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Robert Fico said in a video address that he hoped to return to work in the coming weeks. He blamed the political opposition for the attack, a notion that the parties have strongly denied.

The African National Congress received less than 50 percent of the national vote for the first time since gaining power 30 years ago, setting the nation on an uncharted course.

“If only everything would stop,” said Lidiia Lomikovska, who walked to safety after her town was attacked. But for civilians in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, it is not stopping.

The Alternative for Germany party remains strong, but a growing pushback at home and abroad may be blunting its surge.

A police officer and an anti-Islamist activist were among the victims, according to the authorities, who have not released information on a motive.

As votes trickled in, the power and influence of the African National Congress, which has led the country for 30 years, appeared to be waning.

Prime Minister Robert Fico had been shot during a meeting with supporters. The hospital’s director told a TV station Mr. Fico could continue treatment at home.

Pantelleria is a seductive idyll of mud baths, romantic ruins and secluded swimming coves. It’s also rocky and wind-whipped, making it quieter than its big-sister island next door.

President Yoon Suk Yeol has been accused of intervening in an inquiry into an accidental death during a peacetime search and rescue operation.

The measure has divided Spain in recent months, and opponents vowed to keep trying to block it.