Turkey’s top opposition leader and Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for allegedly insulting and threatening a city prosecutor.

The politician is favorite to become the next commander in chief with a 27 percent chance already, according to Polymarket.

Myanmar’s military leader attended an annual commemorative event for the first time in five years on Saturday, as the country heads towards a general election the authorities hope will legitimize ...