Politics
Politics and power from capitals around the globe — elections, governments and the diplomacy shaping international relations. From Washington and Westminster to Brussels, Beijing and the Global South, we cover the votes, the policy fights and the leaders whose decisions ripple across borders.
Latest in Politics
6866 stories
UK search team joins Venezuela earthquake rescue effort
The 68-strong team left Brize Norton airbase on Friday onboard an RAF plane carrying aid supplies.…
Conservatives offer tax incentive as part of 50,000 reservist pledge
Labour accused the Conservatives of trying to "rewrite history" after making defence cuts while in power.…
Trump administration asks supreme court to back immigration detention policy
Government asks justices to allow people who have lived in US for years to be held without chance to seek bondThe Trump administration on Friday asked…
UK forecast for the week ahead
Will more comfortable temperatures replace the heatwave soon? Darren Bett has the details.…
Mahmood outlines safe immigration routes plan to win over Labour left
Home secretary speeds up major part of bill governing asylum and refugees as new prime minister set to take overShabana Mahmood will seek to shore up …
UN calls for ‘prompt investigations’ of deaths in US immigration custody
High commissioner for human rights calls for ‘those responsible for violations of the law’ to be held to accountUS politics live – latest updatesThe U…
How did Colombia’s election split a nation in two?
Colombia elected its first right-wing president in years by a razor-thin margin.…
DR Congo files case against Rwanda at ICJ over decades of alleged ‘abuses’
Kinshasa takes Kigali to UN's top court over 30 years of alleged massacres, sexual violence, and forced displacement.…
Andy Burnham says he will give 15% of his MP’s pay to local causes
New member for Makerfield and expected next prime minister joins other MPs who donate some or all of their payAndy Burnham has said he will be donatin…
Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10
Sarah B Rogers speech at conference in London included far-right memes and conspiracy theories about ‘Da Yookay’ Claims by a senior official in the Tr…
Gavin Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California
California governor calls for national tax on super-wealthy and suggests the US should own a stake in AI companiesUS politics live – latest updatesCal…
New York City will freeze rent for 1m apartments in big victory for Mamdani
City’s mayor has consistently argued that rising housing costs have made it increasingly unaffordableA New York City housing board has voted to freeze…
Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence
Various issues – including a rodent infestation and mold – have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty10 Downing Street has two things: mice…
Andy Burnham’s long coup: the chaotic year-long project to return him to Westminster
Efforts of campaign groups, supporters and party figures coalesced after May elections as MPs’ views began to change The third coming of Andy Burnham …
Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland
The LNP’s unapologetic moves on crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and…
Massive wins and the promise of change – but that’s where the Starmer-Albanese similarities end
While Anthony Albanese calls ousted British PM Keir Starmer his mate, the pair share very different political fortunesGet our breaking news email, fre…
Venezuela death toll doubles as interim president vows to save ‘as many people as possible’
Delcy Rodríguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving but people are angry at official response and limited resourcesVenezuela’s interim president, D…
Ex-Trump adviser Bolton pleads guilty in classified documents case
This is a breaking news story.…
Why has Trump stayed away from the World Cup?
Why has Donald Trump stayed away from the World Cup? And will he appear before the final?…
Morocco jails 29, including politicians and sports figures, in drug trial
Casablanca court delivers landmark verdict in 'Escobar of the Sahara' case: up to 12 years for top figures.…
UK June heat record broken for third day in a row as ministers urged to act
Plans to protect people fall ‘far short of what is needed’, government told, as MP warns of heatwave deathsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK gov…
Everything we know so far about the deadly earthquakes in Venezuela
Everything we know so far about the deadly earthquakes in Venezuela…
Pilot dies after plane crash near airfield
Police say the pilot believed to be a woman in her 40s was pronounced deceased at the scene.…
South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal
The former first lady had previously been sentenced to four years in a separate case involving the Unification Church.…
Trump administration moves to restart LGBTQ+ suicide hotline it initially ended
The Trevor Project non-profit that helped pioneer LGBTQ+ ‘press 3’ option for 988 hotline is being shut out as it restartsThe Trump administration is …
Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media
Observers said on Friday the government is responding to evidence that the ban on young children holding accounts on platforms including Facebook, Ins…
Thermal cameras reveal intense heat for outdoor workers in Europe
Thermal cameras reveal intense heat for outdoor workers in Europe…
Remove home secretary Mahmood and rip up her asylum plans, says Alf Dubs
Exclusive: Veteran Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child attacks ‘performative cruelty’ of Shabana Mahmood’s policiesUK politics live – latest updates…
New synthetic drugs, cocaine and meth booming, warns UN
A spike in potent synthetic drugs comes as manufacturers respond to geopolitical changes and look to increase profits.…
Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton expected to plead guilty in classified information case – US politics live
Bolton to plead guilty charges that he unlawfully retained sensitive national security information in agreement that includes $2.25m fineSign up for t…