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2 elections, Trump facing backlash from Catholics all over the World and Putin in power for 25 years. Here’s what you need to know to be up to date after the weekend.
2 elections, Trump facing backlash from Catholics all over the World and Putin in power for 25 years. Here’s what you need to know to be up to date after the weekend.
The Weekend is over
The first weekend of May 2025 is in the bag, but while a lot of us had a couple of days off, the world hasn’t had a break. In fact, a lot of significant and important events have happened during the last couple of days, so here’s a couple of highlights to keep you up to date.
The Pope-race is on
Pope Francis have been laid to rest, and the big question is who’s going to be his successor. There are three main contenders, but during the weekend, Donald Trump send ripples through the Catholic world.
The Infamous Picture
He posted and AI-generated picture of himself dressed as pope. The picture was posted after he jokingly said that he would like to be Pope. He has earlier said, he would like the Archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan, to be the next Pope.
Massive backlash
Catholics all over the world are in chok and distress over the image, resulting in a massive backlash against Trump. There have also been criticism from the Catholic Curch in America, although not as harsh as from countries like Italy.
Putin talking nukes
In an interview on Russian State television, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said that Russia has the strength and ressources to bring the war in Ukraine to a “logical end”, not defining what that means. He also said that he hoped it wouldn’t be “necessary” to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Who will be the next leader of Kremlin?
The interview marks the 25th year of Putin in power, and asked who the 72 year old President would like to see as his successor, he said that it will be up to the Russian people to decide.
Australian election
Australias current Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has been reelected in the Land Down Under. It is the second time ind a row, Albanese wins the election.
A result against Trump
He beat the conservative candidate, Peter Dutton, whom Albanese continuously has compared to Donald Trump because of similarities in Duttons and Trumps political priorities.
Trump-supporter in the lead in Romanian Election
Rightwing candidate for the Romanian Election, George Simion, got 40.6 % of the votes in the first round of the election for the Romanian Presidency. He supports Trump and has criticised the current Romanian Government for not fighting for Romanians instead of supporting Ukraine.
Let’s try that again
The election actually took place in 2024, but the Constitutional Court of Romania decided to declare the election null and void due to suspected Russian interference. Simion will face the Mayor of Bukarest, Nicusor Dan, in the second round of the Presidential Election.
Japan and USA close to trade deal
Top officials from Japan and the US have agreed to start “honest and constructive” discussions about fair trade between the two allies. The US has added af 24 Q% tariff on Japanese Goods, not counting the 25 % tariff on Japanese cars already in place.