🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷 Donald Trump said he would speak to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Monday following the talks between the two sides in Turkey.


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🇰🇷 In a Facebook post, former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol announced he is leaving the conservative People Power Party (PPP) following bad results in opinion polls.

According to a Gallup Korea poll released on Friday, some 29% supported PPP presidential candidate Kim Moon Soo, compared to 51% for liberal frontrunner Lee.


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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 In an interview with CBS News, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that Trump wants to hold a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as soon as possible and the two sides must determine when and where such a meeting will take place.


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🇺🇸🇻🇪 The US Supreme Court has barred the Trump administration from quickly resuming deportations from a north Texas detention facility.

The justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation that the administration says makes them eligible for rapid removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.


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🇪🇺🇬🇷 I am generally not a big fan of the contest considering its identity politics and its double standards, not to mention quality of songs has generally dropped in recent years.

But our entrance for this year is quite decent; the song draws inspiration from the Pontic genocide, has a catchy tune and Klavdia has a great voice. So if you are voting, make sure to consider it.


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🇱🇾 Several ministers within Libya’s Tripoli-based government have resigned in support of the protesters calling for PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah to step down.


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🇺🇸 FBI bomb technicians are investigating after an explosion in Palm Springs, California, today left a swath of destruction near a fertility clinic.

The blast happened just before 11 a.m. local time on North Indian Canyon Drive near East Tachevah Drive, near an American Reproductive Centers facility. Dr. Maher Abdallah, who runs the clinic, said all staff were safe.


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🇪🇺🇬🇷 Congratulations to Klavdia and the well-deserved 6th place, she represented our nation well with a song that highlights the struggles of many of our compatriots.

Obviously won’t comment on the rest.


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🇷🇴 Today is the second round of the presidential election in Romania.

📃 Main parties and candidates:
💛 George Simion (AUR): incumbent MP for AUR
💙 Nicușor Dan (Independent): incumbent Mayor of Bucharest

📊 Polls show both candidates deadlocked:
🗳 Simion: 48-53%
🗳 Dan: 48-52%

🗳 Polls will remain open until 21:00 EEST.

🇻🇦 Pope Leo XIV has officially begun his pontificate as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church, receiving the traditional symbols of papal authority: the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium, a woolen band adorned with embroidered crosses.
This ancient and solemn rite marks the formal commencement of his role as the spiritual shepherd of over a billion Catholics worldwide.


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🇵🇱 Another election is held in Poland, which is also presidential.

📃 Main parties and candidates:
💙 Karol Nawrocki (PiS): incumbent President of the Institute of National Rememberance
🧡 Rafał Trzaskowski (PO): incumbent Mayor of Warsaw
💙 Sławomir Mentzen (Konfederacja): chairman of NN
💛 Szymon Hołownia (PL2050): incumbent Marshal of the Sejm
❤️ Magdalena Biejat (Lewica): deputy Marshal of the Senate
💜 Adrian Zandberg (Razem): co-leader of Razem
💛 Grzegorz Braun (KKP): incumbent MEP, leader of KKP

🗳 The campaign focused on foreign policy, with a clash between pro-European and Eurosceptic parties, and social values, with liberals supporting abortion and LGBT people, while conservatives backing up traditional values.

📊 Latest polls indicate a Trzaskowski lead, with a fierce battle expected at the second round with Nawrocki:
🗳 Trzaskowski: 28-33%
🗳 Nawrocki: 22-26%
🗳 Mentzen: 10-13%
🗳 Hołownia: 5-8%
🗳 Biejat: 4-6%
🗳 Zandberg: 4-6%
🗳 Braun: 3-5%

🗳 Polls will remain open until 21:00 CEST. There will be a second round if no candidate reached 50%.

🇵🇹 The last election we’ll cover today is in Portugal and people will vote for the Assembly of the Republic and the next government.

📃 Main parties and candidates:
💙 PSD/CDS (Liberal Conservatism): Luís Montenegro (incumbent Prime Minister)
❤️ PS (Social Democracy): Pedro Nuno Santos
🖤 Chega (National Conservatism): André Ventura
💙 IL (Liberalism): Rui Rocha
❤️ BE (Democratic Socialism): Mariana Mortágua
❤️ CDU (Communism): Paulo Raimundo
💚 LIVRE (Green Politics): Rui Tavares
💚 PAN (Environmentalism): Inês de Sousa Real

🗳 The topics that dominated the campaign were the housing crisis, quality of health services and government stability. Voter apathy is expected to play a role in the election’s outcome.

📊 Polls indicate a lead for PSD/CDS although it won’t guarantee the formation of a government:
🗳 PSD/CDS: 28-33%
🗳 PS: 24-28%
🗳 Chega: 15-17%
🗳 IL: 5-7%
🗳 LIVRE: 3-5%
🗳 BE: 2-3%
🗳 CDU: 2-3%
🗳 PAN: 0.5-1%

🗳 Polls will remain open until 20:00 UTC. There is no electoral threshold.

🇱🇧🟡🗳 The Hezbollah–Amal Movement electoral list scores a significant win in Baalbek.


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