- Poland’s election will cement or ruin its standing in Europe The Economist
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- Liberal mayor and conservative historian headed to presidential runoff in Poland, exit poll suggests AP News
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- Poland, Romania and the nationalist populist challenge Responsible Statecraft
Romania’s top court rejects far-right candidate’s attempt to annul election
George Simion, a pro-Trump ultranationalist, had alleged foreign interference in rerun vote won by Nicușor Dan
Romania’s top court has unanimously rejected an application by the defeated far-right candidate in Sunday’s presidential election rerun, George Simion, to annul the vote on the grounds of foreign interference.
“Following deliberations, the constitutional court unanimously rejected the request … as unfounded,” the court said in statement on Thursday, adding that its decision was final and it would publish its full reasoning at a later date.
Continue reading...Trump Acknowledges Putin Not Ready to End Ukraine War – WSJ – The Moscow Times
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- Trump’s New Position on the War in Ukraine: Not My Problem The New York Times
- Donald Trump dashes any hope that he will get tough with Russia The Economist
- Peace in Ukraine looks further away after Trump’s call with Putin CNN
Russia mocks Ukraine during direct talks, raising suspicion of bad faith – Al Jazeera
- Russia mocks Ukraine during direct talks, raising suspicion of bad faith Al Jazeera
- Russia and Ukraine Agree to Prisoner Swap in First Direct Talks in Years The New York Times
- Who actually holds ‘the cards’ now in Ukraine? Zelensky. The Hill
- Kremlin Sets Conditions for Putin-Zelenskiy Meeting: Interfax Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine ramps up calls for ‘pressure’ on Russia as talks end with no ceasefire CNN
Russia Wants Sumy – Says ‘This Land Is Not Foreign to Us’ – Kyiv Post
- Russia Wants Sumy – Says ‘This Land Is Not Foreign to Us’ Kyiv Post
- Putin Visits Kursk for First Time Since Russia Drove Out Ukrainian Forces The New York Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 21, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Putin visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces ABC News
- Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for first time since Moscow said it drove out Ukrainian forces AP News
Alberta Separatism Push Roils Canada – The New York Times
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- Energy Threatens To Split Canada Apart Forbes
- Chris Selley: Central Canadians are practically goading Alberta to consider separation National Post
- Alberta anti-separatism group that includes former deputy premier wants to pose referendum question Global News
- Premier Smith is misleading us towards a national disaster Environmental Defence
Hong Kong authorities trying to disrupt independent press with ‘strange’ tax audits
Inland revenue targets eight outlets, union, 20 journalists and their families with supposed ‘random’ checks
Hong Kong authorities have targeted journalists and media outlets with what are supposed to be “random” tax audits, in a move the industry union says adds pressure to waning press freedoms.
The head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, Selina Cheng, detailed what she said were “strange” and “unreasonable” accusations by Hong Kong’s inland revenue department. Requests or audits were made against the association, at least eight independent media outlets, and at least 20 journalists and their family members, including Cheng and her parents, she said at a press conference on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Littleproud says discussions about reuniting Coalition a ‘positive move’ – as it happened
Liberals will attend a virtual party room meeting this afternoon after Ley and Littleproud attempt to broker agreement two days after dramatic split. Follow today’s news live
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Minns says community ‘no doubt bracing’ for more bad news after flooding death
The NSW premier is “bracing for more tough news” following news of a death in the state’s inundated mid-north coast.
It’s devastating for that man and his family and his friends. [It’s] a tight-knit community on the mid-north coast, and to lose anyone in these natural disasters is obviously horrifying. So I’m very sorry for that man’s passing.
We should be bracing for more tough news over the next 24 hours. We’re very grateful we got enormous amount of expertise, emergency service personnel and thousands of volunteers who are on site, but when you have major natural disasters, obviously, you get terrible news as a result, and that community no doubt will be bracing in the next 24 hours.
I’m sorry about that. That would be incredibly anxious period, waiting that period of time for a rescue.
I can assure the public that we have got a massive emergency service contingent on the Mid North Coast. There’s 2,500 emergency service workers including 2,200 SES volunteers and professionals that are on site. Over 500 vehicles and boasts, 13 helicopters, hundreds of drones, so this is a major operation.
