Plaid Cymru wants to run minority Welsh government, leader says
Rhun ap Iorwerth confirms he will try to govern alone after his party’s Senedd election triumph.
How Reform won votes from Swansea to Sunderland
Many voters have turned to Reform UK with devastating consequences for the main two parties, Labour and the Conservatives.
French world heritage site Chateau de Chambord in danger
It is one of France’s most beautiful and most embattled castles. The Chateau de Chambord in central France is crumbling. The renaissance structure is rife with holes, cracks and moisture. … Read More
European nations dispatch planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, Spain’s interior minister said on … Read More
‘End of an era’: EU flag outside parliament signals shift in Hungary
Hungary may be entering a new political phase as the European Union flag appeared alongside the national flag outside parliament, symbolising a potential shift in the country’s long-standing confrontation with … Read More
Ukrainians mark end of WWII amid fragile ceasefire with Russia
As a temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia comes into effect, residents across Ukraine reflect on the enduring toll of war and the uncertainty of peace. In Zaporizhzhia, mourners at … Read More
Trump gave $6.9M no-bid contract to his ‘pool guy’ to repaint reflection pool under ‘urgent’ exemption
President Donald Trump used a government exemption to give a $6.9 million no-bid contract to his “pool guy” to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to an ocean-blue color after … Read More
SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK
The nationalists secured 58 seats in their fifth consecutive election win, but that is short of an overall majority.
From Charlie Kirk to attempts on Trump’s life, one industry is making bank on the rise in political violence
Political violence is getting worse in the U.S., and 2026 remains on a ‘dangerous trajectory,’ a new report says
Putin vows Russia’s victory over Ukraine and criticises Nato at scaled-down Victory Day parade
Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade