Hungarian minority plays key role in Nicușor Dan’s Romanian presidential win
High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania’s presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George Simion.
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Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy
A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses where scores of enslaved Africans labored, has sparked joy and anger online
Two close aides of Mexico City mayor shot dead in daylight attack
Clara Brugada’s personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and her adviser José Muñoz were killed on Tuesday morning, in what experts believe was an organised crime hit.
The U.S. Is Falling Behind in an Arms Race That May Not Exist
RealClearDefense the current Asian naval buildup does not match the instabilities and war-proneness of the conflict spiral model
Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025
Sales at Target fell more than expected in the first quarter and the retailer warned they will slip for all of 2025 year as its customers, worried over the impact of tariffs and the economy, pull back on spending.
Analyst blames Israeli pressure for disruptions in Iran-US nuclear talks
As indirect talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program face mounting obstacles, former Iranian diplomat Seyed Jalal Sadatian has attributed the recent disruptions to pressure from Israel.
LockBit Internal Data Leak Reveals Payload Creation Methods and Ransom Demands
The notorious ransomware group LockBit inadvertently suffered a major data breach, exposing the inner workings of their ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations. This leak, which surfaced on the internet after remaining undetected for months, has offe…
Diver’s horrifying final moments as shark ripped his head off and ‘turned sea red’
WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT: A diver’s horrifying death at the jaws of a great white shark was the first fatal shark attack in California in a decade and only the 10th ever recorded
Former Ukrainian politician shot dead dropping off his children outside American school in Madrid
Police said witnesses had reported Andriy Portnov was shot “several times” in the head and body by more than one gunman when he was getting into a black Mercedes
Trump’s meeting with tax bill holdouts ‘moved ball in right direction’, says White House – US politics live
Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt describes meeting as ‘productive’ as president tries to get ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ past objectionsA federal judge has rejected a bid by the US treasury department to cancel a union contract covering tens of thousands of…