Japan's government in flux after election gives no party majority politics Article 839 words 21 votes
Iceland on track for snap election as government falls – disagreements on issues including foreign policy and asylum seekers, says Bjarni Benediktsson politics Article 5 votes
Doctors have urged Finland's rightwing government to change “problematic and damaging” plans to ban undocumented people from accessing non-emergency healthcare politics Article 397 words 13 votes
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to resign, paving way for new leader politics Article 736 words 20 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 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 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 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 politics Article 954 words, published May 1 2024 11 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 politics Article 13 votes
Iceland is voting to elect its seventh president on Saturday, with a tight race expected between three women politics Article 219 words 9 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 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 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 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. politics Article 2022 words 33 votes
Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women, for the first time politics Article 892 words 13 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 politics Article 389 words 29 votes
Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks politics Article 903 words 13 votes
Benjamin Netanyahu tells US he opposes creation of Palestinian state after Gaza war Article 732 words 19 votes
The price of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ambition – the Prime Minister seems unable to distinguish between his own interests and his country’s politics Article 11 749 words 21 votes
Israel’s Supreme Court overturns a key component of Benjamin Netanyahu’s polarizing judicial overhaul politics Article 210 words 22 votes
Falkland's sovereignty 'not up for discussion' UK leader warns after new Argentinian president vows to 'get them back' politics Article 515 words 17 votes
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu appoints new head of subcommittee related to the West Bank - from the Religious Zionist Party politics Article 216 words 15 votes
Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied EU to pressure Egypt into accepting Gaza refugees politics Article 290 words 15 votes
Norway's foreign minister ousted after weapons-maker shares scandal – husband had been making financial deals that could have affected her ministerial duties politics Article 264 words 8 votes
Norway's former prime minister Erna Solberg said she should have recused herself from several matters when in government due to her husband's trading activities politics Article 290 words 9 votes
Sanna Marin joins Tony Blair Institute – former Finnish PM will advise political leaders in her new role politics Article 309 words 8 votes
Finnish government unveils new plan to try and shake off the stigma of racism that has marred the first months of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's right-wing coalition politics Link 16 votes
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks out after far-right government party rocked by three racism scandals politics Article 245 words, published Aug 16 2023 20 votes
Finland's former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will run as a candidate in the presidential elections – will face the popular former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto politics Article 319 words 12 votes
Israel’s top court will hear challenges to a new law that weakens its power, the law has sparked large protests politics Article 326 words 10 votes
Greek elections: Mitsotakis hails conservative win as mandate for reform politics Article 766 words 16 votes
Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups politics Article 33 words 12 votes
Finnish far right in talks to join coalition government – negotiations set to begin in early May will include the anti-immigration party Perussuomalaiset politics Article 233 words 5 votes
The results of Finland's parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead – what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next 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 politics Article 7 votes
Prime Minister Sanna Marin is now facing a tough election battle as head of Finland's centre-left Sosiaalidemokraattien 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 politics Article 952 words 3 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 politics Article 1214 words 3 votes
Setback for EU migration plans as Sweden assumes bloc's presidency – Swedish government thought to be reluctant to alienate far-right Sverigedemokraterna politics Article 1091 words 4 votes
Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination politics Article 1666 words 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 politics Article 37 words 5 votes