Continue reading...Romania’s Constitutional Court rejects George Simion’s request to annul presidential election – Romania Insider
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- Musk and Sacks question Romanian election, at odds with U.S. diplomat NBC News
- MAGA misses the mark in Romania The Economist
- Romania’s Postponed Reckoning Foreign Affairs
Which countries trade the most with Israel and what do they buy and sell? – Al Jazeera
- Which countries trade the most with Israel and what do they buy and sell? Al Jazeera
- US envoy blasts France's and UK's 'hypocrisy' for demand Israel end war: 'They need to remember their history' The Times of Israel
- Britain, France and Canada Condemn Israel’s Expansion of Gaza War The New York Times
- U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions NPR
- Netanyahu Gave Up on the Hostages and Lost the World's Support Haaretz
The Ross and Rachel of Australian politics are still on a break – but the Coalition will probably give things another go
The Liberals and Nationals are likely to get back together – not because the bickering exes are a perfect match, but because there’s too much to lose in the divorce
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Take the Taylor Swift songs off your Spotify queue, put the ice-cream back in the freezer and hold fire on the angry diary entries: the Liberals and Nationals might not be breaking up after all.
The extraordinary conscious uncoupling of the Liberals and Nationals – their plans to go their separate ways and work on themselves – lasted exactly 48 hours and 30 minutes: the time between 11.45am on Tuesday, when David Littleproud said he needed time to think, and 12.15pm on Thursday, when he told a hastily convened press conference that he was willing to give things another go.
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Continue reading...Cauchi at ‘significant’ risk of relapsing into psychosis when discharged into doctor’s care, Bondi Junction inquest hears
Joel Cauchi suffered deterioration in ‘performance IQ’ and some cognitive functions leading up to attack, expert tells Sydney coroner’s court
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Joel Cauchi’s psychiatrist of eight years discharged him into the care of his doctor at a time when he was at “significant risk” of relapsing into psychosis, an expert has said amid a probe into the mental health and care of Cauchi.
On Thursday, the coronial inquest examining the fatal stabbing of six people by Cauchi at Westfield Bondi Junction in April 2024 heard from a panel of psychiatrists who provided expert opinions on Cauchi’s treatment.
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Continue reading...Violent criminals could be let out early for good behaviour under new proposals – BBC
‘Sick of this’: Erin Patterson told friends she wanted ‘nothing to do’ with in-laws, mushroom lunch trial hears
Victorian supreme court shown Facebook messages in which murder accused vents frustration at estranged husband’s parents
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Erin Patterson told a Facebook group chat “this family I swear to fucking god” and said she wanted “nothing to do” with her parents-in-law, according to messages shown in a Victorian court.
Messages written by the user Erin ErinErin, which the court has previously heard was one of three Facebook names used by Patterson, also included saying she was ““sick of this shit” and “fuck em” about the parents of her estranged husband, Simon.
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Continue reading...Moment Jewish Museum shooting suspect is detained
Video appears to show suspect Elias Rodriguez being taken away by police and shouting 'free Palestine'.
Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead outside Jewish museum in Washington DC
Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were a couple, who both worked for the Israeli embassy.
Netanyahu sets implementation of Trump’s Gaza relocation plan as new condition for ending war – The Times of Israel
EU eyes action over Hungary’s planned Russian-style law – DW
- EU eyes action over Hungary's planned Russian-style law DW
- European editors sign petition opposing Hungary's move against foreign-funded groups Reuters
- Hungary considering law to ban groups seen as threat to national sovereignty The Guardian
- EU Parliament to stage urgent debate on Hungary's 'spring clean' law Euronews.com
- EU urged to act over Hungary’s plans to ‘effectively outlaw free press’ The Guardian
No place to hide from any China-Taiwan conflict, investors say – Reuters
- No place to hide from any China-Taiwan conflict, investors say Reuters
- The Taiwan Tightrope: Deterrence Is a Balancing Act, and America Is Starting to Slip Foreign Affairs
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- Is defending Taiwan a vital U.S. interest? Experts offer differing views PBS
- Chinese exercises around Taiwan invasion 'rehearsals': U.S. commander Focus Taiwan
Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong
South Korea said the destroyer was lying sideways in the water after ceremony to launch the new 5,000-tonne ship
A ceremony to welcome a new addition to North Korea’s naval fleet has ended in embarrassment following a major accident during the ship’s launch that the country’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, described as a “criminal act”.
Kim was present when the 5,000-tonne destroyer appeared to go off balance during its launch in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday. The tipping caused damage to sections of the hull, the state-run KCNA news agency said on Thursday.
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