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Portugal election: Ruling AD wins, stays short of majority
With just four seats left to assign, the center-right Democratic Alliance had secured a 32.7% share of the vote, which means the party is short of a full majority. It is the third election in as many years in Portugal.
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The UN says global hunger has hit a new high
Nearly 300 million people faced acute hunger in 2024.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces make Palestinian man demolish his own home
Israeli forces make Palestinian man demolish his own home Israeli authorities have forced a Palestinian man to demolish his own home in the Shu'fat refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli soldiers claimed the building had no permit, Wafa news agency has reported. Meanwhile, east of Bethlehem in the Rabi'a area, settlers forced Palestinians to leave their land at gunpoint, according to Wafa.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Clearer skies ahead for Queensland as sunshine returns after wet autumn
The weather bureau predicts scattered showers for the south-east on Monday and Tuesday, before sunny conditions take over for the rest of the week into next weekend.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Austrian Eurovision winner JJ receives hero's welcome at Vienna airport
The 24-year-old took the title at the Eurovision competition with the song Wasted Love.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Suspect identified in Palm Springs clinic bombing
Guy Edward Bartkus, a 25-year-old man with nihilistic ideations, was suspected of carrying out a bombing attack outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, which injured four people and damaged several businesses, before reportedly dying in the blast.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zelensky briefs Vance, Rubio on Russia-Ukraine talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday to discuss peace talk negotiations held with Russia as the Trump administration seeks to broker a ceasefire in the three-year conflict. Zelensky said in a statement that he briefed the U.S. officials about talks held on Friday with...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:IVF patient whose embryo doesn't comply with new donor laws gets go ahead for treatment
The Queensland government says it's considering amendments to IVF legislation after some patients were told they would be unable to proceed with treatment under new laws.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Exit polls: RafaΕ Trzaskowski to narrowly win Polish presidential election first round
According to preliminary exit polls, the mayor of Warsaw RafaΕ Trzaskowski won the first round of the presidential election in Poland on Sunday, followed by Karol Nawrocki. The two politicians will face each other in the second round on 1 June.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Deadly blast rocks police station in eastern Syria, killing three: Report
Explosion reported in Al-Mayadeen, in the Deir az Zor countryside, also wounds several people.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Center-right wins Portugalβs election β but not a majority
The countryβs parliament will remain fractured, with the far-right Chega party and the Socialists tied for second place.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Italyβs Meloni scores diplomatic win as βbridge builderβ by bringing US, EU to same table
Meloni said she was βvery proudβ to host US Vice-President J.D. Vance and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to βstart a dialogueβ.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:NZ Budget 2025: economic forecasting is notoriously difficult, but global uncertainty is making it harder
Thereβs no crystal ball when it comes to the future of New Zealandβs economy. But to understand the upcoming budget, people need to understand why forecasting is so hard.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Poland vote: Pro-EU Trzaskowski narrowly ahead β exit polls
The election will decide whether Donald Tusk's government can implement reforms that have been stymied by conservative President Andrzej Duda since the government was elected about 18 months ago. DW has more.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:144 Palestinians killed since dawn in Gaza
144 Palestinians killed since dawn in Gaza The death toll in Gaza since dawn on Sunday has risen to 144, according to medical authorities in the besieged enclave. The chief of Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, also said a "gruesome milestone" has been reached as the death toll of Unrwa workers killed in Gaza passed 300. "The vast majority of staff were killed by the Israeli Army with their children &...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Clyburn denies Biden's decline: 'Never saw anything that I thought was unusual'
Rep. James Clyburn, a close confidant of former President Biden, defended Biden's cognitive abilities, citing their frequent interactions and Biden's ability to lead the country despite some reports of memory lapses.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Alcaraz beats Sinner in Italian Open to become the tennis king of Rome
The Spaniard beat the world number one, who returned to the court after a 104-day break.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Centrist Warsaw mayor narrowly wins Polish presidential vote β but runoff looms
Parties that oppose the government of PM Donald Tusk did better than those that back him β creating a problem for RafaΕ Trzaskowski.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Portugal general election: Ruling AD coalition in the lead while Chega closes in on second place
The final results showed the AD coalition won with 32% of the vote, followed by the Socialist Party at 23%. The far-right Chega party comes in third with 22.56%.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Trump blinked and Beijing knows it
