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BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s hard-right nationalist George Simion and centrist Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan are neck-and-neck ahead of a May 18 presidential run-off that could have far-reaching consequences for the European Union, an opinion poll suggested on Tuesday. The eurosceptic Simion decisively won the first round of the ballot on May 4, with some 41% of the vote, triggering the resignation of …

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By Alan Charlish and Justyna Pawlak WARSAW (Reuters) – “Let’s shoot,” said Karol Nawrocki, before a heavy rock soundtrack kicked in and the camera switched to scenes of the presidential candidate backed by Poland’s main nationalist opposition party firing a variety of weapons. The video shared on the historian and amateur boxer’s social media accounts …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will announce who is attending proposed peace talks in Turkey on ending the war in Ukraine when President Vladimir Putin sees fit to, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, declining to say at this stage whether or not Putin will attend himself. Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine, and, after …

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PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czechs will hold parliamentary elections on October 3-4, President Petr Pavel said on Tuesday, setting the stage for a contest between the unpopular, centre-right governing coalition and a populist opposition allied with Europe’s far right. The opposition ANO party led by former Prime Minister Andrej Babis leads opinion polls by a wide …

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PARIS (Reuters) -A court in Paris found French film star Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault against one woman who had accused him on Tuesday. The ruling was still ongoing. Depardieu has denied wrongdoing. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Richard Lough)

By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Here are five takeaways from Monday’s first day of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ New York trial where he faces federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, could face life in prison if convicted of all five felony counts. VIDEO OF HOTEL ATTACK SHOWN …

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