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Portugal and Austria defeat Germany for seats on the UN Security Council

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UNITED NATIONS — Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council on Wednesday in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning. The 10 rotating seats on the 15-member Security Council are earmarked for different regions of the world. The assembly elects five countries by secret ballot every … Read more

Fugitive ex-police officer suspected of killing the mothers of his children is arrested in Portugal

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Portuguese police have arrested a former French police officer suspected of killing his partner and his ex-girlfriend after kidnapping them and their children. Cedric Prizzon, a one-time member of the Paris police and a former rugby league youth international, is also a fathers’ rights activist who had been involved in a bitter public custody battle … Read more