We start the day's headlines with growing unrest in Turkey.

Police have detained more than a thousand people cracking down on protests and dissent

that began after the arrest of one of President Rechip Tayyab Erdogan's main political rivals.

Union representatives said today that journalists were seized in their homes.

Some of the massive demonstrations, the largest in more than a decade, were met by riot

police with water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray.

The protesters and opposition see the jailing of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrami Mamuuu

as a political ploy to remove him from the next presidential race.

Erdogan defended the arrest today, criticized his opponents, and called the protests a movement of violence.

What we have witnessed in the last five days has shown us the truth again.

A country like Turkey has a main opposition party that is too small, too primitive, and too weak

in terms of foresight, vision, and quality.

It has become apparent once again that they could not be trusted to run a country, let alone

local governments, or even a buffet.

Mayor Imammolu faces corruption and terrorism charges which he and the let alone local governments or even a buffet.

Mayor Imammolu faces corruption and terrorism charges which he and the opposition have decried as false.

More aid groups have come under fire in the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said one of its offices in southern Gaza was damaged by an explosive projectile,

the Israel Defense Forces later said was fired by mistake.

That comes as the United Nations has decided to temporarily scale back about a third of its footprint in Gaza

after a recent Israeli strike hit one of its compounds.

Israel, meanwhile, has been bombarding Gaza in recent days.

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