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PORTUGAL

Center-right claims victory in election

Portugal's center-right Democratic Alliance won Sunday's general election, its leader Luis Montenegro said, though it was unclear if he could govern without the support from far-right Chega, with whom he again refused to negotiate. Nearcomplete official results showed on Monday that the Democratic Alliance captured 29.49 percent of the vote in Sunday's poll, just ahead of the Socialists, with 28.66 percent, who have been in power since 2015.Chega, led by former priest trainee and television football commentator Andre Ventura, captured 18 percent of the vote, giving it 48 seats, up from just 12 in the last election in 2022. The election was called after Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa, 62, unexpectedly resigned in November following an influence-peddling probe that involved a search of his official residence and the arrest of his chief of staff.

SWITZERLAND

5 missing skiers found dead, search on for 6th

Five cross-country skiers who went missing during a ski tour in Switzerland were found dead, while a search was still on for the sixth skier, police said in a statement on Monday. The skiers, five of them members of the same family, went missing around Tete Blanche mountain on Saturday on the Zermatt-Arolla path, near the Matterhorn mountain that straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy. Police did not reveal the identity of those who were found dead. Zermatt is a popular mountain resort renowned for skiing and attracts tourists from around the world.

UNITED STATES

3 killed in morning shooting in Arkansas

Three people were killed and several others injured early Sunday when a shooting broke out at a private party in Arkansas, police said. Officers found multiple gunshot victims when they arrived at the scene near Jonesboro's downtown area around 5 am, Jonesboro police said in a Facebook post. Police haven't said what may have led to the shooting, or provided updates on the people who were taken to the hospital. An investigation is continuing.

Agencies Via Xinhua