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
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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.
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Finnish conservative leader Petteri Orpo has won a nail-biting three-way election race, defeating Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left Sosiaalidemokraattien
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Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in parliament
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Kosovo celebrates fifteen years of independence with eye to reaching deal with Serbia
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BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout
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India police detain students gathered to watch BBC documentary on Modi
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
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Dutch prime minister apologizes for the Netherlands’ role in the slave trade
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Denmark to try out first grand coalition government since 1970s – been without a permanent government for forty-two days, beating the previous record
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Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination
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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
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Rishi Sunak to become first British Asian PM as Penny Mordaunt bows out
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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
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Danish general election called after PM faces mink cull ultimatum – Mette Frederiksen bypasses vote of no confidence by calling 1 November ballot
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EU lawmakers declare that Hungary is no longer a democracy
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Liz Truss to be next UK Prime Minister
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Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson tackles crime and energy fears on the campaign trail a week before the national election
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Boris Johnson, the UK's embattled prime minister, announced he's resigning
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Sri Lanka prime minister says he’s willing to resign as protesters storm president’s residence
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Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, assassinated at a campaign stop
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Bennett, Lapid agree on dissolving Knesset; Israel heads for fifth election in three years
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Trudeau isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 again
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Swedish government narrowly survives no-confidence vote – vote targeted Justice Minister Morgan Johansson over his record on violent crime
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Australia election: Conservative government voted out after nearly a decade
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EU triggers rule of law procedure against Hungary
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EU triggers mechanism to strip Hungary of billions worth of budget funds
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Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act to address trucker protests
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Magdalena Andersson voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister – parliamentary vote putting her in the top job was very tight
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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
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Conservative politician Péter Márki-Zay wins Hungarian opposition race as six parties come together to challenge Orbán
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Norwegian parties agree to form a centre-left minority government – two-party coalition will have to negotiate with other parties to pass laws
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Japan's Parliament elects former diplomat Kishida as new PM
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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
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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
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Opinion 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Samoa elected its first female leader. Parliament locked her out.
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Starmer struggles to counter Johnson’s ‘vaccine bounce’ as polls loom
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‘Stories are chosen due to editorial merit’ and ‘newsworthy updates’ - BBC
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Mario Draghi forms new government in Italy, politicians and technocrats named as ministers
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Leading politicians in Finland have expressed outrage after former prime minister Juha Sipilä was assaulted outside the country's Parliament building
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Icelandic prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir kept calm under pressure as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake interrupted her live interview with the Washington Post
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Thai police crack down on protesters, PM refuses to resign
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Jacinda Ardern leads New Zealand Labour Party to historically high re-election, projected to win 49% of votes and 64/120 seats
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Ailing Abe quits as Japan PM as COVID-19 slams economy, key goals unmet
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Lebanon’s prime minister resigns in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut and the ensuing public outrage
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