Rachel Reeves apologises for letting out home without licence
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has apologised for failing to obtain a licence to rent out her family home in South London, a lapse that has drawn criticism just weeks before…
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Explainer: Europe’s internal war on the Russia–Ukraine conflict
Few European leaders speak in such absolute terms as Viktor Orbán. And through a recent post on X, he declared that “Brussels has chosen war.”While most European governments rally behind…
Trump seeks Asia mineral deals to ramp up pressure on China’s Xi: report
President Donald Trump is heading to Asia with a clear and strategic objective: to sign a series of economic and critical minerals deals with key trading partners in a direct…
Lucy Powell elected deputy leader of the UK’s Labour Party
Lucy Powell, a former minister who was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer just months ago, has defeated the Cabinet minister Bridget Phillipson in the race to become the Labour…
Weekly wrap: Trump pardons Zhao; Japan’s 1st female PM; US-Canada talks collapse
A week of high drama and significant global developments has seen US inflation data provide a dovish surprise, President Donald Trump wield his executive power with a high-profile pardon and…
A billion-dollar monarchy: How queen Sirikit put Thai silk on the global stage
Thailand is in mourning following the death of Queen Mother Sirikit, a royal icon whose grace, philanthropy, and at times controversial influence helped shape the country’s modern monarchy. She passed…
Investors brace for Argentina’s midterm vote as Milei’s reform drive faces crucial test
Investors are bracing for a fresh round of volatility in the currency and bond markets in Argentina, before midterm elections on Sunday that will determine the course of President Javier…
Why Hungary may have to pull strings to allow Putin to meet Trump in Budapest
Hungary has suddenly found itself at the center of an massive diplomatic project: hosting a high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that both sides…
Trump calls 100% tariff on Chinese goods ‘not sustainable’ ahead of Xi meeting
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his proposed 100% tariff on Chinese goods was not meant to be permanent.He described the decision as unsustainable in the long term…
Europe bulletin: BBC under fire, Mango death reopened, UK banks slide
A turbulent Friday across Europe as the BBC faces a formal rebuke from Ofcom over a “misleading” Gaza documentary, Spanish police reopen the Mango founder’s death as a homicide case,…