Elections, governments, legislation, protests and political power.
Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. local time on Sunday in Bulgaria’s presidential election, a contest shaped by drone strikes on Black Sea shipping and by a cost-of-living squeeze in the European Union’s poorest member state. Iliana Iotova, who has…
Serbia votes Sunday in a parliamentary election that tests whether Aleksandar Vucic’s long dominance can survive the Students’ List, a youth-backed force born from nearly two years of street protest. Polls point to a tight race between Vucic’s right-wing populist…
Satellite links used by Ukraine’s armed forces were running at normal speed again on Saturday, closing out more than a week of throttling that Kyiv says crippled drone interception and forced commanders to shelve operations. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Starlink,…
Guinea-Bissau will not hold the legislative and presidential ballots fixed for 6 December 2026. Aly Silva, who speaks for Ilidio Vieira Te, the transitional prime minister, told DW the contest has been deferred with no fresh date. The cabinet will…
Chancellor Friedrich Merz closed the Christian Social Union’s two-day conference in Munich on Saturday by drawing two hard lines for Germany’s conservative camp — one against the far-right Alternative for Germany, the other against Moscow — while promising voters cheaper…
France deployed officers nationwide on Saturday, October 24, 2026, as demonstrations, a National Rally gathering in Orléans and heavy security in Paris converged. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 135 people had been detained and weapons taken. Museums and landmarks shut…
One day after the Delhi High Court refused to intervene in a police notice, AISA national president Neha Bora announced on Saturday that they would refuse to sign the Rs 10,000 peace bond it demands. Bora, who uses they/them pronouns,…
