19 h. ago Guinea's Doumbouya is sworn in as president, cementing transition from junta chief to elected leader

Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya has been sworn in as president of Guinea after winning last year's presidential election

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40 h. ago Ugandan election descends into violence with opposition leader captured and at least seven 'supporters' killed as President Museveni closes in on landslide victory

The National Union Party said on Friday evening that their leader, Bobi Wine, had been taken by the army from his house and brought to an unknown location.

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57 h. ago Rightwing leaders endorse Viktor Orbán in Hungarian election campaign video

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and France’s Marine Le Pen among figures showing support for Hungary’s prime ministerRightwing leaders from around the world have come together to endorse Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, hinting at the symbolism that the country’s elections hold for global far-right movements even as the populist leader lags in the polls.A campaign video published online by Orbán this week includes endorsements from nearly a dozen leaders including Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini, France’s Marine Le Pen and Germany’s Alice Weidel. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Multimillionaire leader of Reform in Scotland refuses to reveal net worth

Newly-appointed Malcolm Offord, who became a Tory life peer in 2021, plans to stand for Holyrood in MayUK politics live – latest updatesThe multimillionaire financier who has been made leader of Reform UK in Scotland has refused to say how wealthy he is, claiming that is a private matter.Malcolm Offord, formerly a Conservative party life peer, was unveiled by Reform’s leader, Nigel Farage, as the party’s first Scottish leader, 10 weeks before a Scottish parliament election in which Reform is expected to win up to 18 seats. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Farage tells potential Holyrood defectors to 'get in touch within days'

The Reform leader said the Scottish election will be a ‘two-horse race’ between his party and the SNP

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3 d. ago Inside Maduro's 'hell on Earth' jail with 'white room' torture chamber where enemies were raped and electrocuted

For many Venezuelans, El Helicoide is the physical representation of the decades of repression they have felt under successive governments. described by former prisoners as 'hell on earth'.

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3 d. ago The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age

Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve enteredIn late January 2025, 10 days after Donald Trump was sworn in for a second time as president of the United States, an economic conference in Brussels brought together several officials from the recently deposed Biden administration for a discussion about the global economy. In Washington, Trump and his wrecking crew were already busy razing every last brick of Joe Biden’s legacy, but in Brussels, the Democratic exiles put on a brave face. They summoned the comforting ghosts of white papers past, intoning old spells like “worker-centered trade policy” and “middle-out bottom-up economics”. They touted their late-term achievements. They even quoted poetry: “We did not go gently into that good night,” Katherine Tai, who served as Biden’s US trade representative, said from the stage. Tai proudly told the...

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4 d. ago Catastrophic news for Labour in latest Senedd election poll as Wales on course for new leader

Labour appears to have less support than the Green Party

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5 d. ago Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth gives Senedd election update

The Senedd election are due to take place on May 7, 2026

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6 d. ago Trump shares fake Wikipedia page calling himself ‘Acting President’ of Venezuela

President Donald Trump posts meme apparently intended as snub to country’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez, sworn in last week to succeed Nicolas Maduro

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8 d. ago Photos show opposition leader Bobi Wine campaigning ahead of Uganda's presidential election

Uganda's main opposition presidential candidate, a musician-turned-politician known as Bobi Wine, campaigns ahead of next week's election.

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1 week ago María Corina Machado vows to return to Venezuela and rejects rule of Maduro’s deputy

Opposition leader says her movement is ready to win a fair election and praises Trump for toppling the presidentFrom elation to frustration: Trump snub wrongfoots Venezuela’s oppositionThe Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed to return to the country as soon as possible and rejected the authority of the interim president backed – for now – by the US after it forcibly removed Nicolás Maduro from power.Machado told Fox News from an undisclosed location that her movement was ready to win a free election, and praised Donald Trump for toppling Maduro. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Venezuela latest: Opposition leader Machado vows to return and demands elections despite Trump criticism

The U.S. President said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela before allowing it to hold elections

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1 week ago Venezuela latest: Opposition leader Machado vows to return and demands elections despite Trump opposition

The U.S. President said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela before allowing it to hold elections

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1 week ago Gunfire erupts near Venezuela presidential palace as interim leader sworn in after tyrant Maduro slams capture in court

HEAVY gunfire was heard near the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, last night. The shots lit up the sky on Monday night, believed to be drones and anti-aircraft fire by locals. After the gunfire, armoured vehicles arrived at Miraflores presidential palace, with troops were deployed to surrounding areas, witnesses said. The shots came as a...

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1 week ago Stay oot of it! Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar warns 'unpopular' Keir Starmer to steer clear of Holyrood election campaign

In a direct criticism of the beleaguered Prime Minister and his national party leader, Mr Sarwar highlighted errors made by Sir Keir's Labour administration at Westminster.

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1 week ago Anas Sarwar admits Scots are 'angry' with 'unpopular' Keir Starmer as he steps up Holyrood election campaign

The Scottish Labour leader said he was offering "hope" at the Holyrood election.

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1 week ago Scottish Labour are election underdogs but the country is ready to turn the page on the SNP

In his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the choice at the election is between him or John Swinney as First Minister.

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1 week ago European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack

Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international lawVenezuela crisis: latest updatesEuropean leaders emerged divided and torn as they tried to welcome the ejection of Venezuela’s authoritarian president, but still uphold the principles of international law that did not appear to allow Donald Trump to capture Nicolás Maduro, let alone declare that the US will run Venezuela and control its oil industry.Europe tried to focus on the principle of a democratic transition, pointing out that the continent had not recognised Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela since what were widely regarded as fraudulent elections in June 2024. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago John Swinney to launch SNP's Holyrood election campaign with independence push

The SNP leader will tell activists that May’s election is the “chance to empower ourselves to fundamentally address the biggest long-term issues” facing Scotland.

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