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Having presided through austerity, Brexit and the pandemic, among other challenges, the Tories are deeply unpopular heading into the general election on Thursday.

An imminent Labour majority will arrive in the wake of a Tory calamity: widening inequality, slumping productivity and an entrenched cost-of-living crisis.

Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell of Grenada said at least three people were killed and the possibility that the toll could rise was a “grim reality.”

The Biden administration will begin paying for Panama to detain and deport more of the migrants streaming through Central America en route to the United States.

Not all storms will become behemoths like Beryl. But the hurricane has underscored the ways the stage is set for other storms to undergo similarly explosive development

A reformist and a conservative will face off in the second round of voting.

Dentistry has emerged as a top election issue, with politicians’ inboxes filled with complaints from constituents about a lack of access to affordable care.

The stampede at a religious event in northern India was among the country’s deadliest in recent years.

Beryl is expected to pass near Jamaica on Wednesday.

Orban has repeatedly blocked or weakened European efforts to provide Ukraine with security assistance throughout the war, frustrating its leader.

The evacuation orders will affect 250,000 people, many of whom have nowhere to go amid difficult conditions, warned the United Nations.

The populist National-led government is undoing many of Jacinda Ardern’s progressive initiatives, including gun control and environmental protections.

Passengers described the incident to local media as “terrifying” and like a “horror movie.” Videos on social media showed damaged seats and overhead compartments.

Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan was kidnapped on Oct. 7, is at the forefront of anti-government protests calling on Israel’s prime minister to step down.

Beryl shattered records as it strengthened in unusually warm waters, churning through Grenada’s Carriacou. It was predicted to skirt Jamaica on Wednesday.

Ahead of this weekend’s runoff election, France’s leftist alliance wants to recast itself as the primary competition to the rising far right.

France’s far-right National Rally party hopes to win an outright majority in National Assembly elections after a second round of voting.

Regulators say the tech giant breached the Digital Markets Act in requiring Instagram and Facebook users to pay if they don’t want personal data used to generate targeted ads.

Pulled from a U.N. convoy, Mohamed Abu Salmiya’s detention bookended one of the most indelible chapters of Israel’s nine-month military operation in Gaza.

Hungary takes up the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on Monday, putting the spotlight on Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Bardella joined the National Rally at 16 and was elected its president in 2022. He could become prime minister if his party wins an upcoming vote.

Internal Russian documents show how often its glide bombs hit its own territory, likely due to faulty guidance systems, say experts.

For the Taiwanese public, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has revealed the dangers at their own doorstep, said Taiwan’s de facto ambassador in Washington.

Snap legislative elections could end French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist political experiment and bring Marine Le Pen’s far-right party to power.

Israel’s closure of the vital Rafah border crossing last month severed key supply lines, aid groups warned. Fighting goes on in Shejaiya, Gaza City, the IDF said.

Almost no one has been able to defect from North Korea since Kim Jong Un shut the borders in 2020. But this family made a terrifying bid for freedom — and succeeded.

The port city of Toulon helps explain the far right’s appeal in France and, critics say, the risks of entrusting it with government responsibilities.

Turnout in the first round of voting hit a historic low. But some people hope the pro-reform candidate’s will mobilize voters ahead of the runoff July 5.

U.S.-built pier is again suspended due to high seas, says Pentagon. The U.N. warns “at least 60,000 people” have been displaced from Gaza’s Shejaiya area as fighting continues.

Displaced Palestinians in Cairo have found sanctuary from war and a measure of calm, but are unable to build a future.