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politico.eu > article > sweden-exit-poll-election-magdalena-andersson

Sweden exit poll: Left on course for election win in blow to far right

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (461+ words) Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is heading for a comeback as prime minister in charge of a left-wing coalition, exit polling suggests. STOCKHOLM — Former center-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is on course to retake power in Sweden as exit polling…...

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politico.eu > article > suspect-russia-spy-drone-attack-in-leipzig-halle-airport-germany

Suspected Russian spy behind drone attack in Leipzig

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (588+ words) A Belarusian citizen and a Russian national linked to the country’s military intelligence services have been identified as the main suspects in the August drone attack. German security authorities have identified with a high degree of probability a Belarusian citizen…...

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politico.eu > article > donald-trump-calls-on-ukraine-to-halt-attacks-on-russian-oil-refineries

Trump calls on Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (610+ words) The U.S. president denied that his war on Iran was responsible for surging diesel prices, but a senior European official said Trump was using Kyiv as a scapegoat. DOONBEG, Ireland — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukraine to stop…...

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politico.eu > article > russia-attacks-gas-station-passenger-train-near-ukraine-poland-border

Russian drone hits passenger train headed from Kyiv to Warsaw

10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (340+ words) BRUSSELS — Russian drones attacked a crossing point on the Polish-Ukrainian border on Sunday morning, hitting a passenger train two kilometers from the frontier in Volyn Oblast. Ukraine’s state rail operator confirmed that a strike hit the locomotive of a passenger…...

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politico.eu > article > how-to-watch-sweden-election-like-pro

How to watch Sweden’s election like a pro

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1257+ words) Latest polls put Sunday’s vote in NATO’s newest member on a knife-edge. STOCKHOLM — Millions of Swedes will vote in a tense general election on Sunday that is set to deliver a new left-wing government or bring far-right ministers into power…...

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politico.eu > article > donald-trump-says-he-would-love-to-see-united-ireland

Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (190+ words) “It’s going to happen eventually”, the U.S. president said in Dublin during a golf-focused trip to the long-divided island. DUBLIN — U.S. President Donald Trump waded into another age-old conflict Saturday, declaring on a golf-focused visit to Ireland that…...

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politico.eu > article > ireland-us-president-donald-trump-irish-open-golf

Ireland aims to avoid the rough with golf-mad Trump

3+ day, 36+ min ago   (929+ words) Irish authorities hope to shield Trump from protesters and keep his focus on the Irish Open golf tournament at his own Atlantic resort. DUBLIN — Ireland is girding itself to offer U.S. President Donald Trump the country’s legendary “hundred thousand welcomes…...

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politico.eu > article > eu-in-space-going-boldly-where-plenty-of-people-have-gone-before

EU in space: Going boldly where plenty of people have gone before

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (494+ words) In space, no one can hear you regulate. Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. The world is such a burning dumpster fire that perhaps Europe is right to be casting envious glances toward space. The European Union is already…...

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politico.eu > article > poland-prime-minister-donald-tusk-warns-of-further-attacks-after-direct-threat-averted-polish-ukrainian-border

Tusk warns of future attacks after ‘direct threat’ averted at Poland-Ukraine border

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (422+ words) Polish prime minister spoke of U.S. intel pointing to various scenarios, not just on the Russia-Ukraine border but the whole Eastern flank. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a ‘direct threat’ was averted at a border crossing with Ukraine on Wednesday…...

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politico.eu > article > kazakhstan-eurovision-2027-not-qualified-for-entry-ebu

Kazakhstan can’t sing its way into Eurovision in 2027

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (349+ words) The EBU says the country “does not qualify for full membership at this time.” Kazakhstan’s hopes of Eurovision glory next year have hit a bureaucratic wall. The European Broadcasting Union said Thursday that state-owned broadcaster Khabar Agency does not qualify…...