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After a far-right pro-Russia candidate secured a surprise lead in Romania’s presidential election Monday, the eastern European NATO member is bracing for a high-stakes parliamentary vote on Sunday, amid fears it could bring about a strategic shift in the country.Calin Georgescu was in pole position with almost 23 percent after the first round of voting, …

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Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday moved to dismiss the federal cases against US President-elect Donald Trump — including one for election subversion — citing an official policy of not prosecuting a sitting president.Trump, 78, was accused of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden and mishandling classified …

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Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday moved to dismiss the case against US President-elect Donald Trump for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden.Smith, in a filing with the judge in Washington presiding over the historic case, said it should be dropped in light of a long-standing …

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A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday near the Lithuanian capital’s airport, killing one crew member, with Germany raising the possibility of outside involvement in the disaster. While authorities stopped short of linking the tragedy to a recent series of sabotage cases, Lithuanian officials have in past weeks probed alleged acts of incendiary devices being planted on …

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday he was “optimistic” for a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, as Middle East tensions dominated a G7 meeting near Rome.The Group of Seven foreign ministers also discussed the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Hamas military chief.US Secretary of State Antony …

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European grocery shoppers are at risk of “being fooled” by a proliferation of confusing and sometimes misleading food labels, EU auditors said Monday, calling on the bloc to improve current rules.Labelling in the EU is meant to give consumers accurate and honest information on the contents of their food so they can make informed decisions …

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Egyptian authorities said 17 people including foreigners were missing after a tourist yacht capsized off the country’s Red Sea coast on Monday, with 28 others rescued.The vessel, which was carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities and a 14-member crew, sent out a distress call at 5:30 am (0330 GMT), said a statement from Egypt’s Red …

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A far-right, pro-Russia candidate took a surprise lead Monday in Romania’s presidential election, bolstering his party’s hopes for a parliamentary vote this week that could usher in a strategic shift for the east European NATO member.Calin Georgescu was in pole position with 23 percent after the first round of voting on Sunday, a political earthquake …

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A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday near the Lithuanian capital’s airport, killing one crew member, but authorities stopped short of linking the tragedy to a recent series of sabotage cases.Lithuanian officials have in past weeks probed alleged acts of incendiary devices being planted on cargo planes.The plane, which had arrived from the German city of …

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Germany’s Olaf Scholz was Monday officially named to lead his Social Democrats into February elections, but the embattled chancellor faces a tough fight to win a second term.The way had been cleared for Scholz to become the SPD’s chancellor candidate after his popular defence minister, Boris Pistorius, ruled himself out of the race last week.The …

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