Poland and Hungary clash with EU leaders over migration reform
Migration has become a flashpoint in the European continent’s politics and a central focus of far-right parties.
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UK’s opposition Labour Party gets a boost from Scotland by-election victory
Labour leader Keir Starmer hails 'seismic result' as his party takes a parliamentary seat from the SNP.
Iowa risks millions of dollars as it faces losing first-vote status
Democrats moving from Iowa to South Carolina for first vote in primary cycle means less money for Midwestern state.
US jobs growth exceeds expectations, fuels interest rate hike fears
The US economy added 336,000 jobs in September, far more than many economists expected.
Palestinian killed as Israeli settlers attack West Bank town of Huwara
The killing of 19-year-old Labib Dumaidi comes amid a period of rising settler violence across the West Bank.
‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Russia relocates ships from Sevastopol while the UK lauds Kyiv's 'functional defeat of the Black Sea Fleet'.
Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi?
The jailed Nobel laureate has been a prominent voice in Iran's women's movement.
Why is the Biden administration forgiving student debt?
This week Joe Biden announced debt relief worth billions of dollars for struggling graduates.
‘You can still smell the blood’: Shock turns to grief in Ukraine’s Hroza
Relatives struggling to cope after attack that killed more than 50 people in tiny village in northeastern Ukraine.
Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election?
Party, which held a divisive conference this week, has been in power for 13 years but is struggling in opinion polls.
European Union leaders meet in Granada to discuss enlargement, migration
Summit comes a day after dozens of European leaders pledged continued support for Ukraine in fight against Russia.
Ethnic Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh long for home, decry Azerbaijan
Having fled Nagorno-Karabakh, ethnic Armenians say they won't return as they bank on more support from Yerevan.
Who are the 2023 Nobel Prize winners so far?
This year's laureates have opened doors for disease control, technological advancements and subversive literature.
Egypt’s bonds spiral lower after Moody’s downgrade over economic woes
The agency says Egypt's worsening debt affordability led to its decision to cut the country's credit rating.
Syria mourns Homs drone victims as gov’t, Russian attacks in Idlib kill 11
Funerals held for victims of attack on military academy during graduation ceremony.
Why is Pakistan planning to deport undocumented Afghans?
Afghan government has called Pakistan's decision to expel Afghans living in the country without approval 'unacceptable'.
Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for nuclear power plant
Russia is financing 90 percent of $12.65bn project to build Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant in Rooppur.
Putin says Ukraine would last ‘a week’ if Western military support stops
Putin's prediction comes as concerns mount about future of US funding for Ukraine amid political turmoil in Washington.
As vote nears, ‘horrific racism’ mars Australian Voice referendum campaign
Campaigning for historic vote on October 14 has exposed sharp divides in society and within the Indigenous community.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 590
As the war enters its 590th day, these are the main developments.