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Russia’s state statistical agency, Rosstat, reported on Friday that first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth was only 1.4 percent, a steep decline from 4.5 percent growth in the last quarter of 2024.

Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Leo XIV on Monday and gave the Chicago-born pontiff a Bears football jersey inscribed with his title.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Ukraine and Russia would begin negotiations toward a ceasefire and suggested that talks could take place at the Vatican.

British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has hailed a “new era” with the European Union as he unveiled a post-Brexit “reset” deal on Monday. Yet opponents have accused the left-wing government of “surrendering” to Brussels on key areas, including granting the bloc access to UK fishing waters for over a decade.

Reverend Franklin Graham is asking people to pray for President Donald Trump as he prepares for important conversations with the goal of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Rock star Bruce Springsteen has refused to quit his criticism of the USA under President Donald Trump after being told to “keep his mouth shut.”

The moderators of the Reddit community dedicated to the Eurovision Song Contest shut down the page entirely for 12 hours after the Grand Final in the early morning hours of Sunday due to “hate speech and strong emotional reactions.”

Trump will speak with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Monday. The Kremlin confirms their conversation is fixed for 10AM Eastern. 

Portugal’s populist anti-immigration Chega Party has scored its best ever election result with a record vote share confirmed Monday that marked the end of the country’s two-party dominance.

UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer continued his hardline rhetoric on migration over the weekend, admitting that the country has become “addicted to cheap” migrant workers to the detriment of young Britons. Yet the PM is reportedly on the cusp of a deal to open up more young migration from the EU to Britain.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) began its annual nine-day meeting Monday on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, with upwards of eight thousand attendees flying in for the event from all around the world. The elites gathered as the United Nations subsidiary began crying poor and publicly doubting its ability to ever again meet crises like the coronavirus epidemic after U.S. funding cuts struck at the heart of its finances.

Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan is projected to have won a surprise victory over populist frontrunner George Simion in Sunday’s presidential elections in Romania. In contrast, the self-described “pro-Trump” candidate in the Polish elections held on the same day secured a slot in the second round of voting next month.

Self-described pro-Trump candidate Karol Nawrocki is projected to advance to the second round of voting in the Polish presidential elections after a strong finish.

Klarna, the Swedish fintech giant, has successfully leveraged artificial intelligence to optimize its workforce, leading to a significant 40 percent decrease in employee headcount, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.

Vice President JD Vance greeted Pope Leo XIV on Sunday for the Catholic leader’s inaugural mass in Vatican City, accompanied by his wife, second lady Usha Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Rubio.

France’s civil aviation authority asked airlines to reduce flights by 40% at Paris-Orly airport on Sunday evening after air traffic control systems suffered a breakdown.

The left-wing UK Labour government is comprised of “absolute losers” according to Sir Elton John, with the rock legend revealing Sunday he feels “incredibly betrayed” over plans to exempt technology firms from copyright laws.

During Sunday’s Mass of Inauguration, Pope Leo XIV called for a “united Church” to foster peace throughout the world and for the faithful to “walk towards God and love one another”.

A second suspect was arrested Saturday on arson charges in connection with a series of fires targeting property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, police said.

Russia overnight into Sunday launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire.

In an address to members of the Vatican’s Diplomatic Corps, Pope Leo XIV stressed the fundamental importance of the union between men and women as the bedrock of civilisation. The Pontiff argued that governments should invest in family formation to foster more “harmonious and peaceful” civil societies, echoing the message of populist leaders like Hungarian PM Viktor Orban and Vice President JD Vance.

Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist.

Several Hollywood celebrities and film industry insiders signed a letter attacking the industry for its “silence” over Israeli.

The grandmother who was arrested for holding a sign near an abortion clinic in Scotland is warning about the assault on free speech.

Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal urged Hollywood to “fuck the people that try to make you scared” on Saturday while admitting it was “scary” to speak out against US President Donald Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he will speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine.

The three Iranian nationals accused of spying on behalf of Tehran amid a counter-terrorism probe reportedly entered the United Kingdom illegally before applying for asylum.

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British police said on Saturday they have charged three Iranian men with spying offenses after an investigation by counterterror detectives.

Sir Keir Starmer’s popularity has sunk to its lowest level ever as large swaths of his leftist Labour Party base appear to be having doubts about his leadership.

A Russian drone on Saturday hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, killing nine people and injuring seven, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire.

Both Poland and Romania will host presidential elections this Sunday, and a joint rally by the sovereigntist candidates from both nations saw a crowd of Polish voters chant the U.S. President’s name in response to a call for border control.

A bronze statue of First Lady Melania Trump has apparently disappeared from her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia.

Hungarian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Levente Magyar said on Thursday that President Donald Trump should not pressure Hungary to “decouple” from China because China is too important as an investor and trading partner.

President Donald Trump hit back at Bruce Springsteen on Friday, calling him “Highly Overrated” and a “dried out prune” and flogged the New Jersey native for going “to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States.”

An art installation for “equality month” at Grenoble Alpes University in Southern France has come under fire for messages denouncing “white males” and claiming that white people are the only demographic guilty of racism.