By Escarlata Sánchez (presentation) • last update: 05/24/2023 – 16:16
Euronews Today | The keys of the day in 20 minutes. Cross-border attacks in Belgorod. Devastation in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna. The vote of Turkish expatriates before the second round of the presidential elections. The UN report on refugees: in 2022 there were more than 100 million.
At Euronews Today we present the news for Wednesday May 24 with the following headlines:
– The war in Ukraine continues with cross-border attacks in the Belgorod region. Russia has warned Ukraine that it will respond “very harshly” to further border incursions.
– Devastation in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna due to the floods registered last week. The Government of Giorgia Meloni has approved a package of 2,000 million euros to help those affected.
– The polls for the vote of Turkish expatriates have closed in embassies and consulates around the world, before the second round of the presidential elections in Turkey next Sunday. 1.7 million Turks have voted from outside the country.
– The UN report on refugees says that in 2022 more than 100 million people from all over the world will leave their countries behind, victims of conflicts, violence, human rights violations or persecution.
– At the end of our newscast we will see the film “The daughters of Olfa” set in the Arab Spring, which in Tunisia overthrew President Ben Ali in 2011.
– And some breaking news: Japanese writer Haruki Murakami has been chosen as the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature.
In our NO COMMENT today we are going to the Cannes Film Festival with the team of American director Wes Anderson presenting the film “Asteroid City”.
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