Centre-left holds off far-right as Seguro wins Portugal’s presidential election
The Portuguese electorate has delivered a decisive blow to the far-right, electing veteran Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro after a storm-hit campaign.
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Portugal votes in presidential election battered by deadly storms
Portugal, which is reeling from a battering by deadly storms, began voting in the second round of a presidential election on Sunday, with the moderate candidate expected to trounce his far-right rival.
Hungary PM to attend Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ inaugural meeting
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Saturday that he will be going to Washington “in two weeks” to attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”.
Haiti’s transitional council disbands with nothing to replace it
With Haiti’s interim authority set to dissolve and no new government in sight, political infighting and deepening gang violence leave the country facing another uncertain chapter.
Trump says US talks with Iran ‘very good’, more negotiations expected
US President Donald Trump said that Washington had “very good talks” on Iran after the two sides held an indirect dialogue in Oman, pledging another round of negotiations next week.
How Svalbard went from from Arctic outpost to geopolitical flashpoint
Tensions in the Arctic are putting new pressure on Svalbard, a Norwegian-administered archipelago long seen as an example of international cooperation, as climate change transforms the region and rivalry between major powers intensifies.
Members of France’s political and cultural elite named in Epstein files
Several French public figures are mentioned in newly released documents from the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, showing correspondence between the financier or his circle and personalities from politics, culture and academia.
In show of support, Canada, France open consulates in Greenland
Canada and France, which both adamantly oppose Donald Trump’s wish to control Greenland, were to open consulates in the Danish autonomous territory’s capital on Friday –in a strong show of support for the local government.
Zelensky French TV interview: ‘If Ukraine doesn’t stop Putin, he will invade Europe’
Amid a flurry of diplomatic meetings in Moscow and Abu Dhabi, in an interview on TV channel France 2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on his European partners – as well as United States President Donald Trump – to put more pressure on Rus…
China shuns calls to enter nuclear talks after US-Russia treaty lapses
China rejected calls to enter talks on a new nuclear treaty after a US-Russian agreement expired on Thursday, ending decades of restrictions on how many warheads the two powers can deploy.