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Europe
EUROPE MORNING BRIEFING
Concerns over the Strait of Hormuz’s geopolitical significance heighten this morning. The European Union is monitoring developments as tensions escalate in the region.
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he will meet…
EUROPE MORNING BRIEFING
This morning we look at the sprawling concerns of young Europeans, findings from the Allianz Foundation reveal that young Europeans predominantly identify with the political centre, especially in Italy and Germany, amidst a general sense of European identity.
Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister, has announced his immediate resignation as party leader and plans to step down as taoiseach once his successor from Fine Gael is appointed.
Portugal set for centre-right minority government The President of Portugal has extended an invitation to…
West condemns Russian election and have strongly criticized the outcome of Russia’s presidential election.
The eruption unleashed powerful and rapid lava flows beginning late Saturday, although the flows have been characterised as “slow and steady” since Sunday morning, according to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO).
Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term as president in a landslide victory. He won 87% of the vote, in an election that saw three candidates stand against him – but many in the West argue that the three opposition candidates were not genuine contenders.
According to Czech authorities, there were 28 reported cases of whooping cough in the first week of January. This number has now surged to 3,084 – the highest seen since 1963.
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