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Four men were sentenced in Berlin yesterday for storing weapons intended for attacks in Europe, linked to Hamas. They received prison terms ranging from four to six years for membership in a foreign terrorist organisation.
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Far-right parties in Denmark have seen significant gains in recent elections this morning, with the Danish People’s Party tripling its vote share. Outgoing Prime Minister Frederiksen’s administration may face challenges in forming a new coalition.
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Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has condemned a covert intelligence operation against his party this morning. Investigations into two IT specialists linked to the party have raised serious concerns ahead of upcoming elections in the European Union.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland for the second time, following intense debates in the Dáil (Ireland’s lower house of Parliament). The Dáil faced multiple suspensions on Wednesday due to heated exchanges between the government and opposition parties.
A Paris court sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in prison on Thursday…
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, who was set to be nominated, accused Sinn Féin and other opposition TDs (MPs) of orchestrating the disruption. He called the delay ‘premeditated, coordinated, and choreographed.’
Fico’s claims, based on what he described as a classified intelligence report, came ahead of a no-confidence motion against his government. The motion was abandoned after the parliamentary session was held in secret at Fico’s request, prompting the opposition to walk out in protest.
A two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man were killed in a stabbing at Schöntal Park in Aschaffenburg, Germany. Two others, including a child, were seriously injured.
On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump claimed his efforts to resolve the conflict would be a “very big favor” to Russia and its president. He previously vowed to negotiate a settlement to the war, which began in 2014 and escalated with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, within a single day.
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