There’s more than a whiff of politics to the sudden call to slash Labor’s green energy subsidies
EVs and home batteries are in Treasury’s crosshairs despite a better economic case for scaling back nuclear-powered submarines and diesel fuel rebates for miners Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podca
Trump says "tough" US deportation policy may explain midterm losses
President Donald Trump in his first major interview since his party lost control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations and that he thinks he
Tribunal wrong to clear ex-lawmaker Margaret Ng of misconduct, court told
A disciplinary tribunal erred in its decision to clear barrister and former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee of professional misconduct over her conviction for taking part in an unlawful assembly in 201
French PM brings forward minimum wage hike to calm protesters
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday he was bringing forward a planned hike in the minimum wage to December from January, as he sought to defuse a cost-of-living crisis that has sparked some of France’
Police detain brother of Hungary’s ex-PM Orban
Hungarian police took nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orban’s brother into custody on Monday, according to a press report shared by Prime Minister Peter Magyar. Pro-EU conservative Magyar won a landslide election victory in
Sudan re-arrests former Bashir official wanted by ICC
Ahmed Haroun, a senior security official during the rule of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir, and later chairman of the former ruling National Congress Party, was detained in Omdurman, the sister city of the capital, Kha
More Than 50 Killed in Yemen in One of the Deadliest 24 Hours of the War
Strikes show the heavy toll since fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government reignited in August, with civilians paying a heavy price.
Iran executes three men for 'armed unrest' after January protests
It is claimed Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh were part of anti-government protests earlier this year.
Ousted Paraguay president under house arrest after banking crisis leaves 60% of country unable to access accounts
Santiago Peña was detained minutes after he was impeached by Congress, as protesters took to the streets demanding answers after the suspension of the Ueno bank Paraguay’s rightwing president has been placed under house
ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted
Former liberation movement’s share of national vote almost 14 percentage points below 2021 result The African National Congress is on course to suffer a bruising defeat in South Africa’s local elections, with the once do
Serbia’s Anti-Terrorism Unit Chief Detained Over Alleged Abuse of Protesters
Nine current and former members of an elite police unit were remanded in custody for allegedly abusing student activists and other government opponents following a protest in August 2025.
Albania’s ‘Coordinator’? The Rapid Rise and Sudden Fall of Ergys Agasi
Ergys Agasi started out as a young inspector at Albania’s environment ministry. Over the next decade, he accrued businesses, properties and influence within the highest echelons of government. His arrest begs the questio
Serbian President’s Controversial Last-Minute Pardons Face Legal Challenges
Before quitting as head of state, Aleksandar Vucic pardoned various suspects accused of violent attacks on anti-government protesters - decisions that critics say may be illegal and unconstitutional.
Democracy Digest: Frenzied Searching as Hungary Opens Communist Secret Service Files
Elsewhere in the region, crisis over Poland’s constitutional court enters new phase; Slovak PM vows to fight on after losing parliamentary majority; and protests against Czech government’s public media reforms intensify.
Albania Fines 83 Protesters Under New Laws Targeting Anti-Govt Rallies
Police have started implementing new legislation aimed at curbing street protests against the government of Edi Rama, issuing scores of fines - a move that demonstrators describe as an "intimidation tactic".
The bitter row over military service that could shape Israel's future
The ultra-Orthodox community is resisting being drafted into the Israeli army. But will they now bring down the Netanyahu government?