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Trump bars CNN, MSNBC and Politico from White House access citing 'fiction and lies'

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has barred CNN, MSNBC and Politico from White House access. He described their reporting as 'fiction and lies' and warned other news organizations could face similar restrictions.

  • Donald Trump said he has barred CNN, MSNBC and Politico from White House access.
  • He described their reporting as "fiction and lies."
2 sources91% confidence
Le Monde Economy
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Sweden's PM Ulf Kristersson resigns after right‑wing bloc loses general election

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigned after preliminary results showed his right‑wing bloc with 173 seats against the centre‑left opposition's 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag. The Swedish Election Authority’s counts will be formally certified in the coming days.

  • Ulf Kristersson resigned after his right‑wing bloc lost the general election.
  • The centre‑left bloc is set to win 176 seats and the right‑wing bloc 173 seats in the 349‑seat Riksdag.
1 sources93% confidence
BBC World
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Mario Draghi still shapes EU agenda: 79-year-old ex-ECB president wields influence without office

Former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, 79, holds no official position but continues to influence EU politics. He maintains contact with political leaders, business executives and financial markets while remaining elusive and deliberately secretive.

  • Mario Draghi, 79, holds no official office yet remains central to EU politics.
  • He maintains contacts with political leaders, business executives and financial markets.
1 sources91% confidence
Le Monde Economy
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AfD projected to win Sachsen-Anhalt with 44% and about 39 of 83 seats

Exit‑poll projections show the far‑right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) on about 44% in Saxony‑Anhalt, well ahead of the CDU. AfD says it has a mandate to govern, but whether it can form a government depends on which smaller parties pass the 5% threshold.

  • Exit polls project AfD at about 44% in Saxony‑Anhalt, well ahead of the CDU.
  • AfD is projected to hold roughly 39 of 83 seats in the Landtag under current estimates.
1 sources93% confidence
BBC World
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Former Brazil air force chief says he refused draft decree to annul 2022 election — recounts October meeting in new book

Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior says in a forthcoming book that at an October 2022 meeting he was shown a draft decree to invalidate Lula’s election and that he refused to participate. His and the army chief’s refusals were central to the investigation that convicted figures involved in the attempted coup.

  • Baptista Júnior says he was shown a draft decree in October 2022 to annul Lula’s election and refused to participate.
  • Investigators concluded the plot stalled mainly because the air force and army chiefs declined to go along.
1 sources91% confidence
The Guardian World