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Separate exit polls commissioned by the SIC television network indicate that Socialist Party candidate António Pina has scored the most votes in Faro, the capital of the southern Algarve region, where Chega had hoped to win over voters who feel abandoned by the hyper-centralized Portuguese state. The ultranationalist party seems to have similarly underperformed in Sintra, the country’s second-most populous municipality, where far-right influencer Rita Matias is projected to come in third place. The housing crisis was the top issue in the election, with voters demanding that local leaders do more to rein in soaring home and rental prices. The…
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A row erupted in Germany’s Bundestag on Thursday over the new European asylum system CEAS. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt wants tougher measures to control illegal migration. One topic on the agenda concerns the deportation of migrants to centres in third countries. “Balancing humanity and order,” that is Dobrindt’s guiding principle. In other words: not all burdens should fall on the shoulders of just one state, but they must be equally distributed across Europe. Up to now, the Dublin Regulation was meant to ensure fair distribution. Under its rules, refugees must apply for asylum in the first EU country they enter. In…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, for a second consecutive day on Sunday, calling the conversation “very productive.” The pair discussed a range of topics, which were agreed on a day prior, including on defence, the use of long-range weapons such as the Tomahawk cruise missile, and Ukraine’s energy sector. Zelenskyy also urged Trump to broker peace in Ukraine like in “the Middle East,” adding that Russia is currently taking advantage of the conflict in the region. “Moscow allows itself to escalate its strikes, openly exploiting the fact that the world is focused…
Madagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, said Sunday that an attempted coup was underway in the Indian Ocean country after an elite army unit known as CAPSAT claimed control of the military, calling for the president to step down following youth-led protests against the government. The statement from Rajoelina’s office said he “wishes to inform the nation and the international community that an attempt to seize power illegally and by force” has been “initiated.” “In view of the extreme gravity of this situation, the president’s office strongly condemns this attempt at destabilisation and calls upon all forces of the nation to unite…
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In Eastern Europe, the largest increases in mortality were among those aged 15-19 year and 20-24 years, with rates increasing by 54 percent and 40 percent, respectively, between 2011 and 2023. The report also tracks leading causes of mortality worldwide. It found that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now account for nearly two-thirds of the world’s total mortality and morbidity, led by ischemic heart disease, stroke and diabetes. In particular, in lower-middle and upper-middle income countries there is a “very rapid transition towards non-communicable diseases,” said Murray, driven by factors such as an aging population, slow or no progress on tobacco and…
Voters in Portugal cast ballots Sunday in local elections, with attention on the mayoral race in Lisbon after a deadly streetcar crash last month. The election is seen as a key test after the far-right Chega party became the second-largest force in the country’s parliament in a snap national election just five months ago. The municipal elections could be decisive in expanding the presence of the far right throughout the country, with the Chega party having its first real chance at electing mayors, especially in the Alentejo and Algarve regions. Chega is betting on some of the party’s biggest names,…
Dozens of aid trucks were seen entering Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, as preparations were underway Sunday for a ramp-up of aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal. The trucks, which will be inspected by Israeli forces before being allowed in, are carrying medical supplies, tents, blankets, food and fuel, the Egyptian Red Crescent said. Egypt said it is sending 400 trucks carrying aid, and the United Nations has said it has roughly 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid ready to enter. “That’s enough staple food to feed the entire Gaza…
Russia’s defense ministry confirmed on Sunday that Moscow’s forces had struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities that the Kremlin considers part of the Ukrainian military complex, according to the RIA news agency. Recently, Kyiv responded to Russian attacks by striking Russia’s Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, located 1,300 kilometers east of Moscow, a person in Ukraine’s SBU security service told Reuters on Saturday. On Sunday, the Financial Times reported that U.S. intelligence has for months been helping Ukraine strike energy facilities in Russian territory, citing Ukrainian and U.S. officials. This assistance has enabled Ukraine to target Russia’s critical energy infrastructure, driving…