Vice-President Kamala Harris has attracted the support of enough Democratic delegates to become the party's nominee for president. The news that President Joe Biden would not run for re-election caused a stir not only in America, but also in Russia, where pro-Kremlin propagandists are kicking up a fuss about what it would mean for their beloved Donald Trump.
Read MoreBritain’s Labour Party won a landslide election victory Friday morning, sweeping the Conservative Party out of power after 14 years in an anti-incumbent revolt that heralded a new era in British politics. Only days into it taking over the rotating presidency of the European Council and Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán has drawn the ire of Brussels for his unscheduled visit to Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Read MoreDemocrats’ panic over Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance is turning to anger at the president’s family and close circle of advisers for concealing his condition and their unwillingness to countenance his exit from the White House race. French voters are waiting to see the full line-up for the second round of parliamentary elections, as scores of candidates stood aside in order to help defeat the far-right National Rally (RN)
Read MoreThe far right makes big gains in the French parliamentary election first round, according to exit polls. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday presented a new alliance with Austria's far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party, which hopes to attract other partners and become the biggest hard right-wing group in the European Parliament
Read MoreDemocratic leaders and donors on Friday tried to make sense of the devastating performance by President Joe Biden during the first televised debate of the 2024 election. From Kyiv to Berlin to Taipei, allies began to ponder the prospect of a return of bully diplomacy in the form of a second Donald Trump administration. And across the Atlantic, with less than a week until polling day, the Conservatives in the United Kingdom are heading for the worst general election result in their 190-year history.
Read MoreWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked out of court a free man Wednesday after a hours-long court appearance in which he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the Espionage Act. Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and some broke into Parliament and briefly set fire to the entrance on Tuesday, after lawmakers approved tax increases that critics said would drive up the cost of living for millions.
Read MoreDonald Trump confirmed he will appeal against his historic conviction in his New York trial. Russia has accused Nato and the US of "provoking a new level of tension" after the US and Germany became the latest allies to let Ukraine's military to use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia
Read MoreUkraine’s top military commander has issued a bleak assessment of the army’s positions on the eastern front, saying they have “worsened significantly in recent days.” Ukraine faces "danger" if the United States does not quickly pass much-needed military aid, former U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton said
Read MoreRescue workers in Odesa pulled more bodies from the rubble of an apartment building, bringing the death toll in a Russian attack two days ago to 12 - including five children. Donald Trump won a string of Republican presidential contests
Read MoreUkraine observed the second year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion mostly in peace, with ordinary Ukrainians powering through the day and wondering when the end of the conflict will come. Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination.
Read MoreKing Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and began treatment on Monday. The Netherlands announce more F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine
Read MoreMore death and destruction in Ukraine from Russian missile attacks. Authorities in Russia are set to implement a new law allowing them to seize money or property from those, including journalists, who have been convicted of spreading “fake news” about, or otherwise discrediting, the military. A stunning new poll came out in Israel showing PM Netanyahu and his party would be obliterated
Read MoreA wave of Russia drone attacks overnight in Ukraine: the southern port city of Odesa was particularly hard hit. Damage to residential buildings and infrastructure and some injuries. At least 10,600 children have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 7
Read MoreAnother group of lorries passed into Gaza from Egypt bringing much needed aid. Israel strikes targets in Gaza and the West Bank. A private Ukrainian postal depot was struck by Russian missiles - dead and injured
Read MoreTensions high as Gazans await the opening of the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt. An important Ukrainian advance to the left side of the Dnipro River
Read MoreA deadly Russian strike on the Kharkiv region of Ukraine kills 51. The world's September temperatures were the warmest on record, breaking the previous high by a huge margin
Read MoreThe U.S. House speaker gets turfed with the help of hardline Republicans. NATO’s European countries running out of ammo for Ukraine war. Russia to block VPN access
Read MoreCanadian PM Trudeau apologises for the visit to the House of Commons of a Ukrainian man who fought with the Nazis. NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit and met with President Zelensky. Taiwan launches its first domestically produced submarine.
Read MoreAn explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more. Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council. Critic of Thai monarchy arrested
Read MoreRussian missiles and artillery pounded cities across Ukraine early Thursday, sparking fires, killing at least three people and trapping others under the rubble of destroyed buildings, authorities said, as Poland said it would stop providing weapons to its ally amid a trade dispute.
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