Armenian Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan's party has won a crucial #election billed as being key in deciding whether the country continues to move closer to the #West.
Pashinyan's centrist Civil Contract Party secured 49.8% of the vote, with the Strong Armenia Alliance coming in second with 23.2%. The Armenia Alliance was third with 9.9%.
#Kosovo's left-wing ruling party #Vetëvendosje (Self-Determination Movement) won the country's snap parliamentary #election on Sunday, although its vote share fell compared with the previous election in December 2025, according to preliminary results.
With 97.2% of polling stations counted, Prime Minister Albin #Kurti's party had 43.1% of the vote, the electoral commission in #Pristina said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kosovos-ruling-party-wins-snap-231234496.html
With 79m below ground, Washington Park station is the deepest tansit station in North America. It opened in September 1998 as part of the Westside MAX extension to Beaverton and Hillsboro.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Park_station_(TriMet)
#RailwaySunday #TriMet #railway #trains #WashingtonPark #Portland #Oregon #US
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned Armenia that approaching the EU could trigger a "Ukrainian scenario." Speaking at an EAEU summit, he urged the nation to exercise caution following its recent military conflicts.
Hiking definitely rewards you with breathtaking views. View over the Bernese Jura and the Seeland.
#Jura #Seeland #Bern #Switzerland #hiking #FairPhone #photography #nature #landscape
A new 20 million GBP project to upgrade overhead power lines on #Scotland’s first #electrified railway has officially begun.
Work is set to focus on sections of the North Clyde lines, which run from #Helensburgh, #Balloch and #Milngavie through #Glasgow’s west end and low‑level stations.
https://railway-news.com/20-million-upgrade-begins-on-scotlands-first-electrified-railway/
#RailwaySunday #Europe #NorthClyde #infrastructure #electification #sustainability #climate #railway #trains
Russia has warned Armenia that it may unilaterally suspend or denounce an agreement on the supply of natural gas, petroleum products, and rough diamonds to the republic if the country continues its process of joining the European Union.
President Kassym-Jomart #Tokayev of #Kazakhstan opened the first #metro line in the capital #Astana on May 16.
The 22.4km elevated light metro runs from Nurly Zhol, Astana’s main station, south via the national museum, Astana Arena and the university to the city’s international airport. The line has 18 stations of which 11 are at street level and seven are elevated.
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/kazakh-president-opens-astanas-first-metro-line/
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I just cleaned up some 300 GB on my root partition by running "eclean distfiles" 🤯 At least now I know where all my disk space went...
Two #Bombardier TRAXX F140 MS (Re 484 018 and Re 484 017) from #SBB Cargo with an intermodal freight train heading south near #Wynigen.
Photo credit: Nelso Silva/CC BY-SA 2.0, https://flickr.com/photos/nelsosilva/51367622786/
#RailwaySunday #Switzerland #SwissFederalRailways #SBBCargo #trains #railway
Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev says Moscow is seeking a localized truce in late May to repair a power transmission line serving the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Kyiv has feared that Russia will reconnect the plant to Russia's own electrical grid. https://ria.ru/20260509/rosatom-2091560336.html
Hungary gives back seized Ukrainian bank assets, Zelensky calls it 'civilized step'
https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-gives-back-seized-ukrainian-bank-assets/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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AHAHHA our new Fairbuds XL scored a perfect 10/10! The only headphones in the world to score this high 🎧
These babies join their syblings - the Fairphone (Gen. 6) and the Fairbuds, all gotten 10/10's.
Much appreciated @ifixit
https://bird.makeup/users/ifixit/statuses/2050510378686407150
Syndicated financing worth over $US 2.33bn has been arranged by Standard Chartered to fund construction of the remaining three sections of the 1219km Dar es Salaam - Mwanza Phase 1 of Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway programme.
https://www.railjournal.com/regions/africa/new-financing-for-tanzanias-standard-gauge-railway/
#RailwaySunday #Tanzania #Africa #economy #politics #infrastructure #railway #trains #StandardGaugeRailway #SRG
The drafting of Montenegro’s EU Accession Treaty can finally begin
EU ambassadors endorsed the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Party, which will be responsible for outlining the legally binding agreement between the 27 member states and the candidate country. "For the first time since 2013, the EU starts the clock for the next enlargement," European Council President Costa confirmed
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/04/22/montenegro-draft-eu-accession-treaty/
#BBCNews - EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine as pipeline is turned on ending deadlock with #Hungary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv8l99r3yyo
#UkraineWar
Construction of the 120km high-speed line from #Hanoi to #Halong in the northern Vietnamese province of #QuangNinh has officially started, marked by a groundbreaking ceremony on April 12 that was attended by the prime minister of #Vietnam, Le Minh Hung.
Due for completion by the end of 2028, the line will cut the journey time between Hanoi and Halong to 23 minutes.
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/high-speed/vietnam-breaks-ground-on-first-high-speed-line/
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