News Wire | Monday, Feb. 6, 2023

NewsMiddle East & North Africa
Earthquake Kills at Least 1,600 in Turkey and Syria

The New York Times

A magnitude 7.8 quake was followed hours later by a separate powerful earthquake. The death toll appeared likely to keep rising.

NewsEurope
Cyprus Presidential Election Goes to Runoff With Ex-Foreign Minister in Lead

By Helena Smith | The Guardian (free)

The race to become the eighth president of Cyprus will extend into a second week after the Mediterranean island’s former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides emerged as the frontrunner but failed to gain enough support to win outright.

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