ADVERTISEMENTGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday condemned Russia for continuing their attacks on Ukraine “with undiminished ferocity,” adding that Russia-Ukraine truce talks had also “fallen short” of expectations.Speaking alongside Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, Merz vowed to continue to increase the pressure on Moscow with added sanctions.Merz and…

ADVERTISEMENTSevere weather sweeping across the American Midwest and South has left at least 21 people dead, with officials warning that the death toll may rise. In Kentucky, at least 14 people were confirmed dead, with local authorities saying nine people were killed after what appeared to be a powerful tornado touched…

ADVERTISEMENTUS President Donald Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social that he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about the war in Ukraine.In his post, Trump said the subject of the call will be “stopping the ‘bloodbath'”, after which he plans to…

ADVERTISEMENTPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Russian hackers attacked the websites of parties in his ruling coalition, two days before Sunday’s presidential election.The frontrunner in Sunday’s election is a high-ranking member of Tusk’s Civic Platform party, Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.“Two days before the elections, a group of Russian hackers…

ADVERTISEMENTMembers of the Romanian diaspora have begun casting their ballots in the lead up to Sunday’s high-stakes presidential election runoff.The second round of the presidential election is expected to be a tight race between hard-right candidate George Simion and pro-European independent Nicușor Dan. Voting for Romanians abroad began on Thursday…

ADVERTISEMENTA cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament is preparing to travel to Hungary to protest the government’s decision to ban this year’s Budapest Pride, organisers confirmed on Friday during a press conference in Brussels, urging the Commission to take legal action.Last month the Hungarian parliament passed an amendment…

ADVERTISEMENTThe first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ended after less than two hours on Friday. No agreement was reached concerning a full 30-day ceasefire and Moscow reportedly demanded Kyiv withdraw from four regions it invaded. Ukrainian media reported these four regions…

ADVERTISEMENTWith just hours before the end of Romania’s fiery presidential election campaign, French President Emmanuel Macron has found himself at the centre of the battle between hard-right candidate George Simion and his contender, independent centrist Nicusor Dan.The leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), Simion chose France…

ADVERTISEMENTRomanians will go to the polls on Sunday to choose between hard-right candidate George Simion and pro-European independent Nicușor Dan, in a presidential election redo expected to shape the country’s future.After coming fourth in last year’s cancelled race, Simion, the 38-year-old leader of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians…

ADVERTISEMENTPolitics is everywhere, including musicNew research on the past nine editions of the Eurovision Song Contest has revealed interesting voting patterns that reflect cultural and geographical proximity, with some notable surprises.The tightest bonds are among Mediterranean countries.Cyprus and Greece have had the strongest bilateral relationship, exchanging a whopping 267 points…