⚡️Romania's top court rejects far-right candidate Simion's bid to annul presidential election results.
Days before, George Simion, leader of Romania's far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), appealed the results despite conceding defeat to pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan on May 18.
74% of Ukrainians trust President Zelensky — the highest trust level among all Ukrainian politicians, according to a May 2025 KIIS poll. His trust rating has increased since February. Notably, 73% of those who trust Poroshenko also trust Zelensky, showing strong overlap even across political divides.
Centrist Warsaw Mayor Rafal #Trzaskowski [31.36%] and nationalist Karol #Nawrocki [29.54%] will compete in a second round of the presidential election in #Poland on June 1, the electoral commission said based on votes from 100% of electoral districts.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/19/europe/poland-election-trzaskowski-second-round-intl
#Europe #politics #PresidentialElection #presidency #democracy
#Portugal’s ruling center-right #DemocraticAlliance (#AD) won a snap parliamentary #election on Sunday but again fell short of the majority needed to end a long period of instability as the far-right #Chega gained a record share of the vote.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/19/europe/portugals-ruling-center-right-alliance-wins-election-intl
#elections #parliament #ParliamentaryElection #Europe #democracy #politics
Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor #Dan has won #Romania's closely watched presidential runoff against [...] hard-right nationalist [George #Simion], nearly complete electoral data shows. A huge turnout Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between #East or #West.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/18/nx-s1-5402901/romania-election-nicusor-dan-president
#Europe #PresidentialElections #presidency #elections #politics #democracy
Last week I got a new GPU and was finally able to play #Stalker2. I have been excited since the #game was announced.
About 2 hours in, I'm thrilled with the atmosphere of the #zone. It feels much like the old games (in a good way), but with way better graphics. I can't wait to be back in the zone.
#GSCGameWorld #Ukraine #PC #Stalker #Chornobyl #Chernobyl #FPS
A #PKP class #SM15. Photo taken at the #TrainMuseum in #Warsaw.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKP_class_SM15
#RailwaySunday #railway #trains #locomotive #Europe #Poland #Polska #Warszawa #technology #transport #StacjaMuzeum
The #SwissNorthernRailway, also known as Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn (lit. Spanish bun railway, named after a local #pastery) was the first railway line in #Switzerland. It opened in 1847 and connected the cities #Zurich and #Baden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Northern_Railway
Photo credit: Locomotive of the Swiss Northern Railway. Unknown photographer/Public Domain. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lokomotive_Rhein_1867.jpg
#RailwaySunday #railway #economy #history #Europe #food #transport
Marketplace of Brühl with steam train of the Cologne-Bonn RR, about 1900.
Photo credit: unknown photographer/Public Domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bruehl_Feuriger_Elias.jpg
#RailwaySunday #steam #tram #train #railway #Cologne #Bonn #Germany #urban #transport
#OpenRailRouting is a neat tool that allows you to find a #route by #rail: https://routing.openrailrouting.org/maps/
It does not, however, access schedules to give you actual, real-world connections, but simply finds a route on rail between two ore more points, and lets you download it as a GPX file or share it as a link. It can be useful to visualise your holiday travel plans, or simply to play around.
#RailwaySunday #OpenStreetMap #OpenData #FreeSoftware #railways #maps #routing #travel
The longest #rail #transport network in the #world is found in the #US with a total length of 220,044 km (2019). Less than 1% is electrified.
At its peak in 1917 it used to be 428,180 km long. In a century, it shrank to half of its former size, but still remains the largest of its kind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_rail_transport_network_size
#RailwaySunday #USA #America #NorthAmerica #infrastructure #railway #train
⚡️Ukraine proposes extending truce beyond Easter Sunday.
"Thirty hours is enough for headlines, but not for real confidence-building measures," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "Thirty days can give peace a chance."
🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-proposes-extending-truce-beyond-easter-sunday/
❗️🇲🇩 Russia wants to replace Moldova’s leadership with pro-Kremlin puppets and use the country against Ukraine, warns President Maia Sandu. She emphasized that Ukraine remains Moldova’s shield — and Chișinău has a moral duty to stay out of Putin’s war.
As long as #Hezbollah remains an active force in the region, #Israel 🇮🇱 will see no need to exit southern #Lebanon 🇱🇧 (& will face no significant pressure to withdraw).
👉🏾 Lebanon’s 🇱🇧 president says he seeks to disarm Hezbollah this year https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/middleeast/lebanons-president-says-he-seeks-to-disarm-hezbollah-this-year-intl/index.html
#NationalRailways of #Zimbabwe 15A class 4-6-4+4-6-4 'Garratt' no. 407 Ukhozi ('Eagle', built by #BeyerPeacock in 1950) positioned with a train on the #VictoriaFalls bridge, Zimbabwe.
Photo credit: MaltaGC/CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0845_VictoriaFallsZimbabwe_19920803.jpg
#RailwaySunday #train #railway #steam #Africa #technology #nature #engineering #tourism #NRZ
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