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Norway's new king to swear oath before parliament after Harald's death

Norway's King Haakon looks on after attending a memorial service for the late King Harald, in Asker, Norway, August 30, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Germany's Merz says victory for AfD in Saxony-Anhalt would deter foreign investors

Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, speaks on stage during a campaign rally ahead of Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election, in Naumburg, Germany August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

The political power struggles behind Taiwan’s referendum on nuclear power

The Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant (background) in Taiwan’s Pingtung county in May 2025, before it shut down. The upcoming Nov 28 referendum on nuclear power will be the fourth on Taiwan’s nuclear policy in eight years.

Taiwan election commission rejects caning referendum proposal

Taiwan parliament rejects government military drone plan, passes own version

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks in front of a Teng Yun unmanned aerial vehicle during a visit to the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to inspect developments in drone technology in Taichung, Taiwan, July 17, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Burnham's summer reprieve gives way to a reckoning over his spending plans

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham greets staff during a visit to a Sainsbury’s store with the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Pat McFadden Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, London, Britain, August 26, 2026. Richard Pohle/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Hundreds rally at Indonesia’s Parliament in anti-corruption protest

Protesters rallying in front of the Indonesian parliament building in Jakarta on Aug 27.

Cook Islands Party wins fifth term as official results come in

Guinea-Bissau to vote on new constitution that would expand presidential powers

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a statue of Amilcar Lopes Cabral, an anti-colonial leader who led Guinea-Bissau's independence movement as head of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 24, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

'Vote for Love': Magdeburg Pride crowds challenge AfD ahead of election

Revellers attend the annual Christopher Street Day (CSD) LGBTQ+ Pride demonstration, in Magdeburg, Germany, August 22, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen

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