Rachel Wright

So who will get the most powerful job in world sport? We start in Turkey… Students outside Istanbul University were pepper-sprayed by riot police as they protested against the detention of one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rivals, the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu.

In a rare display of public anger, crowds chanted anti-government slogans while the main opposition called his arrest a coup against our next president. Mr. Imamoglu was detained with about 100 politicians, journalists and businessmen. At a news conference, Turkey's Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunç defended the arrests.

In a rare display of public anger, crowds chanted anti-government slogans while the main opposition called his arrest a coup against our next president. Mr. Imamoglu was detained with about 100 politicians, journalists and businessmen. At a news conference, Turkey's Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunç defended the arrests.

I asked Emre Temel from BBC Turkish service what were the accusations against Mr. Imamoglu.

I asked Emre Temel from BBC Turkish service what were the accusations against Mr. Imamoglu.

And the opposition says Mr. Imamoglu is being targeted to stop him running against President Erdogan in the next presidential elections. How much of a threat is he to Mr. Erdogan?

And the opposition says Mr. Imamoglu is being targeted to stop him running against President Erdogan in the next presidential elections. How much of a threat is he to Mr. Erdogan?

Tell me, what's the latest on the protests? How big are they? And is this a real show of defiance?

Tell me, what's the latest on the protests? How big are they? And is this a real show of defiance?

Emre Temel from BBC Turkish. To the war in Ukraine next. Donald Trump promised he'd stop the war and he says he's still trying. On Tuesday, it was President Putin's turn to receive the American president's attention. And on Wednesday, it was President Zelensky who received a phone call from the White House. Caroline Levitt is the White House press secretary.

Emre Temel from BBC Turkish. To the war in Ukraine next. Donald Trump promised he'd stop the war and he says he's still trying. On Tuesday, it was President Putin's turn to receive the American president's attention. And on Wednesday, it was President Zelensky who received a phone call from the White House. Caroline Levitt is the White House press secretary.

Marion Moshiri asked our North America editor, Sarah Smith, about the phone call between Presidents Trump and Zelensky.

Marion Moshiri asked our North America editor, Sarah Smith, about the phone call between Presidents Trump and Zelensky.

Sarah Smith in Washington. Almost 70,000 South Africans have expressed interest in resettling to the United States following an executive order by President Donald Trump offering citizenship to farmers from the country. The South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA says it's handed over the details of those interested to the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria.

Sarah Smith in Washington. Almost 70,000 South Africans have expressed interest in resettling to the United States following an executive order by President Donald Trump offering citizenship to farmers from the country. The South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA says it's handed over the details of those interested to the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria.

From Johannesburg, here's our Africa correspondent Mayani Jones.

From Johannesburg, here's our Africa correspondent Mayani Jones.

Mayonne Jones. Winston Churchill, who was British Prime Minister during the Second World War, was also a writer and an enthusiastic amateur painter. Now one of his landscapes, the Bay of Ayres, is being auctioned off in a modern art sale in London. It's estimated to go for up to £800,000 or a million dollars. Nicholas Orchard is head of modern British and Irish art at Christie's London.

Mayonne Jones. Winston Churchill, who was British Prime Minister during the Second World War, was also a writer and an enthusiastic amateur painter. Now one of his landscapes, the Bay of Ayres, is being auctioned off in a modern art sale in London. It's estimated to go for up to £800,000 or a million dollars. Nicholas Orchard is head of modern British and Irish art at Christie's London.

He told Christian Fraser about why there's so much interest in this painting.