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Honduran centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla alleged fraud in the country’s highly contested presidential vote on Thursday after his Trump-backed rival Nasry Asfura pulled narrowly past him overnight. Nasralla, in a post on social media, said the screen displaying the vote data went blank at 3.24am and alleged “an algorithm changed the data”, giving the higher tally to Asfura after Nasralla …

The chilling final sound heard on a radio before a pilot and his daughter died in a plane crash has emerged. Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter, Serena Wurm, 22, were on their way to Jamaica to deliver aid to victims of Hurricane Melissa when the aircraft smashed into a lake in Coral Springs, Florida, on November 10. The US …

Federica Mogherini has stepped down after being charged with corruption in Belgium Former EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini has stepped down from her post at the College of Europe, days after being charged with corruption. Mogherini, who was detained for questioning on Tuesday, served as both European Commission vice president and the bloc’s foreign policy chief from 2014 to 2019, …

The strongest public support for quitting the bloc is in France and Poland, a survey shows France and Poland have become major centers of skepticism about the EU and show growing public support for leaving the bloc, according to a new survey conducted across nine member states. In France, 27% of respondents said they want the country to exit the …

Israel on Thursday was cleared to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to follow through on their threats to withdraw from the competition over the war in Gaza. After a meeting in Geneva, contest organiser the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided not to call a vote on Israel’s involvement and said it had …

A woman has been charged with murder after a newborn baby was allegedly thrown from the eleventh floor of a block of flats. Police accuse the woman, who they have only identified using her surname, Xia, of killing her son because she was upset after breaking up with her boyfriend. The 22-year-old delivered her baby at home in Taichung City, …

Sofia Lyskun cited political pressure to cut ties with Russia as among the reasons for her decision European diving champion Sofia Lyskun has renounced her Ukrainian citizenship and received a Russian passport, citing political pressure in Ukraine to cut ties with Russia as among the reasons for the move. According to Lyskun, she was repeatedly reprimanded for staying in touch …

A Hong Kong police senior inspector is fighting for his life after falling ill following a diving test to join the elite “Flying Tigers” squad in waters off Lamma Island. The 31‑year‑old officer was taking part in the advanced selection test for the Special Duties Unit, known as the Flying Tigers, which involved diving, swimming and underwater tasks at noon …

Vladimir Putin has been left humiliated after a former top commander of the Russian Army publicly blasted the country’s invasion of Ukraine for the first time. Vladimir Chirkin, the ex-commander-in-chief of Russia’s Ground Forces, has broken ranks to openly claim Russia’s initial invasion strategy was a failure, while also taking aim at one of Putin’s key right-hand men in the …

The facility in Denmark is being built by Fire Point, which is reportedly under investigation over potential links to a corruption scandal Fire Point, the Ukrainian defense contractor behind the long-range Flamingo cruise missile, has broken ground on a military facility in Denmark, despite allegations linking the firm to a graft scandal in Ukraine’s energy sector, according to media reports. …