Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, triggering by-election. #BBCNews

Is the US now more a “gerontocracy” than democracy? The president and many key powerbrokers are in their 70s and 80s. Although half of the population is 40 or younger, only a fifth of Washington’s lawmakers are under 40...

Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Canadian poet, essayist and classicist is known for blending ancient Greek literature with contemporary poetry. Photo credit: Anne Carson images by...

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadra were detained by police alongside other lawmakers in a protest in New Delhi. Their unannounced protest was a show of solidarity with protesters from...