Pro-European liberal Rob Jetten could become youngest and first openly gay Dutch prime minister

Europe • Oct 30, 2025, 2:51 PM

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The Dutch election has ended in an unprecedented cliffhanger - with only a few thousand votes separating the far-right Freedom Party of Geert Wilders and the pro-European liberals of Rob Jetten. With nearly all ballots counted, both are projected to win 26 seats - a stunning turnaround that could make Jetten the country’s youngest and first openly gay prime minister.

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Latvia's parliament votes to withdraw from treaty protecting women from violence

Europe • 1:08 AM

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Latvia’s parliament voted on Thursday to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women, claiming it promotes “gender” theories. The decision would make Latvia the first European Union member to quit the treaty, which lawmaker

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