Elections

Populist Nigel Farage to stand against ‘record’ 33 candidates in UK by-election he triggered

Britain’s Nigel Farage quit as the Member of Parliament for Clacton early in July, triggering a by-election in which he plans to stand again, in an effort to stymie a growing political furore over his finances.

Trump team scrutinized election agency over 2020 vote before firing its leaders

A journalist works as a screen displays U.S. President Donald Trump speaking about election security during an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Israel Parliament dissolves as it gears up for elections

Members of the Knesset attend a session of the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 16.

News analysis

Trump says China stole US voters’ data. Will this derail his September summit with Xi?

In a July 16 prime-time speech that prominent American TV networks refused to broadcast live, US President Donald Trump said the records show China acquired 220 million US voter files, beginning in the 2020 election cycle.

Trump puts election security at center of Republicans' midterm fight

A journalist works as a screen displays U.S. President Donald Trump speaking about election security during an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Five things to know about Trump's election fraud allegations

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about election security during an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS

Trump accuses China of 2020 election interference, contradicting US intel

US President Donald Trump addressing the nation on July 16.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 17, 2026

A screengrab from a video posted online by the US military, after Marines boarded the M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman on July 16.

ABC, NBC will not air Trump’s election security speech on broadcast networks

US President Donald Trump’s speech is expected to focus on election security, four months before the critical midterm elections.

Hungary government reports Orban-era IT contracts to police

Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, speaks during a press conference a day after the parliamentary election, in which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat, Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus

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