International
South Africa’s ANC suffers setback in local elections
With 99 percent of votes counted, President Cyril Ramaphosa's party wins 31 percent nationally.
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Politics
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International
Centrism did not win the Democratic party the election
The blue wave, while a rebuke of Trump’s policies, was also a referendum on the party’s status quo
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Healthcare, tariffs – but not Trump impeachment: Democrats chart next two years of power
Midterms success gives party potent leverage over Trump – expect tough campaigns of investigating and lawmaking
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International
Dining across the divide: ‘She had a deep-rooted community attitude. I find it astonishing that she voted Reform’
Will a former Tory voter and a Lib Dem find any common ground on immigration – or the welfare bill?
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International
Election results in Brazil, Serbia, Israel and US renew faith in resilience of democracy
Four pivotal elections in past two weeks show power of grassroots activism to push back against authoritarianism
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How Gen Z voters helped fuel a blue wave for Democrats
Republicans made gains with young voters in 2024, but in this year's midterms Americans under 30 issued a strong rebuke of President Trump and his party, voting decisively for Democrats instead.
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International
Middle East live: Riyadh's financial district targeted following deadly Saudi strikes in Yemen
Riyadh’s Aramco Tower was damaged by falling debris on Sunday after the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels intercepted two ballistic missiles headed for the capital’s financial district.…
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Politics
Trump says he was just kidding about making UFC's Dana White his press secretary
President Donald Trump said Sunday he was only kidding about making UFC boss Dana White his next White House press secretary
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International
Trump’s shattered ‘mirror world’: American voters roundly reject president’s alternate reality
President claimed to have ushered in a ‘golden age’ even as prices soared and war dragged on – and midterm voters did not buy his looking-glass narrative
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Politics
‘Windrush’ accusations over sharp rise in Turkish nationals facing removal from UK
David Lammy among those raising concerns after errors found in rejected applications for indefinite leave to remain Concerns have been raised over the sudden rise in number of Turkish nationals facing removal from the UK as a result of mistakes, prompting accusations that the Home Office has failed to learn the lessons of the Windrush scandal. Since the start of the year, there has been a sharp rise in the number of rejected applications for indefinite leave to remain for those on European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) visas, a longstanding route to residency for Turkish nationals see
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International
Donald Trump’s power is on the wane. What next for Russia, Israel – and the rest of us?
With the global tide turning against him, the US president’s lame duck status could still aggravate old tensions and spark new explosions, says Guardian columnist Simon Tisdall
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International
Does Andy Burnham’s pivot from press to social media put scrutiny at risk?
A lifestyle podcast or brief TV clip is less taxing than a full press conference – but No 10 insists the PM is not ducking accountability
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