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Summary: After months of campaigning and not much opposition, President Erdogan’s referendum to grant him more executive powers is to take place this weekend. We get analysis from Istanbul. Plus: the unexpected friendship between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, the latest from France’s race to the presidency and the Cannes Film Festival nominations.