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The French police yesterday detained former star footballer and Uefa president Michel Platini and then released him after several hours of questioning. The arrest came in the course of an investigation into corruption in the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. European media react with resignation rather than surprise.

In a TV debate before the repeat election for the post of Istanbul mayor opposition candidate İmamoğlu faced off against his rival Yıldırım from the ruling Islamic conservative AKP party. This was the country's first televised debate since 2002, the year the AKP took power. What does the contest for the top post in Istanbul portend for Turkey as a whole?

US President Donald Trump has announced at a rally in Orlando that he will run for re-election, kicking off his presidential campaign almost a year and a half ahead of election day in November 2020. Observers see him using the same tactics as always but point out that he could have a tougher time prevailing this time around.

The Iranian government has threatened to breach key points of the nuclear agreement. A spokesman announced that the country will exceed the uranium stockpile limit stipulated in the deal by the end of June. With this step Iran is increasing the pressure on other countries to take steps to preserve the nuclear deal. Since its unilateral withdrawal from the agreement in May 2018 the US has imposed new sanctions on Iran. How can a further escalation be avoided?