## Turkiye’s Erdogan declares population crisis, blames LGBT ‘fascism and oppression’ for falling birthrate

Authored by malaymail.com

ISTANBUL, May 24 — In a bid to tackle Turkey’s falling birthrate, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on yesterday announced the “decade of the family”, and again lashed out at the LGBT community as “deviant”.

“The period between 2026 and 2035 has been identified as the decade of family and population,” said Erdogan in opening the International Family Forum in Istanbul.

“Our country is facing a great danger: Turkey’s birthrate for the first time in our history dropped to 1.48” children per woman, he said, citing figures from the Turkish statistical institute (TUIK).

“This is a disaster, this figure is way below the critical threshold of 2.1,” he said.

“What we are facing right now is not only a statistic, but a warning pushing us to act.

That’s why in recent years, we have taken important steps to encourage... all families to have at least three children.”.

He also used his speech to lash out at the LGBT community, which had been a repeated target of his 2023 election campaign. »

### U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China

Authored by cbsnews.com

In California and Washington state, the earliest cases date back to late March and early April.

Experts have been closely watching the variant, which is now dominant in China and is on the rise in parts of Asia.

The spokesperson said that, so far, too few U.S. sequences have been reported of NB.1.8.1 to be included in the agency's variant estimates dashboard. »

### U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released

Authored by nbcnews.com

Garcia told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.

"We all made sure we have the REAL ID and went through the protocols the administration is asking for.

Garcia had told Noticias Telemundo that "they grabbed me real bad" and the handcuffs were placed "very hard" on him. »

### Owlcat Games reveals new CRPG Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy with official trailer

Authored by spilled.gg

Owlcat Games has officially announced their next big project: Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, a computer role-playing game based on the well-known tabletop RPG of the same name.

The Dark Heresy tabletop game is famous for its grittier tone and focus on investigation compared to other Warhammer 40K games.

There’s no release date yet, only pre-orders, but Dark Heresy is shaping up to be a new direction for Warhammer 40K video games. »

### Russian jets violate Finnish airspace, defense ministry says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of violating Finland's airspace, the country's defense ministry reported on May 23.

"We take the suspected territorial violation seriously and an investigation is underway," Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said in a statement.

The Finnish border guard is investigating and will share more information as the probe continues, according to the Finnish Defense Ministry. »

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