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Romania reruns controversial election after earlier vote annulled newsthirst.

newsthirst4 weeks ago07 mins

Romanians will try again to elect a new president today, six months after the first attempt ended in scandal and confusion. A radical outsider with mystical leanings, Calin Georgescu, came first on 24 November, but that result was annulled over allegations of campaign fraud and Russian interference. In February, US Vice President JD Vance sharply…

I should have invaded Ukraine earlier, Putin tells Russians in TV marathon newsthirst.

newsthirst5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia should have launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier and been better prepared for the war. In his end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Putin said, with hindsight, there should have been “systemic preparation” for the 2022 invasion, which he refers to as a “special military operation”. Russia…

Russia says blasts led to deadly train crashes in regions bordering Ukraine on eve of peace talks | Russia newsthirst.

Women and girls ‘not safe anywhere’ as Darfur suffers surge in sexual violence | Global development newsthirst.

Tourist damages two of China’s terracotta warriors after jumping fence | China newsthirst.

Arm prison officers against violent and terrorist inmates, says Tories’ Jenrick | Prisons and probation newsthirst.

UK plans to build six weapons factories to bolster military readiness | Defence policy newsthirst.

This elusive possum was thought to be extinct outside Victoria. Now ecologists have made an ‘amazing’ discovery | New South Wales newsthirst.