A woman's hand presses against a plastic sheet used to replace the shattered glass of a balcony door damaged in an Israeli strike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A Putin Critic Is Convicted on Charges That Will Keep Him From Campaigning for Russia’s Parliament

MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted Friday of displaying “extremist symbols” — an action that will keep him out of this year’s parliamentary race. The verdict underlined the determination by authorities to stamp out any remaining…

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How Nigel Farage moved from the political fringe to contender for UK prime minister

Champagne glass in hand, Nigel Farage grins broadly as he limbers up to the podium at Britain’s Cheltenham racecourse.  The political veteran has much to celebrate, with Reform UK, the right-wing populist party he leads, having secured a seismic electoral breakthrough at Thursday’s local elections.  Scores of town halls have turned Reform turquoise as millions…

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to the media during a visit to Havering Town Hall, in Romford, England, Friday May 8, 2026, a day after the local elections.

UK PM Starmer vows to fight on after local polls drubbing

Keir Starmer vowed Friday to remain as Britain’s prime minister after disastrous local elections saw his centre-left Labour party humiliated across the UK, with disillusioned voters backing hard-right and nationalist parties.   Issued on: 09/05/2026 – 08:02 2 min Reading time Thursday’s ballots — Starmer’s biggest electoral test since Labour ousted the Conservatives in 2024 —…

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Bond yields surge as Starmer faces revolt

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at the start of a Cabinet meeting to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at Downing Street in London, Feb. 24, 2026. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The cost of long-term borrowing for the British government is at its…

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