Turkey’s election appears to be heading for a run-off, as it looks likely the two main candidates will fail to clear the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round.

Turkey’s election rivals are both claiming to have the lead with counting under way in the poll.

While the cease-fire appeared to bring relief to Gaza’s people after days of bombing, the agreement did nothing to address the underlying issues that have fueled Israeli-Palestinian fighting over the years.

With the majority of the votes counted, Pheu Thai and Move Forward had garnered well over 50 percent of the popular vote, according to the Election Commission.

The Ukranian president spent the weekend having talks in Rome, Berlin and Paris, and also met with the Pope in the Vatican.