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The Russian Foreign Ministry building silhouetted against a sunset sky in Moscow

Russia Protests Document Checks at Its Riga Embassy. Latvia Copied Them From Moscow.

Russia's foreign ministry said Saturday it is concerned about Latvian police checking the documents of everyone who visits its embassy in Riga. The checks began on 1 July, Latvia announced them as

August 22, 2026

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Demonstrators in Ukraine on August 19, 2026, during the protests that followed the dismissal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov

Ukraine’s Election Question Reaches the UN. Nobody Has Actually Asked for Help.

Asked whether Ukraine had approached the United Nations for help holding an election, the secretary-general's spokesman said he was not aware of any request. Ukraine's own election commission has published the reason

August 22, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's envoy, meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during talks on the Gaza plan

Kushner Pressed Netanyahu Not to Obstruct Gaza Plan. Netanyahu Named a Date.

Kushner spent more than four hours pressing Netanyahu to support the Gaza plan and not create obstacles. Netanyahu told him adhering to it was problematic before the October 27 Knesset elections, giving

August 20, 2026

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Russian politician Lev Shlosberg outside Pskov City Court after being sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony for anti-war speech

Russia Jails Yabloko’s Shlosberg for 11 Years in Anti-War Speech Crackdown

Russia's Pskov City Court sentenced Lev Shlosberg, deputy chairman of the Yabloko party, to 11 years and one month in a penal colony on Monday — the same day Russia's Supreme Court

August 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Robert Jenrick Reform UK welfare benefits foreign nationals announcement 2026

Reform UK Targets All Foreign Nationals for Benefits Ban in £21 Billion Welfare Pledge

Reform UK's Robert Jenrick has pledged to strip all foreign nationals of British welfare benefits including EU settled status holders, claiming £21 billion in annual savings by 2029. The proposal requires renegotiating

August 18, 2026

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Election officials display and sort ballot papers during vote counting in Lusaka, Zambia, August 2026

Zambia Election 2026: Hichilema Extends Lead as Opposition Cries Fraud and Armed Raiders Strike

Zambia's 2026 presidential election results show Hakainde Hichilema extending his lead to 62 percent with 71 percent of constituencies counted, as opposition leader Brian Mundubile alleges fraud, armed raiders struck his compound

August 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Lula addresses supporters at Vila Euclides Stadium Sao Bernardo do Campo Brazil 2026 election campaign

Brazil Election 2026: Lula on Femicide, Bolsonaro Son Courts Milei at Copacabana

Brazil's 2026 presidential election formally launched on Sunday, with Lula opening in São Paulo on a record femicide crisis while Flávio Bolsonaro hosted Argentina's Javier Milei at Copacabana with his father under

August 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Nigel Farage leaves polling station in Walton on the Naze during Clacton-on-Sea by-election August 2026

Nigel Farage Reclaims Clacton Seat, but Nearly 10,000 Vote for Count Binface

Nigel Farage won back the Clacton-on-Sea seat he voluntarily vacated in July over an undeclared £5 million cryptocurrency donation, defeating satirical candidate Count Binface by 22,239 votes to 9,455 in a by-election

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Count Binface reacts to finishing second behind Nigel Farage in the 2026 Clacton by-election

Count Binface Claims Record Vote as Farage Skips His Own Victory Count

One in four Clacton voters chose a man in a bin helmet over Reform UK's Nigel Farage, delivering Count Binface his best-ever electoral result. The satirist's 9,455 votes came as parliamentary probes

August 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, after winning the Clacton by-election

Farage Wins Clacton By-Election with 63% as Count Binface Finishes Second

Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election with 22,239 votes and 63.34 percent of the vote, defeating satirical candidate Count Binface who came second with 26.93 percent, as all major UK parties declined

August 14, 2026

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Russia Protests Document Checks at Its Riga Embassy. Latvia Copied Them From Moscow.

Ukraine’s Election Question Reaches the UN. Nobody Has Actually Asked for Help.

Kushner Pressed Netanyahu Not to Obstruct Gaza Plan. Netanyahu Named a Date.

Russia Jails Yabloko’s Shlosberg for 11 Years in Anti-War Speech Crackdown

Reform UK Targets All Foreign Nationals for Benefits Ban in £21 Billion Welfare Pledge

Zambia Election 2026: Hichilema Extends Lead as Opposition Cries Fraud and Armed Raiders Strike

Brazil Election 2026: Lula on Femicide, Bolsonaro Son Courts Milei at Copacabana

Nigel Farage Reclaims Clacton Seat, but Nearly 10,000 Vote for Count Binface

Count Binface Claims Record Vote as Farage Skips His Own Victory Count

Farage Wins Clacton By-Election with 63% as Count Binface Finishes Second

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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