers, including eight officers, were captured fighting in the devastated city of Bakhmut.
Bakhmut, a small eastern city that has for months been the target of a Russian offensive, has seen intense fighting and destruction in what has become the longest, bloodiest battle of the war.
Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died at the age of 83.
Russia's war against Ukraine, the coronation of King Charles, Title 42 comes to an end, Cannes Film Festival and more of our best photography from May 2023.
