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FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sun, 18 May 2025 18:53:54 -0400
Title: Portugal’s center-right alliance headed for another minority government after election
Description: The incumbent center-right Democratic Alliance won a general election in Portugal on Sunday, but it failed to secure a majority in Parliament and was set to take office as a minority government for the second time in a year.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sun, 18 May 2025 18:46:30 -0400
Title: Liberal mayor and conservative historian headed to presidential runoff in Poland, exit poll shows
Description: Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and a conservative historian, Karol Nawrocki, emerged as the front-runners in Poland's presidential election Sunday, according to an exit poll, putting them on track to face off in a second round in two weeks.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sun, 18 May 2025 18:22:28 -0400
Title: Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential runoff over hard-right nationalist
Description: Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist, nearly complete electoral data shows. A huge turnout Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East or West.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sun, 18 May 2025 18:01:59 -0400
Title: Analysis: Trump’s truce with China on tariffs comes at a cost to U.S. credibility
Description: U.S.-China trade talks in Geneva resulted in a temporary slash of tariff rates, but the ripple effect of this tit-for-tat escalation won’t disappear anytime soon.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sun, 18 May 2025 14:17:37 -0400
Title: Zelenskyy meets with Vance and European leaders ahead of high-stakes Trump-Putin call
Description: The discussions came as Russia launched what Ukraine called its largest drone barrage against Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022, after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire Friday.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sun, 18 May 2025 14:09:53 -0400
Title: Airstrikes kill at least 103 people as Israel launches ‘extensive’ new ground offensive in Gaza
Description: Israel launched “extensive” new ground operations in the Gaza Strip while airstrikes in its new offensive killed at least 103 people, including dozens of children, overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics said. The bombardment forced northern Gaza's main hospital to close as it reported direct strikes.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sun, 18 May 2025 12:49:06 -0400
Title: Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so that Catholic Church becomes symbol of peace
Description: Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sat, 17 May 2025 17:50:20 -0400
Title: Israel mobilizes new ground assault on Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages
Description: Israel is mobilizing forces for a new ground assault in Gaza, after Palestinian officials said about 300 people died in waves of airstrikes over the past 72 hours. Israeli officials say the objective is to pressure Hamas into freeing the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Meanwhile, ceasefire talks resumed Saturday in Qatar. John Yang speaks with The Washington Post’s Gerry Shih for more.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sat, 17 May 2025 15:36:05 -0400
Title: Iran says it will continue nuclear negotiations with the U.S. despite Trump’s threats
Description: The negotiations have reached the “expert” level, meaning the sides are trying to reach agreement on the details of a possible deal. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to unleash airstrikes targeting Iran’s program if a deal isn’t reached.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sat, 17 May 2025 13:31:05 -0400
Title: Trump says he will call Putin and then Zelenskyy on Monday to discuss ending war in Ukraine
Description: Trump's remarks came less than a day after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire.