World Bulletin / News Desk

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkey celebrates 97th anniversary of foundation of Grand National Assembly of Turkey with National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend parliament's special session.

ANKARA – Erdogan to receive Minister of Education Ismet Yilmaz and accompanying delegation at the presidential complex, he will later attend April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day event.

ANKARA - Parliament speaker Ismail Kahraman, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and opposition leaders to also attend the special session.

FRANCE

PARIS - French voters head to the polls for the first round of the presidential election to choose two candidates out of 11 for the run-off on May 7.

DJIBOUTI

​US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visits Djibouti, his final stop in a five-country tour that has focused on the Syrian war and Iran's role in the region.