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…

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…