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Spain Faces Uncertain Political Future After Election Deadlock

By Barney Jopson | Financial Times

Spain was facing an uncertain political future on Monday as the right and left failed to secure a clear path to forming a government even though the opposition People’s party won the most seats in parliament.

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Macron Promotes French Interests on a Trip to South Pacific

By Angela Charlton | Associated Press

French Emmanuel Macron is heading to the South Pacific to make France’s voice heard in a region shaping up as a prime geopolitical battleground for China and the United States. Macron’s trip to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia comes as French forces take part in massive U.S.-Australian-led military exercises in the region.

As Russia Steps Up Attacks on Grain Ports, U.S. Warns of Possible Ruse

By Michael D. Shear, Neil MacFarquhar and James C. McKinley Jr. | The New York Times

Russia on Thursday stepped up its aerial assaults on Ukrainian ports critical to the world’s food supply, as the White House warned that the Kremlin has mined sea routes and might be setting the stage for attacks on commercial transport ships.

Half a Century After Franco, the Far-Right Is Returning in Spain

By Rodrigo Orihuela | Bloomberg

As a new generation of far-right parties advance across Europe in the shadow of Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, a different kind of nationalism is coming into focus. Most have more moderate positions on Russia and talk of abandoning the European Union has died down in some places. What unites them is a hardline approach to cultural issues such as immigration, gender and identity.

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