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Young business leaders have united to lobby Anthony Albanese to rethink his capital gains tax revamp as reform advocate Allegra Spender urges Labor to move cautiously to avoid economic pain and the Coalition launches its campaign to draw family businesses into their tax battle.
LONDON — Defence Secretary John Healey has told his party’s warring leadership rivals that the “very credibility of Labour in government is at stake,” as the contenders to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister set out their stalls.
Fear has gripped Ebola-hit areas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the suspected number of deaths continues to rise, as officials say they are struggling to catch up to an outbreak that may have previously been spreading undetected.
Southampton have been thrown out of the Championship play-offs for spying on Middlesbrough ahead of the first leg of their semi-final tie.
BRUSSELS — NATO’s top military commander on Tuesday said he did not expect further U.S. troop withdrawals soon, as allies privately pressed him to plug the gap created by Donald Trump’s move to pull thousands of soldiers from Europe.
Bereaved people hit by the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) lost funds scandal should be contacted by the bank in the coming weeks about accessing their loved ones' money.
Three NATO countries collaborated to shoot down a Ukrainian drone flying over European Union territory on Tuesday.
Democratic South Carolina Rep. Kambrell Garvin presents his version of a map for new congressional districts during the House session on redistricting on Monday, May 18, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is the Sir Alex Ferguson of his generation, says former England captain Wayne Rooney.
A high-level people smuggler identified in a BBC investigation has been arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan.
ATHENS — Greece’s government has submitted legislation to effectively block European prosecutors from investigating parliamentarians — a highly sensitive subject because of a major probe into political involvement in a massive farm fraud scandal.
A senior official from the administration of US President Donald Trump personally intervened to help former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, wanted by Warsaw on criminal charges, flee to the US, Reuters has reported.
PARIS — Top European finance ministers privately pleaded with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to end his country’s war in the Middle East to prevent the conflict from dragging the continent deeper into economic calamity.
More than 60 MPs are calling for a rethink of the UK's first-past-the-post voting system, which they have labelled "broken".
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks to supporters while campaigning for his primary runoff race Monday, May 18, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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UK citizens are among dozens of nationalities who will soon have to apply for a visa if they wish to stay in Thailand for more than 30 days.
UK supermarkets are being urged by the government to limit food prices in return for easing regulations, the BBC understands.
MANILA, Philippines — Election watchdog Kontra Daya and other sectoral groups have appealed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on their complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte, and two government contractors over alleged prohibited campaign contributions durin…
Riot police clashed with anti-government protesters in Bolivia’s administrative capital, La Paz, on Monday. The massive rallies sparked by rising costs of living and fuel shortages escalated into calls for Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz to step down just six months after taking office.
A disabled man says he has been left "rotting away" in hospital for the last eight months after his local NHS board stopped his 24-hour home support.
STRASBOURG — The thousands of people who work in the European Parliament’s administration are supposed to be non-political, per EU law. But staffers complain that many of the Parliament’s plum jobs are instead going to people with political connections.
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The number of people suspected to have died from the Ebola virus which is rapidly spreading in central Africa has jumped 30 percent in a day, as health experts rush to contain the deadly epidemic.
The European Parliament on Tuesday paved the way for Spanish authorities to investigate far-right Spanish lawmaker Alvise Pérez for alleged campaign finance violations by voting in favor of a motion to strip him of his immunity.
The EU will turn to a long-term strategy involving cow dung to stave off a looming fertilizer shortage, rather than supporting farmers with immediate measures like suspending tariffs on Russian and Belarusian imports, Politico wrote on Monday.
BRUSSELS — Europe is now unlikely to face a jet fuel supply crisis and major flight disruptions in the coming weeks — a big change from the dire warnings of just a few weeks ago.
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LONDON — Andy Burnham’s team is working on a plan for his first 100 days in government in the event that the Labour politician wins a crunch by-election and replaces Prime Minister Keir Starmer, three people who have worked with the Greater Manchester mayor told POLITICO.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing. He has travelled to China for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The trip coincides with the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Russia-China Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation.
The government of Greenland has condemned an unofficial visit by a US doctor to assess the island’s healthcare system during an American diplomatic trip to Nuuk.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and President Petr Pavel are at loggerheads over who will represent Prague at the annual NATO summit in Turkey in July.
Motorists in the UK have faced higher fuel costs since the US-Israel war with Iran began on 28 February.
Two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz will miss this year's Wimbledon because of an ongoing wrist injury.
The Sandy Fire ignited in the city of Simi Valley and spread across 1,364 acres (550 hectares) with minimal containment as of Tuesday, officials said. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said officials don't expect the blaze to spread to the city but warnings have been issued "out of an abundance of caution".
John Swinney is to be re-appointed as first minister of Scotland.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said that it will not need to conduct a special election to fill the vacancy of the two party-list lawmakers who recently resigned from the House of Representatives, noting that it will only need a notice from the lower chamber to trigger another…
Political parties have begun to announce their candidates for the forthcoming by-election in the Greater Manchester constituency of Makerfield.
NAACP President Derrick Johnson arrives at the 57th NAACP Image Awards, Feb. 28, 2026, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
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Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says he has been told the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested a "secret" arrest warrant for him.
HS2 could now cost up to £102.7bn, the transport secretary has announced, but vowed the government will deliver the project "to completion".
Wales' first minister has confirmed he discussed Welsh independence from the United Kingdom with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in a call last week.
Ross Stewart is recalled to the Scotland squad, but Oli McBurnie misses out
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Cristiano Ronaldo is fifth on the list for total men's World Cup appearances with 22
TV presenter Emma Willis, comedian Josh Widdicombe and professional dancer Johannes Radebe have been announced as the new hosts of Strictly Come Dancing.