7+ hour, 13+ min ago  (650+ words) A spokesperson for the Alternative for Germany cited the gutting of USAID as an "interesting and courageous signal." BERLIN " The German far right wants to abolish the ministry responsible for foreign aid, and it's seizing on a fraud scandal at…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1041+ words) Research from Public First finds Burnham is Labour's best hope to take on Nigel Farage " but a coalition may be the most he can deliver." LONDON " Andy Burnham is the only Labour leadership contender with a plausible chance of slowing…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (641+ words) The prime minister is facing an imminent challenge from Andy Burnham, fresh off his Makerfield election victory. LONDON " Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is sounding out his future with his Cabinet after Andy Burnham's win in the Makerfield by-election put…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1476+ words) What's driving the day in Westminster. Politics and policymaking in the UK capital. Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio signing off from Makerfield, after almost a dozen meat pies in less than a week " all in the name of on-the-ground…...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago  (971+ words) For the U. K. s ambitious energy secretary, Friday was a tale of two by-elections. Britain may "very likely "soon have a new government under Andy Burnham. Amid the swirl of senior Labour figures vying for a place at the top table,…...

11+ hour, 12+ min ago  (296+ words) Hungarian Prime Minister P'ter Magyar has long promised to introduce an eight-year term limit for his position, where Viktor Orb'n served 20 years. BUDAPEST " Hungarian President Tam's Sulyok, an appointee of former Prime Minister Viktor Orb'n, on Friday approved a constitutional…...

11+ hour, 52+ min ago  (341+ words) The U-turn takes pressure off the EU, which would struggle to fill the ocean monitoring funding gap. BRUSSELS " The Trump administration is no longer planning to cut a major research program contributing to global ocean science after U. S. lawmakers passed a…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago  (438+ words) Dispute comes after EU agreed tough new rules to speed up deportations. BRUSSELS " Italy's Giorgia Meloni clashed with Spain's Pedro S'nchez over Madrid's decision to legalize around 500, 000 asylum-seekers, according to three EU diplomats and one EU official. Meloni challenged S'nchez…...

22+ hour, 25+ min ago  (784+ words) The licenses offer the clearest picture yet of the international reach of Circles BG, a sister company of Israeli-based NSO Group. Bulgaria approved the sale of spyware to intelligence and security agencies in countries with records of human rights abuses....

13+ hour, 48+ min ago  (447+ words) The president's attack contradicts the prime minister's recent insistence that their relationship is as good as ever. During a phone call with Italian media on Thursday night, Trump said Meloni was "probably happy I spoke to her. I didn't have…...