Category Politics

Sample vote count results released by Singapore’s Elections Department showed the long-time ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) again clinched a landslide victory in Saturday’s general election. The count shows the People’s Action Party (PAP) firmly in the lead in 82…

The counting of votes in Australia’s general election has begun after polling stations across the country closed. Vote counting is actively continuing in the east of the country, where polling stations closed two hours earlier than in the west. Prime…

The Duke of Sussex has revealed his father has no intention of speaking to him and he is unsure “how much time my father has left” when speaking of his desire for “reconciliation” with his family. In an interview with…

The White House administration is reportedly planning to reduce the number of employees at the CIA and other intelligence agencies. The layoffs will also affect the National Security Agency, Trump administration officials told members of Congress, The Washington Post reported…

From Tokyo to Turin, Taipei to Paris, tens of thousands of people gathered for May Day demonstrations reflecting growing anger over US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies and fears about global economic instability. In France, trade union leaders have…

McDonald’s restaurant traffic unexpectedly declined in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on customers. The burger giant’s comparable-unit sales, or those at locations open at least a year, fell 1% globally in the January-March period. Excluding the additional leap…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni formally signed a series of cooperation agreements, including defense ones, on Tuesday as part of efforts to strengthen relations between the two nations. Mr Erdogan is in Rome to…

A UK High Court judge has said Coleen Rooney has been “entirely successful” in Rebekah Vardy’s appeal in their high-profile libel case involving Wagatha Christie. In 2022, Ms Vardy unsuccessfully brought legal action against Ms Rooney, and the two are…

Spain has restored more than 99% of its power supply after an unprecedented outage that paralysed much of the country and Portugal, officials say. Spanish electricity operator Red Electrica said the level had been reached by 6am on Tuesday. The…

The Liberal Party has won Canada’s federal election, ending a process fraught with threats of trade sanctions from US President Donald Trump and making the country the 51st state of the United States. As a result, Liberal Party leader and…