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Romanian election results: Trump fan George Simion wins first round

Romanian election results: Trump fan George Simion wins first round

The hard-right chief qualifies for the presidential runoff, with establishment candidate Crin Antonescu and centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan currently fighting for second place.

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Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner ... who's banned from Ukraine

Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner … who’s banned from Ukraine

Kyiv can’t guarantee safety of foreign leaders on May 9 in Moscow, Zelenskyy says

Europe needs to up its space game to fend off Musk, Russia and China

Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal? 

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Trump still wants Canada and Greenland; says attack on Canada ‘highly unlikely’

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Russian hacker group attacks Romanian government websites on election day

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UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China,’ Trump’s trade adviser says

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Trump wants the credit, but not the blame, for US economy

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Moscow has means to bring Ukraine war to ‘logical conclusion,’ Putin says

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Marco Rubio’s esteem is rising in Trump world — at a cost

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Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church's power base

Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church’s power base

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Here we go again! How to watch Romania’s do-over election like a pro

Here we go again! How to watch Romania’s do-over election like a pro

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Editors’ picks

How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election

How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election

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Who can beat Romanian nationalist presidential candidate George Simion?

Who can beat Romanian nationalist presidential candidate George Simion?

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White House posts AI image of Trump as pope

White House posts AI image of Trump as pope

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The ultra conservatives wanting to make the Vatican great again

The ultra conservatives wanting to make the Vatican great again

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Save our Steel: Trump’s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act

Save our Steel: Trump’s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act

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Want to grab Trump's attention? Europe's politicians try Newsmax

Want to grab Trump’s attention? Europe’s politicians try Newsmax

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Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations

Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations

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White House posts AI image of Trump as pope

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Right wing loses Australian election with Labor’s Albanese set to remain PM

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Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church’s power base

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Moscow has means to bring Ukraine war to ‘logical conclusion,’ Putin says

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Kyiv can’t guarantee safety of foreign leaders on May 9 in Moscow, Zelenskyy says

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How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election

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‘Gloves off’: A former Trump trade official on his China fight

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Why the next pope may be a ‘break’ from the past

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France

France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports

France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports

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French interior minister under fire for slow response to deadly mosque stabbing

French interior minister under fire for slow response to deadly mosque stabbing

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Macron's office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now

Macron’s office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now

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The Continent

Financing scandal rocks Greece's ruling party

Financing scandal rocks Greece’s ruling party

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Trump’s tariffs could sink gas deal with Europe, top energy boss warns

Trump’s tariffs could sink gas deal with Europe, top energy boss warns

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The mechanics behind Spain’s mega-blackout

The mechanics behind Spain’s mega-blackout

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MAGA man leads the field before Romanian election rerun

MAGA man leads the field before Romanian election rerun

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Britain

Can Nigel Farage keep on winning, all the way to Downing Street?

Can Nigel Farage keep on winning, all the way to Downing Street?

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While Farage surges, Labour sticks to its guns

While Farage surges, Labour sticks to its guns

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Britain and France do a tiny fist bump as Trump shifts against Putin

Britain and France do a tiny fist bump as Trump shifts against Putin

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Washington

Trump nominates Waltz to be UN ambassador

Trump nominates Waltz to be UN ambassador

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‘Inviting a recession': Kamala Harris assails Trump over economy, democracy in return to stage

‘Inviting a recession’: Kamala Harris assails Trump over economy, democracy in return to stage

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Trump: 'I'd like to be pope'

Trump: ‘I’d like to be pope’

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Brussels

Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries

Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries

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Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don't punish neighbors

Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don’t punish neighbors

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Manfred Weber secures second term atop Europe's most powerful party

Manfred Weber secures second term atop Europe’s most powerful party

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EU views break from US as 'unrealistic' amid global tech race

EU views break from US as ‘unrealistic’ amid global tech race

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Germany

Trump team clashes with Berlin over AfD designation as right-wing extremist

Trump team clashes with Berlin over AfD designation as right-wing extremist

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The AfD is a right-wing extremist group, German intelligence agency says

The AfD is a right-wing extremist group, German intelligence agency says

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Merz announces first German Cabinet choices

Merz announces first German Cabinet choices

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Trump's trade policy offers the EU an unexpected opportunity — if it can grab it
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Trump’s trade policy offers the EU an unexpected opportunity — if it can grab it

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Europe’s diplomatic blind spot: Kallas’ visit to Baku
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Europe’s diplomatic blind spot: Kallas’ visit to Baku

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An ugly Ukraine deal was predictable — but this will merely pause Russia’s revanchism
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An ugly Ukraine deal was predictable — but this will merely pause Russia’s revanchism

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Why Gen Z cares about the next pope — and what it says about the Church
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Why Gen Z cares about the next pope — and what it says about the Church

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