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Socialist poised to defeat far-right leader in Portugal presidential vote, poll shows
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (322+ words) Portuguese presidential candidate of the Socialist Party, Antonio Jose Seguro, delivers a speech after leading the first round of Portugal's presidential election, in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Rodrigo Antunes LISBON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The "moderate Socialist candidate is poised…...
EU calls emergency envoys meeting for Sunday after Trump vows tariffs linked to Greenland
2+ week, 3+ day ago (151+ words) BRUSSELS, "Jan 17 (Reuters) - Ambassadors "from the European "Union's 27 countries will convene on Sunday for "an emergency "meeting after "U.S. President Donald Trump "vowed "a wave of "increasing tariffs on European allies "until the United States "is "allowed to buy Greenland. Read…...
Venezuela’s Nobel Prize-winner bets big on Trump as pressure builds on Maduro
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (1718+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -On January 6, 2025, four members of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's team piled onto a couch in a Capitol Hill office, across from Mike Waltz, who was soon to become Donald Trump's national security adviser. Machado made a…...
Zelenskiy says he asked Trump last year for long-range weapons if Russia rejects ceasefire
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (230+ words) FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and…...
Dirty fighters: keyboard warriors resorting to insults over ideas
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (331+ words) Saturday, 23 Aug 2025 BERLIN: Play the ball, not the man: the old saying, telling footballers to eschew cynical fouling, has been reapplied as a warning against personal attacks or ad hominems for almost as long as it has been used with…...
Factbox-How much territory does Russia control in Ukraine?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (785+ words) Wednesday, 13 Aug 2025 A still image, taken from footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be Russian soldiers waving a flag following the capture of Ukraine's Yablunivka (Yablonovka) settlement in the Donetsk region in the course…...
Zelenskiy discusses war supplies, Russia sanctions with US lawmakers
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (379+ words) Friday, 11 Jul 2025 (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had discussed improved air defences and intensified sanctions against Russia with two U.S. lawmakers who are backing a bill to impose tougher punitive measures against Moscow. Zelenskiy, writing early on Friday on…...
Trump, Zelenskiy discuss weapons, escalating Russian strikes
7+ mon, 2+ hour ago (274+ words) An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over the city during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed…...
A laughable American malaise
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (219+ words) The United States is the world's biggest economy, but it also has leaders who are still geographically ignorant. Their understanding of South-East Asia and Asia is quite farcical. Read full story A laughable American malaise Sunday, 20 Apr 2025 FIRST, US Vice-President…...
How did America get here?
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1168+ words) The American empire seems to be breaking under its own weight. How did it get here, and where is it going next? Read full story Sunday, 20 Apr 2025 Red carpet welcome: We embraced China's President Xi Jinping warmly this last week....