Ruling party leads revamped Kazakhstan election, exit poll
Kazakhstan’s ruling party is leading its national election, according to an exit poll. On Sunday, Kazakhs voted for independent candidates in legislative elections, seen as
French government faces confidence votes over decision to push through pension bill
The French government will face two confidence votes on Monday in response to President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass the legislature to push through his
Xi Jinping heads to Moscow in three-day visit to ‘promote peace talks’
Just days after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest, Russian President Vladimir Putin received China’s leader Xi Jinping in what
UBS to acquire troubled rival Credit Suisse in Swiss government-brokered deal
Banking giant UBS is to acquire its smaller rival Credit Suisse for $3.25 billion (€3.05 billion euros), in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil
Central banks move to prevent crisis after UBS buys rival Credit Suisse
The European Central Bank has joined its US counterpart and central banks from four other countries in a coordinated attempt to calm markets after Swiss
It’s time to put a stop to humanitarian aid being withheld as a weapon of war
Today, a record 339 million people are in need of humanitarian aid. Yet, the barriers to humanitarian access — in other words, the ability to
US President expresses ‘concern’ over planned judicial reform in Israel
US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to express “concern” over the planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system,
Kosovo and Serbia reach EU-back deal to normalise ties but do not sign
The leaders of Kosovo and Serbia reached an agreement after a day of talks in North Macedonia on Saturday to normalise bilateral relations after decades
For Belarus’ tech workers in exile, Poland’s business visa is a vital lifeline to escape repression
Belarus was once the home of an up-and-coming tech industry, centred around an IT park outside Minsk which had its own tax and legal regime.
Long-serving Montenegro president to face newcomer in runoff vote
Montenegro’s long-serving incumbent President Milo Đukanović will face a political newcomer in a runoff presidential election in Montenegro next month after none of the contenders