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Sweden blames pro-Russian group for cyberattack last year on its energy infrastructure
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (300+ words) Sweden said Wednesday that a pro-Russian group with links to Russia's security and intelligence services was behind a cyberattack on a heating plant last year. The announcement followed warnings from officials in Poland, Norway, Denmark and Latvia that Russia is…...
After criticizing the pope, Trump slams Italy's Meloni over lack of support for Iran war
3+ hour ago (889+ words) After chastising Pope Leo XIV, Trump turned his ire on Meloni, long one of his closest European allies, for calling his papal broadside "unacceptable" and not backing the U. S. -Israel war on Iran. "I thought she had courage," Trump said in…...
Hungary's Magyar says new government could take power at beginning of May
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (479+ words) Posted today at 6: 19am Following Magyar and his center-right Tisza party's landslide victory in Sunday's election in which it won a two-thirds parliamentary majority, the opposition leader has pushed for the transfer of power to occur as quickly as possible. Under…...
Ukraine retakes 50 sq km of territory in March, army chief says
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (327+ words) Posted today at 5: 32am April 15 (Reuters) " Ukraine regained control of nearly 50 sq km (19 sq miles) of its territory from Russia in March, its army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Wednesday, building on its gains since the start of the year. He…...
Hungary election winner Magyar expects to form government by mid-May
9+ hour, 26+ min ago (148+ words) Posted today at 3: 34am BUDAPEST, April 15 (Reuters) " Election winner Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that President Tamas Sulyok would ask him at the inaugural session of parliament to form Hungary's next government, which could be sworn in by the middle of…...
King Charles to head to US to woo Trump and restore "closest of friendships
22+ hour, 34+ min ago (720+ words) Posted today at 3: 03pm By Michael Holden and Suzanne Plunkett LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) " King Charles will have tea and a private meeting with President Donald Trump during his U. S. state visit later this month, as the British government hopes his "soft power…...
War spurs EU plan for electricity tax cuts, faster shift from fossil fuels, draft shows
1+ day, 32+ min ago (489+ words) Posted today at 12: 44pm BRUSSELS, April 14 (Reuters) " The European Union plans to reduce electricity taxes and expand clean technologies faster to cut consumers" exposure to soaring oil and gas prices, as part of its plan to offset'the Iran war"s energy…...
Hungarians "write history" in election that Tisza will win, opposition leader says
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (153+ words) Posted today at 1: 23am BUDAPEST, April 12 (Reuters) " Hungarians will write history at an election on Sunday when they choose "between East and West" and the opposition Tisza party will win the vote, party leader Peter Magyar told reporters after casting his…...
Polls open in Hungary in a key election that could unseat populist Prime Minister Orb'n
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (732+ words) Posted yesterday at 11: 19pm It's a key moment for Orb'n, the European Union's longest-serving leader and one of its biggest antagonists, who has traveled a long road from his early days as a liberal, anti-Soviet firebrand to the Russia-friendly nationalist admired…...
Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia, US
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (600+ words) Posted today at 5: 04pm By Justyna Pawlak and Gergely Szakacs Orban n L8 N3 ZL0 R8, a eurosceptic nationalist, has carved out a model of an "illiberal democracy" seen as a blueprint by Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and its admirers in Europe....