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BARRY HATTON

BARRY HATTON

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Economy|Election|Europe|Political

Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, triggering early election amid prolonged instability

Portugal’s minority government has lost a confidence vote in parliament, forcing its resignation and bringing the European Union country’s third general election in three years

Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, triggering early election amid prolonged instability
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv

The Kremlin says senior American and Russian officials will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine

Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv
Europe|Political|US|World

Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present

Russian officials and state media have taken a triumphant tone after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year-long war in Ukraine

Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present
Americas|Europe|Political|World

Russia claims it's taken another eastern Ukraine town. Kyiv officials make no comment

Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its forces have captured the coal mining town of Toretsk, their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where Ukrainian defenses are creaking

Russia claims it's taken another eastern Ukraine town. Kyiv officials make no comment
Europe|News|World

Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies

The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia

Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies
Europe|News|World

Russia tightens the noose on Ukraine's city of Avdiivka where outnumbered defenders are holding out

Ukrainian troops in a strategic eastern city are under intense pressure as Russian forces tighten the noose around Avdiivka

Russia tightens the noose on Ukraine's city of Avdiivka where outnumbered defenders are holding out
Election|Europe

Corruption scandals cast a shadow over Portugal’s early general election and may favor populists

The official two-week campaign period before Portugal’s early general election has begun

Corruption scandals cast a shadow over Portugal’s early general election and may favor populists
Science|Technology

Meet Ukraine’s small but lethal weapon lifting morale: unmanned sea drones packed with explosives

Uncrewed, remote-controlled boats have been around since the end of World War II

Meet Ukraine’s small but lethal weapon lifting morale: unmanned sea drones packed with explosives
Election|Europe

Portugal's anger over corruption and the economy could benefit a radical right party in election

Corruption is a key issue in Portugal's early general election on Sunday

Portugal's anger over corruption and the economy could benefit a radical right party in election
Election|Europe|News

Portugal is electing a new parliament and government. Here’s what to know about the major issues

Portugal is holding an early general election on Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters will elect 230 lawmakers, who will then choose a new government

Portugal is electing a new parliament and government. Here’s what to know about the major issues
Economy|Election|Europe|News

Portugal’s election could add momentum to Europe’s drift to the right due to corruption, hardship

Portugal is holding a general election Sunday against a backdrop of corruption scandals and economic hardship that have eroded faith in moderate mainstream parties

Portugal’s election could add momentum to Europe’s drift to the right due to corruption, hardship
Election|Europe|News|Political

Portugal’s center-right wins an election but surging populists want a say in the government

A center-right alliance led by the Social Democratic Party has won Portugal’s general election by a slender margin

Portugal’s center-right wins an election but surging populists want a say in the government
Europe|News|Political|World

Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution army coup that brought democracy

Military vehicles and red carnations return to the streets and squares of downtown Lisbon on Thursday as Portugal reenacts dramatic moments from the army coup that brought democracy 50 years ago

Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution army coup that brought democracy
Europe|News|Political|World

Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days during a whirlwind tour of three European Union countries

Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit
Europe|News|US|World

Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the US

After almost 30 months of war with Russia, Ukraine’s difficulties on the battlefield are mounting even as its vital support from the United States is increasingly at the mercy of changing political winds

Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the US
Crime|Europe|News|Political|World

One of the F-16s helping Ukraine fight Russia has crashed. Here’s what to know about their role

One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed while countering a Russian barrage, killing the pilot

One of the F-16s helping Ukraine fight Russia has crashed. Here’s what to know about their role
Europe|News|World

Fugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says he plans to return to his country on Thursday despite the likelihood of being arrested on his return

Fugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid
Europe|News|World

Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont, a fugitive since 2017, returns to Spain. But then he vanishes again

Police have launched a manhunt in Barcelona for ex-Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont

Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont, a fugitive since 2017, returns to Spain. But then he vanishes again
Europe|News|Political|World

Russia declares an emergency in Kursk, under attack by Ukraine. 14 die in a Russian strike on a mall

Russia has declared a “federal-level” emergency in the Kursk region following a large-scale incursion from Ukraine and sent reinforcements there

Russia declares an emergency in Kursk, under attack by Ukraine. 14 die in a Russian strike on a mall
Europe|News|World

Ukraine’s surprise cross-border incursion seen as a tactical reply to Russia's grinding gains

Russia’s army has in recent months made an unrelenting effort to punch through Ukrainian defenses at selected points along the front line in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s surprise cross-border incursion seen as a tactical reply to Russia's grinding gains
Europe|News|World

Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won't occupy land

The Russian Defense Ministry says its forces have checked an effort by Kyiv’s troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won't occupy land
News|World

Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate eastern city of Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in

Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk have urged civilians to speed up their evacuation because the Russian army is quickly closing in on what has for months been one of Moscow’s key targets

Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate eastern city of Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in
Europe|Political|World

Latest 'massive' Russian aerial attack cuts power to 1 million homes in Ukraine

Ukrainian officials say Russia has conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power

Latest 'massive' Russian aerial attack cuts power to 1 million homes in Ukraine
Europe|Political|World

German leader Scholz vows more Ukraine aid and defends his phone call with Putin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited Ukraine for the first time in more than two years and vowed to keep supporting Kyiv in the war

German leader Scholz vows more Ukraine aid and defends his phone call with Putin

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