
Keir Starmer to step down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras
The former prime minister said it is the "right time" to leave the Commons, triggering a byelection in his London seat. Starmer resigned as PM in July
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The former prime minister said it is the "right time" to leave the Commons, triggering a byelection in his London seat. Starmer resigned as PM in July

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 57% of Americans opposed President Donald Trump's decision to raise tariffs on Canadian goods, with only 20% in suppor

Friedrich Merz rejected a coalition between the CDU and Die Linke in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, citing fundamental differences between

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Benzion Netanyahu School in Ramle on Tuesday, which had been damaged by an Iranian missile and underwent

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party swept three seats in special elections on Monday, strengthening his parliamentary majority. The vi

The Supreme Court ruled by a narrow majority that work on a ballroom at the White House may continue. The underlying legal dispute over the project re

Trump's approval rating has held at 33% across three consecutive Reuters/Ipsos polls, the lowest level of his presidency. Democrats appear more energi

President Trump said on August 31 that it was premature to discuss Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth running for president in 2028, saying Hegseth is doi

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow White House ballroom construction to proceed indefinitely, overturning lower court blocks. The court rejected a N

Vladyslav Vlasiuk, President Zelensky's sanctions commissioner, will visit Washington on September 1 to urge House members to back the Lindsey O. Grah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife suggested in a Channel 14 interview that Democrats party chairman Yair Golan had advance knowledge of the Oct

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to lift a lower court's suspension of White House ballroom construction. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued

President Donald Trump said the United States is reviewing its position on the Falkland Islands, the British-ruled South Atlantic archipelago. The Pen

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to permit construction of the White House ballroom to continue, overturning a lower court order that had halted above-g

Laurie Buckhout, a Republican House candidate in North Carolina's 1st Congressional District, has been suspended for three years by Kalshi and assesse

A senior US military commander said the armed forces will not deploy personnel to polling locations in the November elections. The statement addressed

The prediction market company fined the former congressman more than $71,000 and removed him from its platform after he bet on his own attendance at P

President Trump is urging communities to support data centres despite concerns about electricity and water use. Trump argued that the facilities will

The prediction market Kalshi has permanently banned former Rep. George Santos for failing to cooperate in an investigation into bets he made regarding

Trump has asked Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps, following Google's decision to make the switch for US-based users. The U

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is on track to lead Italy's most durable government in the post-World War Two era, surpassing the 1,412 consecutive days

Trump threatened NBC journalist Kristen Welker with FCC punishment after she reported mixed results from his endorsements. Trump called her characteri

A major Texas county is planning to operate dozens fewer polling locations than in previous years, drawing protests from Democrats. The reductions are

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened NBC journalist Kristen Welker with possible punishment by US media regulators, objecting to her statement