According to the official results of Portugal’s presidential election, no candidate secured an absolute majority. The country will therefore head to a second round on February 8. Based on results released by the Portuguese National Electoral Commission after 90 percent of the ballots were counted, António José Seguro, the candidate of the opposition Socialist Party,...
The European Commission is considering ways to allow Ukraine’s quick accession to the EU as part of a peace deal with Russia but without giving Kyiv full membership rights, which would only be “earned” after transition periods, EU officials said. The idea, which is at a very early stage, is intended as a possible gesture...
Russia’s Vostok battlegroup liberated the village of Priluki in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. “Units of the Vostok group of forces advanced into the depth of the enemy’s defenses and liberated the village of Priluki in the Zaporozhye region,” the ministry said in a statement. The liberation of the village...
Commenting on statements from Italy, France, and Germany emphasizing the need for dialogue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the development as a positive evolution. Speaking about remarks by Italian, French, and German officials calling for dialogue with Russia, Peskov stressed that the Kremlin views these signals as a positive change. Statements by Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry...
Ukraine’s government has agreed to broaden the tax base, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director of Communications Julie Kozack said at a briefing. Enacting legislation “to tax income earned through digital platforms, closing customs loopholes for consumer goods, and resuming and removing exemptions for VAT” is “critical to unlocking financing for its large needs,” underscored the...
French President Emmanuel Macron said that France has taken over the role of the United States in providing intelligence to Ukraine. The French leader also stated that “Europe should, in the short term, possess a weapon similar to Russia’s Oreshnik.” President Macron said that France has replaced the United States in supplying intelligence to Ukraine...
US President Donald Trump said that Zelensky is the main impediment to reaching a settlement in the Ukraine conflict, according to Reuters. Trump pointed out that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “ready to make a deal,” but when asked what is blocking progress, he replied simply: “Zelensky.” “We have to get Zelensky to go along...
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has identified a British intelligence officer who was sent to Russia under the guise of a “diplomat.” According to an FSB statement, Gareth Samuel Davis, whose job description was not officially declared, was sent to Russia under the cover of Second Secretary of the Administrative and Economic Department at the...
In a blue wooden house perched above Nuuk’s sprawling fjord, Liv Aurora Jensen sat in her living room surrounded by the trappings of Greenlandic life — handmade cutting boards and ceramics, and Greenland’s red and white flags tucked in beside a potted plant. With her husband Peter Jensen and their son Inuk, she waited in...
As U.S. threats against Iran continue amid ongoing protests, a notable move has come from the United Kingdom. A spokesperson for the UK government announced the development by stating, “We have temporarily closed the British Embassy in Tehran.” Following U.S. threats of attacks against Iran, the United Kingdom has temporarily closed its Embassy in Tehran....