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Turkey's Political Situation
Turkish Support for Jailed Challenger Strengthens

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is becoming increasingly popular among Turkish voters, Reuters reports. Imamoglu, who is seen as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main challenger, was arrested and jailed in March. Since then, his support has increased, according to two recent polls.

In one, conducted by Metropoll, Imamoglu would receive 46.7 percent of the vote if the election were held today. Erdogan's figure would end up at 39.3 percent.

The mayor, who has been in custody since March 19, is accused of corruption but denies it. The Turkish opposition and some European leaders see the imprisonment as politically motivated and has led to nationwide protests.

Terror threats in Europe
Sources: Terror suspect has links to Iran's regime

One of the terror suspects arrested in Britain on Sunday has close links to the Iranian regime, according to information provided to The Telegraph.

A total of five men were arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack against a "specific location". The police operations took place in several parts of the country just hours before the attack was supposed to take place.

The family of one of the arrested men is prominent in Iran's business community and, according to sources, the man has close ties to the government in Tehran. The sources state that he has "very good contacts", writes the Telegraph.

The police in Britain do not want to comment on the newspaper's information or who the suspected target was. Four of the five men are still in custody.

Political situation in Norway
Norwegian party headquarters received bomb threats

Norway's Christian Democratic Party, the Christian People's Party, received a bomb threat on Tuesday, reports Verdens Gang.

The threat was directed at their headquarters in Oslo. The Norwegian Security Service, PST, has been alerted and has started an investigation.

“We are convinced that the matter will be handled in a good way,” party leader Dag Inge Ulstein told VG.

Kadyrov's Chechnya
Chechen dictator: I have asked to step down

Ramzan Kadyrov has asked Vladimir Putin to step down as leader of the Russian republic of Chechnya, writes Newsweek, citing the state-run newspaper Chechnya Today.

- I hope my request will be granted, Kadyrov said.

The statement comes after the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported that Kadyrov wants his 17-year-old son to take over the leadership. It is not clear why Kadyrov wants to step down, but there has been speculation about his health for several years.