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Supporters of the incumbent Turkish President, who runs for reelection, gesture and cheer as they gather for a rally in the Beyoglu district on the eve of the presidential and parliamentary elections, on the European side of Istanbul, on May 13, 2023. Erdogan warned his conservative supporters they could face reprisals should his secular rival rise to power in momentous weekend polls. Erdogan has been trying to rally his base ahead of elections that put his Islamic style of rule in the largest Muslim-majority member of NATO on the line. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)

A woman walks past electoral posters bearing portraits of Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a slogan reading in Turkish "Right time, right man" in Istanbul on May 12, 2023, ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Thai Prime Minister and United Thai Nation Party's candidate Prayut Chan-O-Cha casts his ballot at a polling station during Thailand's general election in Bangkok on May 14, 2023 (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Maintainance works are being carried out at Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel Locks in Paraiso, near Panama City, on May 12, 2023. "These locks of the Panama Canal have been in operation for more than 100 years and our maintenance plan is defined to extend their life and have locks for another 100 years," Miguel Lorenzo, vice president of Infrastructure and Engineering for the canal, told AFP. Some six percent of global maritime shipping passes through the canal that links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, mostly from the United States, China and Japan. (Photo by Gabriel Rodriguez / AFP)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks on as he addresses a speech during his campaign rally in the Sultangazi district of Istanbul, on May 12, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to meet his hardcore supporters on May 12, 2023 to showcase enduring strength in the face of his toughest election challenge of his two-decade rule. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)

TOPSHOT - Smoke billows in Khartoum amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals, on May 11, 2023. Almost a month of heavy fighting has turned Khartoum into a war zone, with the city's five million residents enduring artillery barrages, gunfights, air strikes and anti-aircraft fire. (Photo by AFP)