China outmaneuvered the Trump administration's tariff war, securing a provisional halt to the escalating trade conflict through a diplomatic approach, allowing for a more predictable and rules-based global trade landscape.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:India: Outrage after Cambridge-educated Muslim academic arrested over online post
India: Outrage after Cambridge-educated Muslim academic arrested over online post Submitted by Imran Mulla on Sun, 05/18/2025 - 18:45 Ali Khan Mahmudabad was arrested after praising India's military operations against Pakistan while criticising attacks on Indian Muslims Ali Khan Mahmudabad, 42, is a British-educated associate professor of political science at Ashoka University (Ashoka University) Off Outrage has...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Romania election: Pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan wins runoff
Pro-EU Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan has won Sunday's presidential runoff against George Simion, the leader of the hard-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zinke says GOP budget wonβt harm the needy: 'People who deserve benefits are going to get the benefits'
Rep. Ryan Zinke expressed concern over the country's debt and advocated for states to shoulder the burden of federal programs like Medicaid and SNAP, while defending proposed Medicaid work requirements and the 2017 tax cuts.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:US ambassador to Ukraine quit over Trump administrationβs βappeasementβ approach
Bridget Brink on Friday wrote that she couldnβt in good faith adhere to the diplomatic instructions coming out of the Trump White House.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Three killed in Israeli attack on refugee camp
Three killed in Israeli attack on refugee camp An Israeli attack on a refugee camp in southern Gaza's al-Mawasi has killed at least three people, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. Many Palestinians are reportedly evacuating to western Gaza amid a series of Israeli air strikes. The International Committee of the Red Cross has called for βthe immediate respect and protection of civilians by all parties during increased...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:US authorities name California health clinic blast suspect
A bomb exploded near a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California, killing one person. The FBI characterized the explosion as an "act of terrorism," later identifying a 25-year-old as the suspect.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy meets with Vance and European leaders ahead of high-stakes Trump-Putin call
The discussions came as Russia launched what Ukraine called its largest drone barrage against Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022, after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire Friday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Argentinaβs Buenos Aires Vote in Key Legislative Elections for Far-righter Milei
Polling stations opened this Sunday at 08.00 local time (11.00 GMT) in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, that elects local representatives in key elections for the aspirations of the party of the ultra-rightist president Javier Milei to be the main representative of the Argentine right-wing. RELATED: SouthCom Chief Meets With Milei in Argentina Approximately [β¦]
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Airstrikes kill at least 103 people as Israel launches ‘extensive’ new ground offensive in Gaza
Israel launched βextensiveβ new ground operations inthe Gaza Stripwhile airstrikes in itsnew offensivekilled at least 103 people, including dozens of children, overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics said. The bombardment forced northern Gaza's main hospital to close as it reported direct strikes.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan defeats hard-right rival in Romania election
George Simion rejects exit poll soon after it is released, and doesn't concede presidential vote.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Romaniaβs pro-West candidate NicuΘor Dan wins presidential election in dramatic comeback
Stakes have never been this high in Romania's post-communist history, as Romanians voted in a crucial and polarised presidential election runoff on Sunday, in which centrist NicuΘor Dan faced nationalist George Simion.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Pro-EU moderate NicuΘor Dan wins Romanian presidential election stunner
Bucharest mayor fends off challenge from hard-right firebrand George Simion, who conceded defeat after initially declaring himself the winner.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Suspect believed to be only person killed in California fertility clinic blast, FBI says
The FBI said on Sunday that it believes the suspect in Saturday's explosion at a Californiafertility clinic, which it described as an"intentional act of terrorism,"was the only person killed in the incident.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Israel issues forced displacement orders for central Gaza
Israel issues forced displacement orders for central Gaza The Israeli military has issued forced displacement orders to Palestinian civilians in central-eastern Gaza. Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee designated multiple neighbourhoods in the area as red zones. "This is a final and preemptive warning before the attack," he said in a post on X. "We will attack with extreme force every area used to launch...
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Brexit set for a reset but with thorny issues kicked into the long grass
Plus, trade wars set the tone for G7 finance ministersβ gathering in Banff and M&S reports earnings
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