World Politics

Amid a period of global instability, the apparent Labour landslide shows the UK has lurched to the centre-left while much of Europe is moving to the right. Two major stories are now emerging.

They were criticised for their "cautious" strategy, but Sir Keir Starmer and Labour orchestrated what is expected to be a landslide victory through being the "least unpopular" options.

Exit polls predict Keir Starmer leading Labour to a landslide win in the UK general election. The campaign was sparked by a surprise announcement from PM Rishi Sunak just six weeks ago. Follow live.

Sri Lanka has been rocked by a series of crises in the past two decades but locals are now urging tourists to return and enjoy its sights.

As the race to become president of the United States continues to heat up, members of the Democratic party fear for their leader Joe Biden. 

The Indian prime minister's visit will be his first one to the Kremlin in five years.

British voters will go to the polls with the incumbent Conservative government expected to be bundled out after 14 years in power.

The air strike hit an area that also includes a school-turned-shelter for displaced people, many of whom are living in makeshift tents.

The larger disinformation efforts show little traction in France, but the Russian audience may have been the real target, officials said.

Voting in the UK's general election began on Thursday as a media blackout descended across the country and silenced its political hopefuls. 

China has handed over a massive newly-built presidential palace to Vanuatu days before the Pacific nation's prime minister is expected to visit Beijing.

Joe Biden has vowed to continue his campaign for re-election in the 2024 US presidential race after a shaky debate performance with Republican Donald Trump. 

Israeli ambassador Amir Maimon is reportedly summoned to a meeting in Canberra and warned his nation could not expect Australia's support if it goes to war with listed terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Taiwan's coast guard says the squid fishing boat was near the Taiwan-administered Kinmen islands but in Chinese waters when it was boarded and seized. 

This past week was arguably the worst of Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. And it might have been one of Donald Trump's best. 

A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.

Igal uses the online platform Booking.com to advertise his holiday apartment. But human rights lawyers want the practice banned and allege Booking.com is breaking international law.

Seoul MP Jeong Jun-ho says the trash-filled balloons which North Korea sent over the border to South Korea affected thousands of travel plans.

Hong Kong billionaire media mogul, and democracy advocate, Jimmy Lai is still battling for freedom nearly four years after his arrest on a national security charge.

Joe Biden’s performance in last week’s presidential debate may be the moment that leads to a second Trump presidency. Candidates have recovered from gaffes before, but calls for him to step aside grow louder by the day.

Independent US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr says he has "so many skeletons in my closet," following an allegation in a Vanity Fair article that he sexually assaulted a former family babysitter.

A Cambodian court hands jail terms of up to eight years to 10 environmental activists on charges of plotting against the government and insulting the king.

If the polls are correct, the Conservative Party will be kicked out of power after 14 years.

A New York judge delays Donald Trump's sentencing for criminal conduct until September in the wake of a landmark court ruling on presidential immunity.

Brian Firebaugh thanks TikTok for giving him an income, a reality TV victory — and a son. He's one of 170 million American users who could lose access to the app within months.