Why Turkish Police Have Detained Erdogan’s Main Rival

In today’s episode, we cover a crackdown against Turkey’s opposition, a potential Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, the latest valuation of Elon Musk’s X, and stranded astronauts returning to Earth.

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Sources:

✍️ Erdogan’s Main Political Rival Detained

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkish-authorities-order-detention-istanbul-mayor-some-100-others-2025-03-19/ 
• https://www.ft.com/content/c1a2b2fb-aede-42dc-8776-69446c242c0a 

✍️ Russia Agrees to Limited Ukraine Ceasefire

• https://www.ft.com/content/75b37ad2-0f35-4fe7-b3cf-a36b965c9a71

✍️ Germany’s Spending Plan

• https://apnews.com/article/germany-merz-parliament-defense-infrastructure-6744e76078d220b105e42c94cb128d0a
• https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-parliament-spending-reforms-defense-military-infrastructure-friedrich-merz/ 

✍️ X Valuation Soars

• https://www.ft.com/content/d4616dec-c4c7-417f-8549-134710bbc5b1 

✍️ Astronauts Stranded on the ISS Return to Earth

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9de6q52g8qt
• https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2025/mar/19/iss-astronauts-suni-williams-and-butch-wilmore-home-at-last-in-pictures
• https://apnews.com/article/nasa-stuck-astronauts-spacex-boeing-419f98f239a25cfb54f970b8522dc1d2 

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