🇹🇷 “We are at war.” Tensions are boiling over in Turkey Following a crackdown on the opposition, restrictions on the media, and the case against Istanbul's mayor, the leader of the Republican People's Party has declared that he is now at war — and is ready to face death or prison if necessary. It all started last week, when Erdoğan took a swipe at the opposition during a meeting of his party, mocking its increasingly dramatic rhetoric. “What's going on, gentlemen? Who are you fighting? Have you declared mobilization without telling us? Has Turkey been occupied without us hearing about it?” Erdoğan urged his opponents to stop dividing society with such rhetoric. But opposition leader Özgür Özel refused to back down and fired back at the president: “We are at war, my friend! We are fighting against injustice and lawlessness! Against those who steal money from banks and take children away from their mothers. We will go to the ballot box, win, and save this country.” Turkey's next elections are not scheduled until 2028, which is why the opposition is demanding an early vote. Judging by its rhetoric, it has no intention of waiting another two years.

🇮🇹 Ukraine has been waiting for military aid from Italy since December last year The package is ready, the missiles are waiting, but there's still no authorization to send them, La Repubblica reports. “The main thing is to delay, delay, delay,” the newspaper describes the current situation. The reason? The US midterm elections on November 3, whose results Rome is waiting for. Meanwhile, Kyiv is waiting for something far from insignificant: the package includes air defense missiles.