Following heavy local election losses for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, growing gains by Reform UK and the Green Party have intensified calls for a general election and raised doubts about Starmer’s political...
Iran and the US clash in Strait of Hormuz as Trump insists ceasefire holds | DW News
US and Iranian forces clashed in the Persian Gulf, and the United Arab Emirates was targeted again by Iranian missiles and drones. Despite the escalation, President Donald Trump insists that the ceasefire remains in...
Will Germany introduce a sugar tax? | DW News
Germany is planning a sugar tax from 2028 to tackle obesity and ease stress on the health system. Critics say such levies are ineffective, but the WHO wants even higher taxes on unhealthy products worldwide. #dwbusiness...
Labour suffers losses across the UK as Reform surges: “Starmer’s survival depends on improvement”
Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure after Labour’s bruising local election results. The party lost hundreds of council seats in England, fell behind Plaid Cymru in Wales as Reform UK...
Far-right AfD becomes Germany’s strongest party shock polls show | DW News
Two new polls indicate Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany, the AfD has emerged as the country’s most popular party. The surveys show AfD support at 27 percent ahead of German Chancellor Friedrich...
UK would have hung parliament in general election with Reform as largest party – Sky News projection
Sky’s economics and data editor Ed Conway analyses the National Equivalent Vote (NEV) share – an estimate of each party’s vote share in the local elections projected into a nationwide vote. The latest...