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London Mayor Sadiq Khan urged voters not to back the populist Reform UK in next week’s local elections, describing Nigel Farage’s party as a “poor man’s version of President Trump and MAGA.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed US regulators on whether they plan to take action to rein in lenders after President Donald Trump’s push earlier this year for a temporary 10% cap on credit card rates resulted in little change.

Ukraine’s drone strikes switch back to refineries, allowing Moscow to boost seaborne flows

Poland, which is battling a rising number of cyberattacks from Russia, expects online threats to intensify as more advanced artificial intelligence tools spread, according to a senior government official.

Romania moved a step closer to losing its prime minister after the former ruling party unexpectedly joined forces with the far right opposition to file a no-confidence vote against the minority government.

Belarus freed a prominent Polish journalist and activist from prison, meeting a longstanding demand of the neighboring European Union and NATO member.

The European Union is looking into delaying repayments on billions in debt it took on during the pandemic, as countries search for more money to spend now on defense and advanced technologies.

The Spanish government stuck with its growth forecast, with the country’s stronger-than-expected performance in recent years outweighing uncertainty stemming from the Iran war.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defended the country’s pro-migrant policies and called on other major cities around the world to become sanctuaries of diversity.

In response to Saturday’s attack, more funding is the solution

President Donald Trump welcomed King Charles III to the White House for a state visit fraught with doubt about the future of the so-called special relationship between the UK and the US. The British monarch and Queen Camilla attended a garden party on the first day of their trip, against a backdrop of security concerns following the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Democratic Republic of Congo must audit its mining joint ventures to ensure companies are complying with requirements including the repatriation of export earnings, President Felix Tshisekedi told his council of ministers Friday.

On a hot July day in 2015, talks between the top US and Iranian diplomats boiled over into a shouting match — one that echoed through the corridors of the 19th-century Viennese palace where they were locked in marathon talks.

Italy needs to watch its spending if it wants to stick to European Union fiscal rules despite a worsening economic growth scenario, Bank of Italy official Andrea Brandolini said.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK rose to prominence advocating “net zero migration” after a post-pandemic surge in arrivals into Britain. But new official projections show such a policy would cut the UK’s population by almost 4 million by 2050 with potentially severe economic consequences.

Hungary’s outgoing premier Viktor Orban offered to resign as his party’s president after a disastrous election, though the Fidesz leadership rejected it for now, Telex news website reported, citing party officials.

There are growing signs of frustration within the international community over the US-Iran standoff.

A laden Japan-linked supertanker appears to be sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, in what may be the first attempt by an oil carrier from the country to leave the Persian Gulf since the Iran war began.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro are locked in a statistical tie ahead of Brazil’s October election, a new poll shows.

In March, Washington state passed the first income tax in the state’s history, a 9.9% levy on personal income exceeding $1 million annually. Washington is one of five states led by a Democratic governor that have increased income taxes on the wealthy in the past five years. Several more are considering following suit.