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00:00Protests continue across Georgia for a third consecutive night after the government suspended

00:06negotiations to join the European Union.

00:11The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to push back rebels from advancing

00:16farther into the countryside.

00:21Iceland's Social Democrats have won the largest share of votes in Saturday's parliamentary

00:26election.

00:31Polling stations have opened across Romania, where millions are casting their ballots in

00:35the country's parliamentary election.

00:42Protesters have gathered across Georgia for a third consecutive night after the government

00:46decided to suspend negotiations to join the European Union.

00:51Social media outlets reported seeing protesters being chased and beaten by police as demonstrators

00:56rallied in front of the country's parliament building.

00:59The ruling Georgian Dream Party's disputed victory in the country's parliamentary election

01:04sparked major demonstrations and led to an opposition boycott of the parliament.

01:09The government's announcement that it was suspending accession negotiations came hours

01:13after the European Parliament adopted a resolution that condemned the vote as neither free nor

01:18fair.

01:19EU lawmakers urged a rerun within a year under thorough international supervision and by

01:24an independent election administration.

01:28Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobeidze denounced what he described as a cascade of insults

01:33from EU politicians and accused them of blackmail.

01:42After conquering large parts of Aleppo on Saturday, Syrian insurgents are advancing

01:47deeper into the surrounding Hama province.

01:50The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to push back the rebels from advancing

01:55farther into the countryside.

01:58The Syrian White Helmets, which operate in opposition-held areas, said government airstrikes

02:03on Idlib killed four civilians and wounded 54 others.

02:07The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed civilians had also been killed

02:12by alleged Russian strikes on Idlib.

02:15Meanwhile, President Assad made his first public comments through Syrian state media

02:20on Saturday evening, saying his forces will defeat the insurgents no matter how much their

02:25attacks intensify.

02:27Syrian state television claimed government forces had killed nearly a thousand insurgents

02:31over the past three days, but didn't provide evidence or details.

02:42Iceland's Social Democrats have won the largest share of votes in Saturday's parliamentary

02:47election.

02:49With all votes tallied on Sunday, the centre-left party more than doubled its total number of

02:54seats, unseating the ruling coalition of the past seven years.

02:59Its leader Kristján Fróstadóttir is among the favourites to become prime minister, vowing

03:04to tackle a cost-of-living crisis through the Nordic welfare model.

03:10after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced the country's

03:15prime minister to call an early election.

03:18All the parties in the governing coalition saw their seat count decline, with the left-greens

03:23losing all eight of its parliamentary seats.

03:28While counting was delayed in some areas by snowstorms, election turnout was high by international

03:33standards, with 80 percent of registered voters casting ballots.

03:40Polling stations have opened in Romania, where millions are casting their ballots in the

03:45parliamentary election.

03:47It comes just one week after a controversial first round of the presidential race and a

03:52sandwich between the run-off votes set for next week.

03:55And while the president has significant decision-making powers in Romania, it's the prime minister

04:00that heads the government.

04:02Last week's presidential vote saw far-right independent candidate Kilin Jorgescu win 23

04:07percent of the vote.

04:08Jorgescu's win has been marred with controversy, with Romania's top court requesting a recount

04:14of votes and launching a probe into potential foreign interference.

04:18Jorgescu's campaign, promoted only via social media platform TikTok, has often displayed

04:23anti-NATO and anti-EU rhetoric.

04:27Political analysts have been reluctant to predict the outcome of Sunday's parliamentary

04:30vote.

04:31Many are waiting to see if the political tide has shifted in Romania and has veered towards

04:36populist politics.

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