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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservative Party has suffered a series of embarrassing losses in local elections. The results come ahead of a national election and could put Sunak’s own position

A German government investigation, led by the Foreign Ministry, found that Russian hackers with state support targeted the Social Democratic Party in the governing coalition. Germany accused Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, on Friday

Ankara said it would continue to impose the measures until Israel allowed an “uninterrupted and sufficient flow” of humanitarian aid to the region. Turkey on Thursday suspended all trade with Israel, citing the “worsening

The EU’s Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a €1 billion economic aid package for Lebanon in exchange for the country slowing migration to the EU. The move comes amid a sharp rise

The Philippines summoned a Chinese Embassy official to protest the “harassment of Philippine vessels” as tensions flare up in the South China Sea. The Philippines on Thursday summoned a senior Chinese diplomat

Pro-China career diplomat Jeremiah Manele has been chosen as the new prime minister of the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands lawmakers have selected China-friendly former diplomat Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister

The UK’s senior civil servants union has mounted a legal appeal against the government’s controversial Rwanda deportation legislation. Meanwhile, 66 migrants were rescued while trying to cross the English Channel. Senior British

Legislators have been scrambling to repeal the law, which predates Arizona’s statehood, since a 2022 Supreme Court ruling paved the way for its return. The vote was 16-14 and the state’s governor

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned ahead of two no-confidence votes that could bring down his Scottish National Party-led government. The move comes after he ended a cooperation agreement with the

The announcement comes after Sanchez had canceled appointments last week amid corruption allegations against his wife. He has vowed to end “toxic” politics. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday that he