Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups ~society politics Article 33 words 12 votes
Hungary–US arms deal halted as Viktor Orban blocks Sweden's NATO membership – Senator Jim Risch's seniority gives him prerogative to block deals unilaterally ~news sweden politics hungary usa Article 364 words 18 votes
The UK Privileges Committee report into Boris Johnson's role in "partygate" has been published ~society politics Link 18 votes
Boris Johnson stands down as a member of UK parliament with immediate effect ~society politics Link 57 votes
UK MPs are expected to vote on the Privileges committee's verdict on whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate on June 29. Tory MPs will NOT be whipped to back Johnson. ~society politics Link 22 votes
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet US President Joe Biden, amid speculation that the White House vet her as the first female NATO Secretary-General ~news denmark politics usa Article 836 words 10 votes
Respect existence or expect resistance – protests in Norway against wind farm on Sámi land ~enviro energy.renewable Article 484 words 3 votes
Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen wrote part of a speech using OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT to highlight the risks of artificial intelligence ~tech Article 396 words 3 votes
Finnish far right in talks to join coalition government – negotiations set to begin in early May will include the anti-immigration party Perussuomalaiset ~society politics Article 233 words 5 votes
Absolut Vodka will stop exporting its products to Russia after a backlash in its home country, Sweden ~food drinks Article 4 votes
The world’s longest suspension bridge is history in the making. After 2,000 years of political and technical hitches, Italy says it’s finally ready to connect Sicily to the mainland. ~engineering Article 1867 words, published Apr 11 2023 8 votes
The results of Finland's parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead – what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next ~society politics Article 717 words 5 votes
Finnish conservative leader Petteri Orpo has won a nail-biting three-way election race, defeating Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left Sosiaalidemokraattien ~society politics Article 7 votes
Prime Minister Sanna Marin is now facing a tough election battle as head of Finland's centre-left Sosiaalidemokraattien ~society politics Article 1131 words 3 votes
Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in Finnish parliament ~society politics Article 952 words 3 votes
Kosovo celebrates fifteen years of independence with eye to reaching deal with Serbia ~news kosovo politics serbia usa Article 489 words 9 votes
BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Narendra Modi documentary fallout ~news india politics united kingdom law.emergency Article 601 words 9 votes
Finns don't love Sanna Marin as much as you do – prime minister remains popular with voters, but her Sosiaalidemokraattien are trailing their main rival ahead of April 2 election ~society politics Article 1214 words 3 votes
India police detain students gathered to watch BBC documentary on Narendra Modi ~life education Article 670 words 8 votes
Denmark has managed to anger the Evangelical Lutheran Church and hundreds of thousands of Danish voters – all because of a public holiday ~humanities religion Article 928 words 6 votes
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down ~news new zealand politics Article 1026 words 18 votes
Sweden and France could be set to join forces to build new nuclear power stations in the Nordic nation ~enviro Article 426 words 5 votes
Setback for EU migration plans as Sweden assumes bloc's presidency – Swedish government thought to be reluctant to alienate far-right Sverigedemokraterna ~society politics Article 1091 words 4 votes
Dutch prime minister apologizes for the Netherlands’ role in the slave trade ~news netherlands politics Article 459 words 7 votes
Denmark to try out first grand coalition government since 1970s – been without a permanent government for forty-two days, beating the previous record ~news denmark politics Article 5 votes
Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination ~society politics Article 1666 words 6 votes
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to become 1st world leader to appear in ‘Drag Race’ franchise ~tv Link 6 votes
Denmark's centre-left has secured the most votes in a general election – unexpectedly gained two seats and secured its best result in two decades ~society politics Article 37 words 5 votes
Denmark's election on Tuesday is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle ~society politics Article 818 words 4 votes
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, crime fiction fan and Iceland's Prime Minister, has published her first thriller novel with her close friend and bestselling author Ragnar Jónasson ~books fiction.crime Link 4 votes
Rishi Sunak to become first British Asian PM as Penny Mordaunt bows out ~news united kingdom politics Article 375 words 13 votes
Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the conservative Moderaterna, was elected on Monday as Sweden's prime minister with the support of the anti-immigration Sverigedemokraterna ~news sweden politics Article 291 words, published Nov 7 2017 2 votes
Danish general election called after PM faces mink cull ultimatum – Mette Frederiksen bypasses vote of no confidence by calling 1 November ballot ~society politics Article 245 words 3 votes
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 ~society 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 ~society 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