Thai police crack down on protesters, PM refuses to resign thailand.bangkok politics Article 978 words, published Oct 16 2020 11 votes
Danish mayor Frank Jensen quits amid sexual harassment allegations – Social Democrat has apologized for his behaviour, saying he did not want to stand in the way of progress denmark.copenhagen politics Article 376 words, published Oct 1 2020 6 votes
Jacinda Ardern leads New Zealand Labour Party to historically high re-election, projected to win 49% of votes and 64/120 seats new zealand politics Article 655 words 28 votes
Sweden will increase military spending by around 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into the army amid growing tensions with Russia sweden politics russia Article 307 words 16 votes
As states prepared mail-in ballots, Postal Service failed to update at least 1.8 million addresses usa politics Article published Sep 28 2020 5 votes
Norway grants asylum to man claiming persecution by Polish government – Rafał Gaweł's prison sentence for fraud was retaliation by rightwing regime, Norway says norway politics poland Article 494 words 6 votes
Unofficial ballot drop boxes popping up throughout California worry elections officials politics usa.ca Article 803 words 29 votes
Trump will undergo televised medical evaluation on Friday night, Fox News announces usa politics Link 18 votes
FBI busts militia 'plot' to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer politics crime usa.mi Article 232 words 38 votes
Presidential debate: Trump refuses to take part in virtual TV event usa politics Article 175 words 19 votes
US President Donald Trump abruptly scraps stimulus talks, punting on economic relief until after Election Day politics usa Article 26 votes
Joe Biden can end the drama on election night. All he has to do is win Texas. politics usa.tx Article 1873 words 13 votes
AfD official fired after saying migrants ‘could be shot or gassed’, German media reports germany politics Article 237 words 8 votes
Data leak reveals Donald Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016 usa politics Article 1131 words 38 votes
Postal Service workers quietly resist DeJoy’s changes with eye on election usa politics Article 3055 words 16 votes
Trump campaign is reportedly plotting an election coup to “bypass” a Biden win usa politics Article 707 words 28 votes
Trump won’t commit to ‘peaceful’ post-election transfer of power usa politics Article 1056 words 9 votes
Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model Amy Dorris usa politics crime Article 1682 words 17 votes
US Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of gender equality, dies at 87 usa politics Article 3394 words 76 votes
With violent crime on the rise, Minneapolis City Council asks: Where are the police? usa.mn crime politics Article 776 words 5 votes
Denmark's left-leaning parties have agreed to change the country's sexual violence laws to allow sex without explicit consent to be prosecuted as rape denmark politics crime law Article 162 words 21 votes
Ailing Abe quits as Japan PM as COVID-19 slams economy, key goals unmet japan politics Article 861 words 18 votes
Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud related to "We Build the Wall" crowdfunding campaign politics usa crime Article 157 words 35 votes
That US Air Force B-52 flying over the Black Sea was bait for the Russians russia usa politics Article 484 words 11 votes
Judge voids 50,000 absentee ballot requests in Iowa county usa.ia politics Article 911 words 10 votes
Boris Johnson's new Brexit trade advisor is former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott united kingdom politics australia Article 815 words 10 votes
Sweden is beefing up its military presence in the Baltic Sea amid concerns over increased Russian activity in the region and heightened tensions in Belarus sweden politics russia belarus Article 319 words 13 votes
Denmark suspends Lars Findsen, head of the country's foreign intelligence service – Danish Defense Intelligence Service had initiated operations that were contrary to Danish law denmark politics law Article 267 words 9 votes
Head of Iowa Postal Workers Union says that mail sorting machines are being removed from post offices in the state, hindering ability to process mail usa politics Article 703 words 38 votes
Lebanon’s prime minister resigns in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut and the ensuing public outrage lebanon.beirut politics Article 1047 words 6 votes
Denmark's vegan party says it has enough support to run for parliament – the party, founded in 2018, reached the 20,182 declarations needed on Thursday denmark politics Article 267 words 13 votes
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro wanted to send soldiers to shut down the Supreme Court and replace its ministers politics Link 16 votes
US Intelligence: China opposes Trump reelection; Russia works against Biden politics china russia usa Article 360 words 9 votes
A newsroom at the edge of autocracy; The South China Morning Post is arguably the world’s most important newspaper for what it tells us about media freedoms as China’s power grows journalism hong kong china politics Article 3740 words, published Aug 1 2020 7 votes
Poland Supreme Court validates presidential election results poland politics Article 376 words 7 votes
Anti-Putin protest in Russia’s far east attracts thousands for a fourth weekend russia.khabarovsk politics Article 321 words 9 votes
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus politics usa Article 542 words 29 votes
US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to colleague who called her a misogynistic slur usa politics Video 10:25 42 votes
Incumbent Polish president Andrzej Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote poland politics Article 785 words, published Jul 13 2020 9 votes
Sen. Hawley introduces bill to fine American companies relying on Chinese slave labor usa politics law china Article 354 words 17 votes
The United States has abruptly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, accusing diplomats of aiding economic espionage and the attempted theft of scientific research usa.tx.houston china politics Article 546 words 7 votes
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in connection with $60 million bribery scheme usa.oh politics crime Article 156 words 19 votes
Sudan's Bashir on trial over 1989 coup that brought him to power sudan politics Article 659 words 4 votes