A pivotal presidential election on Sunday in Poland was too close to call, with exit polls putting the two contenders nearly neck and neck as voting ended and an official count of the ballots began.
Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of Warsaw,…
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Authorities in Saudi Arabia are cracking down on illegal journeys to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage after a larger number of deaths last year due to extreme summer heat. They have thus far denied entry to 269,678 Muslims without Hajj permits.
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Activist Greta Thunberg and 11 other people have set sail for Gaza on board a flotilla. The group aims to bring in some aid and raise “international awareness” of the situation in the enclave.
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Jakub Krupa
For all the understandable focus on the exit poll at 9pm (8pm BST), let’s face one thing: yes, it will give us an indication on where the…
France erupted in scenes of jubilation as Paris St.-Germain became the first French team in 32 years to win the Champions League, Europe’s most coveted club soccer trophy, but the joy descended into violence that left two people dead and more…