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A far-right win is real possibility in eastern European state on same day as votes in Poland, Portugal and Montenegro
Romanians have started voting in a pivotal presidential run-off that could radically alter their country’s strategic alignment and economic prospects, as voters in Poland and Portugal also prepare to cast their ballots in a European electoral “super Sunday”.
The Romanian contest, the most consequential of the three, pits a brash, EU-critical, Trump-admiring populist against a centrist independent in a knife-edge vote that analysts have called most important in the country’s post-communist history.
World leaders to attend papal mass in Rome as first US pontiff receives fisher’s ring and wool pallium
An estimated 250,000 pilgrims and a host of world leaders and royals, including the US vice-president, JD Vance, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, and Britain’s Prince Edward, are expected to attend St Peter’s Square for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV.
The service, which begins on Sunday at 10am local time, marks the official start of the papacy of the first US pontiff in the history of the Roman Catholic church.
Residents of India-administered Kashmir worry root cause of conflict remains and return of violence is inevitable
A week after fleeing artillery fire from across the border, Rina Begum returned to find her home in Kashmir devastated. The walls were cracked, the roof crumbling, windows blown inward, and glass shards scattered across the floor, mingling with the ashes of her daughter’s books.
The 45-year-old gazed out through a fractured window frame at the looming mountains. “Hell has been raining down from there,” she said.
Injuries, slumps and underperformance can sink a fantasy baseball season, but they also create opportunities to snag rebound candidates who could turn things around. Two outfielders, Josh Lowe of the Rays and Michael Harris II of the Braves, stand out as players with the potential to deliver significant returns for fantasy managers willing to bet…
A sailing ship from the Mexican Navy crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, injuring 19 people on May 17, authorities said.
Jets center Mark Scheifele opened the scoring Saturday with a goal the day after finding out his father, Brad, unexpectedly died.
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