Domestic Politics

News|05 Oct 2026

UK-EU Rejoining Debate Reopened by Burnham

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has put UK EU rejoining on the table, prompting Macron and Sanchez to respond with open support in Madrid.

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Europe

News|02 Oct 2026

Japan Tightens Rules on Permanent Residency

Japan raised its permanent residency fee by 20 times and introduced new income and language requirements on 1 October 2026 under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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East & South Asia

News|28 Sept 2026

Venezuela Elections: Talks, Protests and No Date

Venezuela's interim government and opposition hold talks, free prisoners and rally in the streets — but no date for Venezuela elections has been set.

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Americas

News|23 Sept 2026

Ethiopian Rebel Alliance Forms Against Abiy Ahmed

Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed a rebel alliance to oust Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, raising fears of renewed large-scale war in Ethiopia.

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Africa

News|21 Sept 2026

German State Elections: AfD Surges, CDU Suffers Historic Low

Germany's final state elections of 2026 saw the AfD win Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Die Linke take Berlin, as the CDU recorded its worst postwar resu

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Europe

News|05 Sept 2026

Iceland EU Referendum Rejects Accession Talks

Iceland's EU referendum returned a No vote of 52,8%, blocking a government push to reopen accession talks suspended since 2013. Full results and context.

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Europe

News|11 Jul 2026

Sudan RSF Genocide: UN Findings and Global Response

The UN has determined RSF conduct in Sudan's civil war amounts to genocide. We report on…

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Africa

News|04 Jul 2026

Khamenei Funeral Tehran Draws Global Delegations

Week-long Khamenei funeral rites opened in Tehran on 3 July 2026, drawing delegations from over a dozen states and multilateral organisations.

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Sub-Anatolia

News|24 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister

Keir Starmer has resigned as UK Prime Minister. Andy Burnham is expected to succeed him, making him the country's seventh PM in under a decade.

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Europe

Analysis|21 Jun 2026

The Cultural Revolution in China, 1966–1976

The cultural revolution was a political movement in the People's Republic of China that lasted, by the official reckoning later adopted by the Chinese state, from 1966 until 1976. Its full name in the

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Emre ŞentürkEast & South Asia

News|21 Jun 2026

Bolivia Declares State of Emergency Over Blockades

Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency, authorising military deployment to clear weeks-long protest blockades causing nationwide

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Americas

News|22 Jun 2026

De La Espriella Wins Colombia Presidential Election

Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia's presidential election in a razor-tight runoff,…

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Americas

Brazil Election Runoff: Bolsonaro Leads Lula

Ethiopia Tigray Conflict Escalates as EU Pledges Aid

UK-EU Rejoining Debate Reopened by Burnham

Japan Tightens Rules on Permanent Residency

Venezuela Elections: Talks, Protests and No Date

Ethiopian Rebel Alliance Forms Against Abiy Ahmed

German State Elections: AfD Surges, CDU Suffers Historic Low

Iceland EU Referendum Rejects Accession Talks

Joshua Wong Guilty Plea in Second Security Case

"Terror-Free" Türkiye Bill Passes with 467 Votes

Hungarian President Signs Constitutional Amendment

Sudan RSF Genocide: UN Findings and Global Response

Khamenei Funeral Tehran Draws Global Delegations

Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister

The Cultural Revolution in China, 1966–1976

Bolivia Declares State of Emergency Over Blockades

De La Espriella Wins Colombia Presidential Election

Colombia Presidential Election 2026: Key Facts