A geopolitical firestorm is erupting within the European Union and Nato ranks, and Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is caught in the middle. On Friday, Romania’s constitutional court dramatically annulled the results of its first round presidential election held last month, after intelligence services warned of “aggressive hybrid action” by Russia to influence the vote….
Good morning. Bitcoin hits $100,000. France looks for a new prime minister. And sumo returns to England. Listen to the day’s top stories. Bitcoin tore past $100,000 for the first time, on optimism US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration will provide support to the digital-asset industry. The token is up more than 140% so far this…
Romania’s political landscape was left shocked after pro-Russia populist Calin Georgescu won the first round of the presidential election. The far-right leader knocked the EU-leaning premier out of the race that will be decided in a December run-off. Here are top facts about Romania’s hard-right presidential candidate Ahead of Sunday’s first election round, opinion surveys…
Calin Georgescu, a candidate not affiliated with any party and prominent critic of Romania‘s pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine policy, has taken the lead in the presidential election and is projected to enter the presidential run-off vote after the first round on November 24. Georgescu, 62, is ahead in the polls with 22.95 percent of the vote,…
Home News ‘From Kremlin to White House: Putin’s Calculated Influence in Trump’s Political Rise’ Russia’s secret operation involved hacking emails and documents and spreading false information on social media. New Delhi: George Papadopoulos, who was a foreign policy adviser for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, shared with Australian diplomat Alexander Downer that Russia had harmful information about…
Hi, this is Konrad Krasuski in Warsaw. Welcome to our weekly newsletter on what’s shaping economics and investments from the Baltic Sea to the Balkans. You can subscribe here. The mood at the Warsaw Stock Exchange was jubilant when Polish convenience store chain Zabka began trading this week. The $1.6 billion initial public offering –…