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May 16, 20242 min read
Far-right Sweden Democrats party reassigns staff after smear scandal
STOCKHOLM - The far-right Sweden Democrats, a party the government relies on to keep its coalition afloat, said on Thursday it would...
May 16, 20243 min read
Singapore's new PM takes office pledging to lead his own way
SINGAPORE - Singapore's Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday as its fourth premier since independence, promising to lead the wealthy...
May 16, 20244 min read
In Wales, Europe's first Black national leader sees racism resurging
CARDIFF, Wales - When he took office as First Minister of Wales in March, Vaughan Gething became the first Black head of government in...
May 16, 20244 min read
Slovak PM Fico no longer in life-threatening condition after being shot, minister says
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an...
May 14, 20242 min read
Factbox-Deadline looms for agreement on Dutch coalition
AMSTERDAM - Dutch election winner Geert Wilders and his prospective right-wing government partners gathered on Tuesday for a new round...
May 14, 20243 min read
New Caledonia deploys more police as 'streets on fire' over voting reform
WELLINGTON/PARIS -Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia sent more police onto the streets, shut the...
May 14, 20242 min read
White House sees no genocide in Gaza, condemns aid convoy attacks
WASHINGTON -U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the...
May 13, 20243 min read
India's election enters fourth phase as rhetoric over religion, inequality sharpens
HYDERABAD/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) -India voted on Monday in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election, as campaign...
May 13, 20242 min read
Kashmir's Srinagar votes in large numbers in first election since 2019
SRINAGAR, India - Voters in the main Indian Kashmir city of Srinagar turned out in large numbers in national elections on Monday,...
May 13, 20242 min read
Catalonia's separatist leader quits, refuses to back Socialists to form regional government
BARCELONA - Catalonia's outgoing president said on Monday he would quit politics after his separatist party's disastrous showing in the...
May 13, 20242 min read
Singapore's incoming PM makes minor cabinet reshuffle, seeks 'continuity and stability'
SINGAPORE - Singapore's incoming prime minister Lawrence Wong appointed a new deputy premier in a minor reshuffle of the cabinet on...
May 13, 20242 min read
Spain's Socialists hail 'new era' in Catalonia as separatist support dims in elections
BARCELONA -Spain's Socialists won the biggest share of the vote in Sunday's Catalan elections, dealing a serious blow to more than a...
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