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Sunak, whose party is behind in the opinion polls, took a combative approach, lashing out at the Labour party over tax. He noted that inflation had eased to 2 percent and claimed that he had a plan to boost the sluggish economy. Starmer…

Mel Stride defended his Cabinet colleague Alister Jack after the latter admitted betting on the timing of the general election.Mr Jack, the Scottish Secretary, said he had placed three bets - two in March…

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice…

The prominent Belarusian human rights group Viasna has denounced an extension to the detention of a Roman Catholic priest who was jailed after displaying the Ukrainian flag in a social media postJune 25, 2024, 11:52 AM ET• 2 min…

Alberta’s New Democratic Party has found a new leader in former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi. A little more than 62,000 members selected Nenshi as the new leader Saturday afternoon, ending a months-long leadership race between…

he most crowded race ever for a Tokyo governor’s election kicked off on June 20, with dozens of people claiming to be best suited to lead the nation’s capital. Voters will pick one on July 7. At 8:30…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change suggested after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by…

Sean Murphy/AP A Patriot missile mobile launcher is displayed outside the Fort Sill…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Scores of Greek firefighters and water-bombing aircraft succeeded late Wednesday in taming a large wildfire on the fringes of Athens that forced authorities to evacuate two…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A record 23 of NATO’s 32 member nations are hitting the Western military alliance’s defense spending target this year, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday, as…