UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil ~finance economics Article 441 words 11 votes
Liz Truss's UK growth plan is nothing but a magic potion ~finance economics Article 766 words 11 votes
UK in turmoil as government's gamble to solve economic woes fuels crisis, instead ~finance economics Article 641 words 9 votes
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson tackles crime and energy fears on the campaign trail a week before the national election ~news sweden politics crime.organized Article 831 words 4 votes
When it comes to flaunting its defense industry, Stockholm is shy – and it's hurting Swedish companies and handing lucrative contracts to competitors ~finance business Article 1797 words 4 votes
Much ado about nothing – Sanna Marin and a very Finnish scandal ~misc politics Article 666 words, published Aug 1 2022 10 votes
Boris Johnson, the UK's embattled prime minister, announced he's resigning ~news united kingdom politics Article 27 words 35 votes
Sri Lanka prime minister says he’s willing to resign as protesters storm president’s residence ~news sri lanka politics Article 9 votes
Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, assassinated at a campaign stop ~news japan crime politics Article 71 words 36 votes
Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid agree on dissolving Knesset; Israel heads for fifth election in three years ~news israel politics Article 825 words 7 votes
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 again ~news canada politics Article 167 words 5 votes
Swedish government narrowly survives no-confidence vote – vote targeted Justice Minister Morgan Johansson over his record on violent crime ~news sweden politics crime Article 696 words 4 votes
Australia election: Conservative government voted out after nearly a decade ~news australia politics Article 699 words 19 votes
EU triggers rule of law procedure against Hungary ~news hungary politics Article 462 words, published Nov 7 2017 8 votes
EU triggers mechanism to strip Hungary of billions worth of budget funds ~news hungary politics law Article 459 words 11 votes
Six people who were part of a failed 1950s social experiment have won compensation from Denmark's government and will receive a face-to-face apology from the prime minister ~life family Article 1243 words 5 votes
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act to address trucker protests ~news canada politics law Article 1741 words 22 votes
The prime minister of Finland apologizes for going to clubs maskless after contact with an infected official ~health Article 310 words 5 votes
Finland is the world's happiest nation and I want to keep it that way – Sanna Marin says she is determined to defend human rights, despite asylum policy challenges ~life Article 863 words 6 votes
Magdalena Andersson voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister – parliamentary vote putting her in the top job was very tight ~news sweden politics Article 429 words, published Nov 7 2017 12 votes
Iceland's governing parties led by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir of Vinstrihreyfingin–grænt framboð agreed on Sunday to continue their working coalition for another term ~news iceland politics Article 367 words, published Nov 7 2017 6 votes
Conservative politician Péter Márki-Zay wins Hungarian opposition race as six parties come together to challenge Orbán ~news hungary politics Article 291 words 15 votes
Norwegian parties agree to form a centre-left minority government – two-party coalition will have to negotiate with other parties to pass laws ~news norway politics Link 6 votes
Japan's Parliament elects former diplomat Fumio Kishida as new PM ~news japan politics Article 717 words 7 votes
Iceland elects Europe's first female majority parliament – but Katrín Jakobsdóttir's future as PM looks to be in doubt after her party lost several seats ~news iceland politics Article 7 votes
The opposition Arbeiderpartiet has won Norway's general election – brings an end to eight years of conservative government, paving the way for a centre-left coalition ~news norway politics Article 16 votes
Norwegian polls show Arbeiderpartiet is on course to replace PM Erna Solberg's coalition – would need support from Rødt and Miljøpartiet De Grønne to secure a majority ~misc politics Article 330 words 6 votes
Stefan Löfven steps down as Sweden's prime minister after seven years – finance minister Magdalena Andersson widely tipped to be his successor as leader of Socialdemokraterna ~news sweden politics Article 344 words 8 votes
Hungary formally lost access this week to over €200 million in grants from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein amid growing concerns about the country's democratic backsliding ~misc politics Article 542 words 14 votes
Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven – Socialdemokraterna leader has a week to resign or call a snap election ~news sweden politics Article 60 words 7 votes
Sweden's Vänsterpartiet said it would seek to oust PM Stefan Löfven if the government didn't drop or change plans for the abolition of rent controls on new-build properties ~news sweden politics Article 305 words 7 votes
Samoa elected its first female leader. Parliament locked her out. ~news samoa politics Article 640 words 9 votes
The US has had a military presence in Greenland since 1941. A young new leader wants much more ~misc politics Article 9 votes
Keir Starmer struggles to counter Boris Johnson’s ‘vaccine bounce’ as UK polls loom ~misc politics Article 918 words, published Apr 8 2021 5 votes
‘Stories are chosen due to editorial merit’ and ‘newsworthy updates’ - BBC ~news united kingdom journalism politics Article 656 words 6 votes
Mario Draghi forms new government in Italy, politicians and technocrats named as ministers ~news italy politics Article 331 words, published Feb 12 2021 8 votes
Leading politicians in Finland have expressed outrage after former prime minister Juha Sipilä was assaulted outside the country's Parliament building ~news finland.helsinki politics crime Link 9 votes
Denmark's prime minister has apologised to twenty-two children who were removed from their homes in Greenland in the 1950s in a failed social experiment ~life family Article 39 words 11 votes
BBC 100 Women 2020 – A profile of Sanna Marin, who leads Finland's all-female coalition government ~life.women Article 2028 words 7 votes
Boris Johnson announces ten-point green plan, including investments in nuclear and wind, and new combustion vehicle ban from 2030 ~enviro energy.renewable Article 832 words 30 votes
Sanna Marin, Finland's fearless prime minister, is challenging sexism in politics ~life.women Article 819 words, published Oct 21 2020 10 votes
Icelandic prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir kept calm under pressure as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake interrupted her live interview with the Washington Post ~enviro Article 39 words 7 votes
Thai police crack down on protesters, PM refuses to resign ~news thailand.bangkok politics Article 978 words, published Oct 16 2020 11 votes
Jacinda Ardern leads New Zealand Labour Party to historically high re-election, projected to win 49% of votes and 64/120 seats ~news new zealand politics Article 655 words 28 votes
Teenage girl becomes Finland's PM for the day – Aava Murto is taking over for the day as part of a campaign for girls' digital rights ~life.women Article 33 words 12 votes