Norway’s Labour Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has claimed victory in Monday’s legislative elections, which also saw a record surge in support for the anti-immigration populist Progress Party. “We did it,” the 65-year-old leader Stoere exclaimed at an election night rally after Labour came out on top, with about 28 percent of votes, which enabled … Read more‘We did it’: Norway’s PM Stoere claims victory in general election
Spain has announced sweeping measures against Israel, including a total arms embargo, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez saying the move is aimed at “stopping the genocide in Gaza” and “supporting the Palestinian population”. “There is a difference between defending your country and bombing hospitals or starving innocent children,” Sanchez, one of the most vocal critics … Read moreSpain PM Sanchez imposes arms embargo on Israel to ‘stop Gaza genocide’
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has lost a confidence vote in Parliament, hours after warning that the country was facing “life-threatening” debt, deepening a political crisis and handing President Emmanuel Macron the task of finding a fifth prime minister in less than two years. Bayrou, who has been in office for nine months, will tender … Read moreFrench government collapses after PM Bayrou ousted in confidence vote
The French government, led by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, has collapsed after losing a vote of no confidence, tipping the eurozone’s second-biggest economy into a political crisis and casting doubt over President Emmanuel Macron’s future. France’s Parliament voted on Monday to bring down the government over its budget proposal to cut $52bn aimed at slashing … Read moreFrench PM Bayrou ousted in no-confidence vote: What’s next?
Getty Images Officials undertaking deportation operations in Texas earlier this year A US judge has temporarily blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to deport dozens of unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s order on Sunday was in response to reports children had been put onto planes and … Read moreJudge blocks Trump administration move to deport Guatemalan children
Getty Images Australia’s landmark ban takes effect from December Australia could use a range of technologies to implement its social media ban for under-16s but all have risks or shortcomings, a report has found. The government says its ban, which comes into effect in December, is designed to limit the harmful impacts of social media. … Read moreEnforcing Australia’s social media ban on kids is possible but contains risks, report says
Getty Images Sergio Gor shares a close relationship with US President Donald Trump and his family He’s published books authored by Donald Trump, raised millions for his 2024 campaign, and helped him staff Washington with loyalists during the US president’s second term. Now Sergio Gor is set to become Trump’s man in India, while also … Read moreTrump is sending a ‘great friend’ to India. Some see him as a ‘slap in the face’
Ukraine intends to strike deep into Russia following a large Russian drone attack that left 60,000 Ukrainians without electricity, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Speaking on Sunday after a meeting with his top general, Oleksandr Syrskii, the Ukrainian president confirmed the new planned strikes on X. Both sides have intensified their air strikes in recent … Read moreUkraine planning new strikes deep inside Russia, says Zelenskyy
Spain suffered “the most intense” heatwave on record this month, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has said, as firefighters battled wildfires in the north and west of the country. In a statement on Sunday, the agency said that provisional readings for the August 3-18 heatwave exceeded the last record, set in July 2022, and showed … Read moreSpain’s August heatwave was ‘most intense on record’, weather agency says
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed support for Ukraine’s calls for security guarantees as part of any peace deal with Russia, including the possibility of deploying troops to the Eastern European country. During a visit to Kyiv, where he met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, Carney said a group of Ukraine’s Western allies, … Read moreCanada’s Carney meets Zelenskyy, backs security guarantees for Ukraine