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East Timor votes in parliamentary election aiming to break political impasse
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Helmut Berger, Austrian actor and muse to Visconti, dies at 78
Helmut Berger, a golden-haired star of European cinema known for playing sinister but seductive characters in films by Italian master Luchino Visconti, his partner of more than…
Alaska Court Reconsiders 135-year Sentence Given To Teen Girl
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A lower court will reconsider the 135-year sentence given to a then-14-year-old girl four decades ago for her role in the shooting deaths of three…
Turkey elections: How Erdogan has reshaped Turkey over decades
Comment on this storyCommentTurkey will hold a runoff election on May 28 after an inconclusive first round Sunday saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the lead — but not over…
How to watch the Eurovision Song Contest like a pro
Stock up on buck’s fizz, polish the glitter ball and don the sequins — it’s time for the grand final of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. That’s right, folks. After…
Stop drunken shitposting, Ukraine tells top Russian official
Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev, who recently called for the killing of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, shouldn’t drink and post on social media, Ukraine’s…
Russia promises ‘harsh’ response after Poland seizes Warsaw building
Moscow on Saturday said there would be a “harsh” reaction and consequences for Poland’s interests in Russia, after Polish authorities seized a building near Moscow’s embassy in…
Hundreds of people were arrested in Turkey shortly before elections
At least 110 people were detained on Tuesday as part of an "anti-terrorist" operation, according to Turkish police.
The operation, which was said to target the Kurdistan…
Italy adopts state of emergency over migrants
Italy's cabinet on Tuesday announced a state of emergency on immigration following a "sharp rise" in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement said, in a move aimed at…
Why the Paris referendum doesn’t mean the end of e-scooters
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Parisians voted to ban shared e-scooters in the French capital — but the industry vows to keep…