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Who is Nicusor Dan, the pro-EU centrist who beat a nationalist in Romania’s tense presidential race?
Nicusor Dan, the former civic activist and pro-European Union centrist politician who defied the odds to decisively defeat a hard-right nationalist in Romania’s critical ...
Indiana man set for execution in state’s second since 2009
An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer is set to receive a lethal injection early Tuesday in the state’s second execution in 15 years. Benjamin ...
2 books celebrating New York City culture and community win the Gotham Prize
This year’s winners of the Gotham Book Prize celebrate New York City as experienced on foot, bus and train. Ian Frazier, author of “Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New ...
Critics say Trump’s religion agenda will benefit conservative Christians the most
White House Faith Office. A Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias. A Religious Liberty Commission. President Donald Trump has won plaudits from his base of conservative Christian supporters ...
Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They’ve long been a source of misinformation
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul how U.S. elections are run includes a somewhat obscure reference to the way votes are counted. Voting equipment, it ...
Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists
The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. The ...
Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 holiday rentals over rule violations
Spain’s government said on Monday that it had ordered Airbnb to block more than 65,000 holiday listings on its platform for having violated rules. The consumer rights ministry ...
More storms take aim at the central US after tornado deaths
The National Weather Service said a “multitude of hazardous weather” would impact the U.S. over the next several days.
Trump’s tariff onslaught casts shadow over European economy, even in best case scenario
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff offensive has led European officials to cut back their growth forecasts for this year and next — even in a best-case scenario ...
Trump’s clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powers
Tucked deep in the thousand-plus pages of the multitrillion-dollar budget bill is a paragraph curtailing a court’s greatest tool for forcing the government to obey its rulings: the power to ...
New pro-European president in Romania puts it back on a Western course, but fault lines remain
An upset presidential election victory in Romania on Sunday by a pro-European Union centrist over a hard-right nationalist eased fears among many in the Balkan nation ...
Portugal’s election brings another minority government and a far-right rise
Portugal’s president was due to convene the country’s political parties for consultations on Monday, after a general election delivered another minority government as well ...