Putin’s United Russia party has secured its strongest-ever election result and a constitutional majority in parliament. The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said the vote "marked another major setback...
Is Europe entering a new era of threat from Russia? | BBC Newscast
Today, we take a look at what’s happening in Europe as Germany’s Friedrich Merz faces pressure after a local election defeat. Also in the region, there has been a wave of warnings about the new threats posed by Russia...
Results in two states lead to severe losses for the ruling CDU
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office, despite more disastrous elections for his ruling CDU party. The far right and far left both made big gains in Sunday’s state elections – with the...
Nearly two million people have been ordered to evacuate in Japan
Almost 2 million people have been ordered to evacuate in Japan as a Typhoon Dujuan batters the country’s eastern coast. The evacuation orders cover six prefectures, while residents in Tokyo have been told to avoid...
President Erdoğan is in New York to attend UNGA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is attending the meeting in New York. Erdoğan is expected to hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders and address the assembly on Tuesday.
Russia’s true death toll in the Ukraine war | The Global Story
While Russia’s president Vladimir Putin continues to insist that his, “special military operation” in Ukraine is succeeding, the estimated number of Russian soldiers killed and wounded in this war tells another story; 1...
What Russia’s election means for the war in Ukraine | DW News
Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has secured a record supermajority in parliament after an election held without parties critical of the Kremlin or the war in Ukraine. The result gives the government even...