Turkey election heads into runoff

President Erdoğan remains popular, but has faced the strongest challenge to his two-decade rule. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Turkey election heads into runoff [Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer outside AKP headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, May 14, 2023.] Credit: Khalil Hamra/AP Turkey Turkey is set to hold a [presidential runoff for the first time]( — which will be held in two weeks on May 28 — following a tight election on Sunday. Current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faced the strongest challenge to his 20-year rule, but remains popular among many voters. Erdoğan secured 49.5% of the vote, while his main challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu won 44.9%, with nearly all ballots counted. [Both sides agreed]( on Monday to accept the runoff. Thailand Thailand's two main opposition parties have agreed to [form a ruling coalition]( following elections on Sunday. With almost all of the ballots counted and a record voter turnout, the progressive Move Forward party is projected to win 151 seats, with populist Pheu Thai in second place with 141 seats. Voters delivered a powerful message to the [military-backed establishment]( that has been in power since its coup in 2014. Meanwhile, the new coalition could prompt a showdown with its new government formed under a junta-era constitution that still gives the military significant controls. Kenya Kenyan authorities say that a wild male lion, believed to be [one of the world's oldest](, has died after being speared by herders. He was among 11 other lions also speared to death. The Kenya Wildlife Service described the 19-year-old lion named Loonkiito as frail and that he had wandered out of the Amboseli national park into a village in search of food before being killed. The lions were speared after they killed 11 goats and a dog. The tourism minister has met with locals in the Mbirikani area, urging them to [reach out to the wildlife service]( instead of spearing the lions themselves. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [US Amb Bridget Brink: ‘I see no break in support’ to help Ukraine prevail against Russia]( [US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink in Kyiv.]( Credit: Brendan Hoffman/The World Ukraine's military says it's gaining ground in the embattled southern city of Bakhmut. Meanwhile, the US has announced an additional [$1.2 billion in military assistance]( for Ukraine. The World's Daniel Ofman spoke with US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink in the capital Kyiv about US support for the war. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot Nigerian chef Hilda Baci is set to break the Guinness World Record for [cooking nonstop for more than 90 hours](. 🥘 Guinness World Records says it’s reviewing the evidence before announcing if she’s broken the record. Baci has used more than 100 different dishes since she began the marathon on Thursday. The current record is at 87 hours and 45 minutes, set in Rewa in central India by Indian chef Lata Tondon in 2019. [Screenshot of BBC News Africa tweet]( Credit: Twitter In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.