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G7 struggles with response to China ‘economic coercion’ threat
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s leaders prepare for summit in Hiroshima, there appears little consensus on how to deal with the risk posed by China. Tokyo, Japan – The G7 countries all agree on the threat of China’s economic coercion. But reaching a consensus on concrete action to counter Beijing promises to be a challenge for the club of wealthy democracies amid divisions over
how to manage ties with the world’s second-biggest economy. The leaders of the G7 — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States — have signalled that China’s use of punitive trade measures will be high on the agenda of their threeday annual summit, which kicks off in Hiroshima, Japan, on Friday. Cont. @ page 5
As Turkey heads to a presidential election run-off, what’s next?
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nalysts say incumbent candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan has an edge over the opposition’s Kilicdaroglu. After a hotly-contested first round of elections on Sunday, Turkey will have a run-off vote on May 28. What can we expect from the run-off? Analysts predict that incumbent candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan is more likely to win in a second round as he garnered a five-percentage point advantage from Sunday’s first-round vote against his main contender, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. With more than 99 percent of votes counted, Erdogan had received 49.51 percent of the vote, electoral chief Ahmet Yener said. Kilicdaroglu had secured 44.89 percent, according to Yener, citing results from the Supreme
Election Council. Overall, Erdogan performed better than expected, with his alliance also managing to secure a majority in the 600-seat parliament. Political analyst Ali Carkoglu said Erdogan has “the momentum behind him” following those polls. “Erdogan maintained his base of support in the heartland of Anatolia, although he lost some support in the southeast … He also maintained some credible level of support in the big cities,” Carkoglu told Al Jazeera. “He was very successful also in the earthquake-hit regions. Some people find it surprising, but he apparently delivered what they expected of him and promises that he will deliver even better in the aftermath of the election,” the analyst added. Cont. @ page 5
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B.C. residents pack bags as wildfires rage
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atrick Patterson quickly packed his suitcase after smoke settled over Fort St. John, a city that was placed under evacuation alert Monday as wildfires burned in northeastern B.C. He said some residents then spent two hours waiting in line for gas in case the evacuation alert turned into an order. Some had already hit the road, but Mr. Patterson and others
held back to make sure their homes were in order. He said the last time the city of 21,000 experienced a wildfire threat to this magnitude was in 2016, when Fort St. John was on alert around the same time as the Fort McMurray fire that led to the evacuation of more than 90,000 people and destroyed 2,930 buildings. Cont. @ page 5
Civil, military leaders decide to observe May 9 as ‘Black Day’ nationally
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he National Security Committee (NSC) decided on Tuesday to observe May 9 — when multiple incidents of violence and vandalism were reported amid protests sparked by PTI chief Imran Khan’s arrest — as “Black Day” at the national level. While the protests were under way, social media was flooded with footage of a mob clashing with police in Karachi, attacking and entering the army’s head office, General Headquarters, in Rawalpindi and vandalising the Lahore corps commander’s residence. Meanwhile, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan’s building was also set on fire in Peshawar. The NSC’s decision of today is the latest in the string of condemnations of the May 9 events by the country’s civil and military leadership.
The meeting of the body, which is the highest forum for coordination on security issues, was convened under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad. It was attended by federal ministers, Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza and other top brass, among other senior officials. A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office after the meeting said it was reiterated during the session that a policy of “zero tolerance” would be adopted towards violence and disturbance of peace. It added that the meeting’s participants expressed solidarity with the armed forces, “strongly condemning Cont. @ page 5