Before President Donald Trump reels off angry Truth Social posts if the Federal Reserve hikes rates this week, he should look in the mirror: His policies are a big reason the central bank has to consider a rate increase.
MANILA, Philippines — Candidates of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) were leading in all five sectoral categories contested in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections, based on the partial, unofficial parallel count of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible …
Belgium's top universities condemned on Monday the government's refusal to help 13 students from war-torn Gaza, who received scholarships at Belgian universities, reach the country.
MANILA, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) was leading the regional parliamentary political party race in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), followed by the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), based on the partial, unofficial parallel count of the Parish Pastoral Counci…
MANILA, Philippines — Just minutes before Tuesday, the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) had received results from 4,968 of 5,212 voting precincts, or 95.32 percent, in its partial, unofficial parallel count of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections.
MANILA, Philippines — More than 5,000 election results (ER) were logged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday for the historic Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary elections.
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Alex Saab stand together during an event marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas, File)
The leaders of the main political parties in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have declared their right to “self determination” in a joint agreement signed at a rare meeting in the Welsh capital, Cardiff.
A former top civil servant received a record pay-off of nearly £860,000 after he was forced out of his job by Sir Keir Starmer, just 14 months after the then-prime minister appointed him.
The European Commission is planning a revision of Schengen rules on short-stay visas to make the EU’s visa policy "more coherent, secure and effective, while facilitating legitimate travel".
BRIGHTON, England — Britain’s trade unions are preparing to back a suite of changes to political finance rules after two cryptocurrency tycoons donated a record £72 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
President Trump on Monday rejected calls from leading artificial intelligence executives for new limits on the technology, writing on social media that the only guardrail the industry needed it already had: “a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid held a security briefing meeting on Monday, during which Netanyahu requested that the state budget be reopened to allocate additional funds to the defense establishment, according to Lapid’s office.
Update(11:19)ET: Amid soaring national diesel products and painfully high prices at the pump, President Trump on Monday announced the Zelensky government has acceded to the US president's prior call to abstain from attacking diesel infrastructure in Russia. He has unveiled what he's presenting as a new Russia-Ukrain…
China's Foreign Ministry and state press had rejected the China provisions of Dario Amodei's essay calling for a 'pause' in AI development, while state security minister and President Xi Jinping laid out what Beijing wants instead.
DUBLIN — The leaders of the three nationalist parties that want to break up the United Kingdom have signed a joint agreement to coordinate their rebel ambitions.
Syria is facing a wave of protests over the price of fuel. The protesters have blocked roads, and videos show them burning tires and other debris. Reuters reported that “Syria's government on Saturday raised diesel prices by 40% to 175 Syrian pounds ($1.32) a litre.” This is expensive for Syrians who are trying to r…
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is moving forward with plans to restructure its legislative body, the Palestinian National Council (PNC) ahead of Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections scheduled for November 28, according to Palestinian reports.
This Independent Commission Against Corruption has spent eight weeks investigating allegations of Liberal party branch stacking and illegal donations in New South Wales, with hearings revealing an ideological political war rarely seen outside meeting rooms or private conversations. Guardian Australia’s Anne Davies h…
Sweden’s center-left bloc has increased its lead to three seats over right-wing ruling parties, with 95% of the ballots counted in Sunday’s general election.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said the conduct of the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections will resume in Maluso, Basilan on Tuesday, Sept. 15, after flagging reports of compromised ballots.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said two big donations given to his party are "100% compliant with the law today", but was not able say whether they would be permissible if a rule change, currently being debated in Parliament, were passed.
During the presidential flight back to Washington from Ireland on Sunday, US President Donald Trump asked the traveling press whether they wanted to hear his playlist.
MANILA, Philippines — Two regional parliament political parties have so far obtained more than 500,000 votes, based on the latest unofficial parallel count by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV).
A state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades failed to comply with a host of federal detention standards, creating cramped conditions and confining migrants in “small metal enclosures,” according to a new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s independent watchdog.
During his visit to Europe this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has the opportunity to put flesh on the bones of a call he made in January for an “alliance of middle powers”. The idea of countries beyond the big two – China and the US – setting their own global agenda and making a worldwide impact is attra…