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President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced fresh legislative elections after his party’s poor performance in the EU vote. His party was defeated by the far-right National

A total of 80 Iranians had applied to become candidates for the presidential election later this month. Six have been approved by the Guardian Council, with only one of the candidates coming

Benny Gantz said he was leaving Israel’s emergency government because of differences in opinion with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the future of the Gaza Strip. Israeli politician Benny Gantz on Sunday

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for people in Germany to oppose extremism and threats to democracy. It comes two decades after a neo-Nazi nail bomb attack injured 22 in the western city

Narendra Modi has taken the oath of office, ushering in his third term as the prime minister of India. All eyes are on which coalition leaders will make it into his cabinet.

Leaders of two major regional ally parties have backed a proposal to make Narendra Modi the leader of NDA, the coalition that secured the most seats in India’s general election. Key members

Germany’s export market appears to be on the mend, with shipments out of the country once again showing month-on-month growth. However, the country’s trade surplus dipped as imports also increased. Exports from

South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, failed to win an outright majority in May’s general election. President Cyril Ramaphosa is now seeking to form a coalition government. South African President Cyril

An exit poll in the Netherlands suggests Geert Wilders and his far-right Freedom Party have made big gains in the European Parliament elections. The Dutch vote is seen as an early litmus

Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to deport migrants who commit crimes to countries previously considered unsafe. He also discussed the recent floods and Germany’s support for Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday morning addressed