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Mike Rogers’ votes against 9/11 responder benefits draw scrutiny in Michigan Senate race
The Republican candidate’s congressional record has become a campaign issue after he attacked Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed over old social-media posts about September 11.
Ukrainian court sentences lawmaker Oleksandr Yurchenko to nine years for bribery
The verdict concludes a six-year prosecution that became an early test of Ukraine’s post-2019 promises to punish corruption among politically connected officials.
Russia adds five names and organisations to its foreign-agent registry
The latest registry update reaches a television quiz participant, political figures, a Telegram channel and the Perm-36 historical project while removing one historian.
Lagarde rejects Mélenchon's proposal to cancel French debt held by the central bank
The ECB president says the plan conflicts with EU treaty constraints, elevating sovereign debt into France's approaching presidential campaign.
Republican Party expands election-law campaign to roughly 200 active legal battles before US midterms
The RNC is financing or advising cases across several states while the Trump administration pursues a parallel programme on citizenship checks, mail ballots and alleged voting violations.
Ukrainian lawmaker Vadym Stolar returns and receives $6.7 million bail in corporate-raiding case
The suspect avoided pretrial detention but faces travel restrictions as investigators pursue an alleged network involving lawmakers and former presidential officials.
US House leaders schedule vote on shifting data-centre power costs away from households
The bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act would require state utility regulators to consider rules assigning new generation costs to large data centres.
Kristersson adopts Trump-style slogan as Sweden enters final election weekend
Sweden's prime minister says he wants to make the country great again while a knife-edge contest could bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into government.
British MPs block the assisted-dying bill for England and Wales
The 286-270 Commons vote reverses the previous parliament’s support and leaves another attempt at legalisation unlikely before the next general election.
Australia shelves planned national packaging rules before the next election
The Albanese government cites cost-of-living pressure as it postpones producer obligations intended to reduce plastic waste and improve recyclability.
Ukraine demands action after Polish politician damages UPA memorial
Kyiv asked Warsaw to assess Grzegorz Braun’s conduct and restore the border-region monument, reopening a sensitive dispute over wartime memory.
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court overturns pardon of hardline Buddhist monk Galagodaatte Gnanasara
The ruling orders the monk to complete a contempt sentence imposed after he intimidated the wife of a disappeared journalist inside a courtroom.
British MPs reopen assisted-dying bill debate before a new Commons vote
The private member's bill would permit eligible terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek assistance to end their lives under a proposed approval process.