Politics
Politics and power from capitals around the globe — elections, governments and the diplomacy shaping international relations. From Washington and Westminster to Brussels, Beijing and the Global South, we cover the votes, the policy fights and the leaders whose decisions ripple across borders.
Latest in Politics
3590 stories
Spanish PM’s brother banned from public office after misconduct trial
Conviction over hiring by socialist-led council is one of a series of corruption claims facing Pedro Sánchez’s familyThe brother of Spain’s prime mini…
UK to continue sending potential trafficking victims to France despite court ruling
Court ruled last week against policy to reduce protections for asylum seekers facing removal under one in, one out schemeThe Home Office is set to ign…
New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatment
Aid worker flown to Berlin as Trump administration bars Americans from traveling to US on commercial flightsA US national who contracted Ebola in the …
Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment
PM to declare Australia the first country worldwide to bring economic, social, security and environmental issues from AI under single office in major …
Tories deny purge as Lord Barwell hits back after losing party whip
Former minister says decision suggests ‘intolerance of criticism’ but source says it was for problems with conductThe Conservatives have denied they a…
RFK Jr’s advisory panel overhaul stalled update on helping kids quit tobacco
US preventive services taskforce’s members have not issued binding recommendations since March 2025The health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s overhaul…
Government failing Farage over security, says Jenrick
It comes as the police investigation into Ann Widdecombe's death sparks renewed debate over politicians' security.…
Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning reportBoris Johnson’s Conservative gover…
‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds
Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’It’s been a…
Victims of Trump purge call supreme court ruling a ‘dagger in heart’ to civil service
Rebecca Slaughter, who was fired by Trump from the FTC in 2025, worries agencies will be undermined by threat of removal if a decision is contrary to …
Scott Mills was highest paid BBC star before sacking
The former Radio 2 breakfast host earned about £745,000 from the BBC in the last financial year.…
PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted billions, Covid inquiry finds
Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.…
Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029
President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. has been extended several times. Now, it's set to last until Inauguration Day 2…
Some states will ask voters to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments
Several states have ballot measures this year that could raise the thresholds needed to pass state constitutional amendments. Many advocates are criti…
Robert Jenrick criticises government for not offering Nigel Farage earlier security meeting
Reform’s Treasury spokesperson said talks over party leader’s protection only happening ‘as a result’ of Ann Widdecombe’s deathUK politics live – late…
‘We are dying little by little here’: asylum seekers at mercy of Home Office hotel closures
Legal challenges launched over accommodation ‘adequacy’ as UK government closes more asylum hotelsHuda and her two children aged 10 and 12 had been li…
Why is India blocking film on a man who counted Punjab insurgency killings?
Satluj, based on life and murder of rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, is still finding its audience despite the ban.…
Ed Husic tells Labor to get tougher on AI companies as letting them self-regulate ‘doomed to fail’
Labor MP also says watering down copyright rules is ‘going against the ethos’ of his partyThe Labor MP Ed Husic says any moves to water down copyright…
Universities not doing enough to deal with protests and ‘highly personal’ attacks, antisemitism royal commission hears
Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion hears from professor whose office was occupied by protesters Follow our Australia news live blog …
‘Beijing is laughing’ at US-Mexico-Canada stalled trade talks
A US trade expert says the US, Mexico, and Canada need to hold trilateral talks to get a cross-border trade deal signed.…
All the goals that fired France to semi-finals
Watch every goal scored by France on their way to the 2026 World Cup semi-finals and a mouth-watering tie against Spain.…
Time for Lamine Yamal to ignite? Or another Mbappe World Cup masterclass?
France face Spain for a place in the World Cup final on Tuesday, meaning a showdown between Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal. Who comes out on top?…
Brazil court bars Bolsonaro’s son from visiting ex-president for 90 days
Top court bars former President Jair Bolsonaro's son from visiting his father under house arrest over social media post.…
North Sea oil industry urges Burnham to approve new drilling in UK waters
Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approvalThe UK’s North Sea oil industry has made a …
Sweden prides itself on equality – so why is its political gender gap growing?
As general election looms, survey shows twice as many men as women support far-right Sweden DemocratsOne is led by Sweden’s first female prime ministe…
US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal
Government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffsThe US government has alrea…
Andy Serkis defends lack of diversity in Lord of the Rings cast
Kate Winslet, Jamie Dornan and Anya Taylor-Joy are among the stars who have been cast so far.…
Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah will lose ‘close to a million and a half acres each’ and open land to developers and oil industryDona…
Norway ‘rows’ at the royal palace to welcome back World Cup heroes
More than 100,000 people turned out to celebrate Norway's national football team after their World Cup exit.…
Nine deaths tied to Trump’s immigration enforcement operations in US
Fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, is latest in at least nine deaths linked to US president's immigration crackdown.…