ADVERTISEMENTPro-West independent candidate Nicusor Dan staged a dramatic comeback on Sunday to win the Romanian presidential elections with a firm 54% of the votes. His contender, hard-right candidate George Simion, with 46% of votes, at first refused to concede in an unprecedented political thriller which transfixed and polarised the country…

ADVERTISEMENTRussia launched its largest drone assault in overnight attacks from Saturday into Sunday on Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion, with a total of 273 drones deployed, according to the Ukrainian air force. At least one person was killed, and three others, including a four-year-old child, were injured…

ADVERTISEMENTItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hosted three-way transatlantic talks in Rome on Sunday, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted as she hoped could mark “a new beginning” in international relations between the two blocs.In US Vice President JD Vance’s opening comments, he called Europe “an important ally”…

ADVERTISEMENTThe polls opened at 8am to welcome early voters taking part in this Sunday’s legislative elections, the third to be held in three years.Around 25.56 per cent of those registered to vote in today’s legislative elections cast their ballots by 12 noon, according to figures released by the Ministry of…

ADVERTISEMENTPoles living abroad are keen to take part in elections. According to Polish law, they can vote in parliamentary and presidential elections, only in local elections they cannot participate. Importantly, it is not necessary to live permanently in the country in question to vote abroad.Anyone with Polish citizenship, regardless of…

ADVERTISEMENTGerman archaeologists have made a spectacular discovery in Iraq. During excavations in the ancient metropolis of Nineveh, a team from Heidelberg University came across large parts of a monumental relief. It shows King Assurbanipal (668 to 627 BC), the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire, accompanied by two important deities…

ADVERTISEMENTDespite already representing around 15 per cent of the resident population, foreigners accounted for just 0.3 per cent of registered voters in Portugal at the end of 2024, according to data from the Voter Portal of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Administration (SGMAI).A study by the Office…

ADVERTISEMENTYoung Portuguese men vote five times more for the far right than girls. The conclusion, presented in a report by the European Policy Centre, reflects a growing trend that marks a gender divide among European youth when it comes to politics – men are oriented towards far-right ideals, while women…

ADVERTISEMENTNumerous world leaders and more than 250,000 people will attend the inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV, the first US Pope in the history of Catholicism, this Sunday.Thus will begin the new Leonine era that will officially bring to a close the pontificate of Pope Francis.Thanks to his choice of…

ADVERTISEMENTUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be attending Sunday’s inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, a top aide has said.The recently elected pope will formally take on his role as head of the Catholic Church with a Mass in St. Peter’s Square that is expected to draw large crowds, as well as…