The UK’s opposition Labour Party is on track for a landslide victory at the next general election, according to a new poll — with a higher than typical sample size — that is likely ramp up the pressure on Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
South African business sentiment declined to an almost three-year low as persistent power cuts, rising interest rates and cost pressures weighed on profitability.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida proposed a long list of policy targets for this year, as speculation continues over Kishida potentially calling an early election.
Former Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, a staunch critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, will stay in detention after a court hearing her drug case denied her bail petition, her lawyer said.
One new idea is modeled on an international fund that makes oil importers pay to clean up spills.
Emmanuel Macron made his pitch that France is a leading hub for foreign investments and electric cars directly to Elon Musk, as the president seeks to attract global businesses.
Turkey will hold a runoff vote to determine if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extends his time in power into a third decade.
With a fentanyl crisis deepening across North America, US drug authorities in 2021 identified dozens of Mexican companies suspected of trafficking the narcotic’s key ingredients. They took their findings to the country’s financial-intelligence chief at the time.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged support for a coalition to help provide Ukraine with a fleet of Western-made fighter jets, although he stopped short during a surprise UK visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of promising actual aircraft.
Turkey will hold a runoff election in two weeks after no presidential candidate won an outright victory in Sunday’s elections, according to the High Election Board.
