POLITICS

Kevin McCarthy's whirlwind day

US House in chaos after Kevin McCarthy loses speaker votes

The House adjourned without a speaker on Tuesday night - the first time since 1923 they had failed to choose a leader after a first round vote.

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A former law professor, Kais Saied

President Saied urged to resign after 'fiasco' election

The National Salvation Front head, Nejib Chebbi, said Saturday's poll was a "fiasco", calling for mass protests to demand… Read more

Dallas, Texas, in 1963

Thousands of unedited government JFK assassination files released

With the publication of some 13,173 files online, the White House said more than 97% of records in the collection were now… Read more

Opposition activist Sajidul Islam Shumon has been missing for nine years

Bangladesh accused of violent crackdown on free speech

Bangladeshi journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, known as Kajol, says he was held in an underground cell for 53 days, where… Read more

Trump

Trump's call for 'termination' of constitution condemned

Mr Trump made the comments in a post to his Truth Social account on Saturday while repeating his false claim that he won… Read more

Ramaphosa

South Africa leader won't resign, says spokesman

The row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property then covered up its theft.

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Sanna Marin

Finland's Sanna Marin says Europe would be in trouble without US

During a visit to Australia, the leader of the pending Nato member said Europe's defences must be strengthened.

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Cyril Ramaphosa South African president

Cyril Ramaphosa South African president faces threat of impeachment over Farmgate

The president has been accused of covering up a $4m (£3.3m) theft from his farm in 2020, including kidnapping and… Read more

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