Munich Security Conference
US sends Rubio to Munich Security Conference
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation at the upcoming Munich Security Conference, AFP reports.
The leaders of over 60 nations and more than 100 foreign and defense ministers are expected to attend the meeting, which will take place from February 13-15.
During last year's conference, US Vice President JD Vance shocked the world when he said, among other things, that the greatest threat to Europe comes from within.
US sends Rubio to Munich Security Conference
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation at the upcoming Munich Security Conference, AFP reports.
The leaders of over 60 nations and more than 100 foreign and defense ministers are expected to attend the meeting, which will take place from February 13-15.
During last year's conference, US Vice President JD Vance shocked the world when he said, among other things, that the greatest threat to Europe comes from within.
Epstein affair Norwegian connections
Norwegian diplomat indicted after Epstein contact
Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul is being indicted on suspicion of gross corruption, Norway's economic crime agency Økokrim reports, according to NRK.
Juul resigned as ambassador to Jordan after evidence emerged that she had contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
– We have launched an investigation to clarify whether criminal acts have occurred. We are facing a comprehensive and, by all accounts, long-term investigation, says Økokrim's head Pål Lønseth in a statement.
Juul's husband Terje Rød-Larsen is also charged with aiding and abetting gross corruption. Økokrim has searched an apartment and a witness's home during the day.
Train accidents in Spain
Train strike in Spain paralyzes public transport
A three-day train strike was announced at midnight throughout Spain. It involves around 34,000 railway employees who are demanding increased safety and investment in infrastructure, reports El País, among others.
So far, over 330 high-speed train departures have been canceled, and commuter train traffic is also affected.
Negotiations between the unions and the Department for Transport began after the catastrophic train accident in Cordoba, where 46 people lost their lives, and the subsequent three train accidents that occurred the same week.
“The ongoing deterioration in rail safety is unacceptable,” the train drivers’ union Semaf wrote in a statement.
In addition to train drivers, operating workers, maintenance workers, service workers on board trains and other professions in the industry are also striking.
The Epstein affair British connections
Starmer does not intend to resign after Scottish demands
Anas Sarwar, who leads the Scottish Labour Party SNP, is demanding that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign, British media reports.
– The distraction must end and the leadership at Downing Street must change, he says in a speech.
He adds that he still wants Labour to retain power in London, but that the party and the country should have a new leader. Starmer responds that he does not intend to resign and that he has “won every battle” he has been in, writes Sky News.
Sarwar has previously been very critical of Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, despite it being known that he had connections to Jeffrey Epstein. When it became clear just over a week ago that those connections were deeper than previously known, Mandelson left the Labour Party.
Norwegian diplomat indicted after Epstein contact
Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul is being indicted on suspicion of gross corruption, Norway's economic crime agency Økokrim reports, according to NRK.
Juul resigned as ambassador to Jordan after evidence emerged that she had contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
– We have launched an investigation to clarify whether criminal acts have occurred. We are facing a comprehensive and, by all accounts, long-term investigation, says Økokrim's head Pål Lønseth in a statement.
Juul's husband Terje Rød-Larsen is also charged with aiding and abetting gross corruption. Økokrim has searched an apartment and a witness's home during the day.
Train accidents in Spain
Train strike in Spain paralyzes public transport
A three-day train strike was announced at midnight throughout Spain. It involves around 34,000 railway employees who are demanding increased safety and investment in infrastructure, reports El País, among others.
So far, over 330 high-speed train departures have been canceled, and commuter train traffic is also affected.
Negotiations between the unions and the Department for Transport began after the catastrophic train accident in Cordoba, where 46 people lost their lives, and the subsequent three train accidents that occurred the same week.
“The ongoing deterioration in rail safety is unacceptable,” the train drivers’ union Semaf wrote in a statement.
In addition to train drivers, operating workers, maintenance workers, service workers on board trains and other professions in the industry are also striking.
The Epstein affair British connections
Starmer does not intend to resign after Scottish demands
Anas Sarwar, who leads the Scottish Labour Party SNP, is demanding that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign, British media reports.
– The distraction must end and the leadership at Downing Street must change, he says in a speech.
He adds that he still wants Labour to retain power in London, but that the party and the country should have a new leader. Starmer responds that he does not intend to resign and that he has “won every battle” he has been in, writes Sky News.
Sarwar has previously been very critical of Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, despite it being known that he had connections to Jeffrey Epstein. When it became clear just over a week ago that those connections were deeper than previously known, Mandelson left the Labour Party.
“Landslide victory” for Seguro in the presidential election
According to exit polls, the Socialist Party’s António José Seguro has won a clear victory in the Portuguese presidential election. The Reuters news agency describes the result as a landslide victory.
He has thus defeated his right-wing opponent André Ventura. With 70 percent of the votes counted, Seguro has secured 64 percent support, while Ventura’s share is 36 percent.
Despite the storms of recent days, voter turnout was on par with the first round of the election in January.
The President of Portugal is the country’s head of state, a role that is largely ceremonial. The country’s Prime Minister has been Luís Montenegro, party leader of the liberal-conservative PSD since April 2024.
Political situation in Thailand
Unexpected victory for the Thai Prime Minister
The Bhumjaithai party of incumbent conservative Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has a clear lead when the votes in the Thai election are now being counted.
The reformist People's Party is expected to win 117 seats, while the previously dominant Pheu Thai party looks set to secure 74 seats.
Bhumjaithai is expected to win 192 seats out of 500, according to initial reports. No party appears to be securing a majority, which is expected to mean continued political instability.
In opinion polls, the reformist People's Party has been strongest, especially among young people and in the big cities.
According to exit polls, the Socialist Party’s António José Seguro has won a clear victory in the Portuguese presidential election. The Reuters news agency describes the result as a landslide victory.
He has thus defeated his right-wing opponent André Ventura. With 70 percent of the votes counted, Seguro has secured 64 percent support, while Ventura’s share is 36 percent.
Despite the storms of recent days, voter turnout was on par with the first round of the election in January.
The President of Portugal is the country’s head of state, a role that is largely ceremonial. The country’s Prime Minister has been Luís Montenegro, party leader of the liberal-conservative PSD since April 2024.
Political situation in Thailand
Unexpected victory for the Thai Prime Minister
The Bhumjaithai party of incumbent conservative Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has a clear lead when the votes in the Thai election are now being counted.
The reformist People's Party is expected to win 117 seats, while the previously dominant Pheu Thai party looks set to secure 74 seats.
Bhumjaithai is expected to win 192 seats out of 500, according to initial reports. No party appears to be securing a majority, which is expected to mean continued political instability.
In opinion polls, the reformist People's Party has been strongest, especially among young people and in the big cities.
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