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Slovenia's parliament approves Jansa's centre-right government

Slovenia's new Prime Minister Janez Jansa speaks at a news conference after the signing of the new government in Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic

Cyprus re-elects parliamentary speaker

FILE PHOTO: Cypriot parliamentary speaker Annita Demetriou addresses the parliament in Nicosia, Cyprus June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo

Australia’s Lower House passes Bill for biggest overhaul of taxes in decades

Some businesses had urged the government to exempt them from the capital gains overhaul and confine changes to real estate.

Denmark PM presents country’s first majority female government

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (centre) with her new Cabinet members at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen on June 3. Eleven out of the 21 ministers are women.

Hungary’s government moves to abolish Orban-era Sovereignty Protection Office

The organisation's primary activities included publishing studies echoing Hungary's former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's stance on issues such as Ukraine, among others.

Zimbabwe presses ahead with bill that would extend president's term to 2030

FILE PHOTO: Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends the inauguration ceremony of South Africa's president-elect Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

UK's Burnham not planning early election if he becomes prime minister

Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham meets residents impacted by flooding in the Makerfield constituency, where he is a candidate in the by-election, at the Platt Bridge Community Centre in Wigan, Britain, June 2, 2026 REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Israeli MPs back Parliament dissolution Bill in first reading

A total of 106 of the Knesset’s 120 members backed the legislation, submitted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition.

EU paves way to allow migrant deportation to centres outside bloc

Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat during a rescue operation in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, on Aug 11, 2025.

Denmark’s Frederiksen secures third term as prime minister

Denmark's acting prime minister Mette Frederiksen speaking to the media near the royal yacht Dannebrog, docked at Odense Harbor, Denmark, on June 1, 2026.

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