CHISINAU, May 8 (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday there was no exact date yet for opening formal talks on Moldova’s accession to the bloc, although the EU wanted to move fast on the matter. “We haven’t set that date, but it’s clear that we need to move fast,”…
A sign supporting the Reform UK political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland in London | Photo Credit: Reuters Friday (May 8, 2026) morning in the U.K. was looking grim for Prime Minister Kier Starmer and…
IT IS SOMETIMES said, not least by President Donald Trump, that America and China are now the G2, a duo of superpowers leading the world. That is a grim thought. One has a leader who treats allies like patsies and is ripping apart the institutions that underpinned global stability for decades. The other has an…
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Polling guru Sir John Curtice said the incoming results at the local elections so far indicate the “fracturing of British politics”. He explained…
Nigel Farage suggested Reform UK was on course for a general election victory after taking council seats from Labour in early local election results. Sir Keir Starmer’s party was haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight, in a set of contests that could prove decisive for his premiership. You can follow MyLondon’s live election…
ZURICH, May 8 (Reuters) – Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to restrict Switzerland’s population to 10 million, an opinion poll showed on Friday. The Swiss government is opposed to the initiative championed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) that goes to a vote on June 14, saying…
Reform UK has surged in the UK local elections after taking council seats from the Labour Party, with Keir Starmer’s party haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight. Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK gains exceeded 210 seats when results were in from 37 of the 136 councils in the early hours of Friday, while Labour…
London, Two months into the war in Iran, the reasons the US gave for launching this conflict – and Washington’s minimum criteria for claiming success – now appear unintelligible. So much so that US officials are now arguing the war had actually ended in America’s favour almost a month ago, when the ceasefire came into…
“As you can see, we are scoring stunning percentages in traditional old Labour areas” 04:26, 08 May 2026Updated 04:38, 08 May 2026 Nigel Farage has said that the local elections mark a ‘historic change’ in British politics(Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire) Nigel Farage is celebrating a ‘historic change’ in politics after Reform UK gains a swathe…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iran war’s shaky ceasefire came under further strain on Friday as the United Arab Emirates’ responded to a missile and drone attack hours after the U.S. said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliated against Iranian military facilities. The violence jeopardized…