Haiti’s presidential council fires prime minister, names businessman in controversial move ~society politics Article 1370 words 7 votes
Japan's government in flux after election gives no party majority ~society politics Article 839 words 21 votes
Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of fifteen as the government ramped up its campaign against tech companies it says are “pitted against small children's brains” ~tech social media Article 508 words 32 votes
Iceland on track for snap election as government falls – disagreements on issues including foreign policy and asylum seekers, says Bjarni Benediktsson ~society politics Article 5 votes
Kyiv will not extend gas transit deal, Ukraine tells Slovakia ~enviro energy Article 437 words 10 votes
Doctors have urged Finland's rightwing government to change “problematic and damaging” plans to ban undocumented people from accessing non-emergency healthcare ~society politics Article 397 words 13 votes
Over 100,000 protest in France against new prime minister ~society politics Article 606 words 16 votes
Polish leader urges Nord Stream patrons to ‘apologize and keep quiet’ as pipeline mystery returns to spotlight ~society politics Article 534 words 25 votes
Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s next PM, youngest ever ~society politics Article 448 words 8 votes
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to resign, paving way for new leader ~society politics Article 736 words 20 votes
Bangladesh’s leader resigns and flees country after protests ~society politics Article 940 words 37 votes
Cambodia PM launches project linking Mekong River to sea via canal ~transport Article 215 words 5 votes
Five killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh in violent clashes over government jobs quota ~news bangladesh politics Article 549 words 14 votes
French government resigns, stays on for now in caretaker role ~news france politics Article 541 words 16 votes
Plan to rename Milan airport after Silvio Berlusconi sparks outrage in Italy ~transport Article 515 words 17 votes
Finland's PM Petteri Orpo urged parliament not to weaken a deportation bill that would allow Finnish border authorities to refuse to accept asylum applications in certain circumstances ~society politics Article 327 words 5 votes
Danish government makes new pact with youth organisations to protect children in the EU from the addictive design of social media and tech giants' business models ~society politics Article 316 words 8 votes
In blow to Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Israel's top court rules state must draft ultra-Orthodox into IDF ~society politics Link 54 votes
Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak – The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of thirteen years of government complacency ~society politics Article 954 words, published May 1 2024 11 votes
Iceland wants to switch up its tourism tax to protect nature – and fight overtourism ~travel Article 27 votes
Giorgia Meloni accused of splitting Italy over law to let richer regions keep taxes. Critics say differentiated autonomy bill, sought by wealthier areas, will increase poverty in south. ~finance Article 545 words 9 votes
Swedish EU official Johan Floderus, who has been held in an Iranian prison for more than two years, was released as part of a deal with Tehran ~society politics Article 13 votes
Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen is said to have been left "shocked" after being struck by a man while walking in the centre of Copenhagen ~news denmark.copenhagen politics crime Article 208 words 13 votes
Iceland is voting to elect its seventh president on Saturday, with a tight race expected between three women ~society politics Article 219 words 9 votes
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pitches mandatory national service at eighteen ~news united kingdom politics Article 37 votes
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces a 4th July general election ~news united kingdom politics Article 159 words 35 votes
Robert Fico: Slovakia’s prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times ~news slovakia politics crime Article 35 votes
Ireland plans to send asylum seekers back to UK under emergency law ~news ireland united kingdom politics rwanda crime law.emergency Article 588 words 14 votes
UK asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda ~news united kingdom politics law rwanda Article 144 words 18 votes
All roads lead to Romania, as PM vows motorway to Moldova will open this year ~transport Article 400 words, published Apr 13 2024 6 votes
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong to hand power to successor Lawrence Wong on May 15 ~news singapore politics Article 572 words 6 votes
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen's domestically popular tough immigration stance could prove to be a weakness with European Social Democrat colleagues in the upcoming EU elections ~society politics Article 5 votes
Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson will be the country's next prime minister, replacing Katrín Jakobsdóttir who resigned from the post last week ~society politics Article 163 words 4 votes
Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray ~society politics Article 280 words 11 votes
Israel is a strategic liability for the United States. The special relationship does not benefit Washington and is endangering US interests across the globe. ~society politics Article 2022 words 33 votes
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox don’t serve in its armed forces. That’s getting harder than ever to justify and threatens Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. ~humanities religion Article 1917 words, published Mar 15 2024 39 votes
YouTube blocks access to CBC's The Fifth Estate story on killing of B.C. Sikh activist at India's demand ~society politics Article 537 words 50 votes
Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women, for the first time ~society politics Article 892 words 13 votes
Haiti’s leader to resign as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis ~news haiti politics crime.organized Article 16 votes
Sardinia elects leftwing president, in blow to Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni ~news italy.sardinia politics Article 555 words 17 votes
Hungarian MPs have overwhelmingly ratified Sweden's bid to join NATO in a long-delayed vote which paves the way for the Nordic nation's membership ~society politics Article 389 words 29 votes