Politicians

Socialist, far-right candidate head for Portugal’s presidential runoff

Exit polls and first partial results showed two candidates are heading into a runoff in February.

Populist Reform UK party reveals another conservative MP defection

MP Andrew Rosindell is the second sitting Member of Parliament to join Reform from the Tories in a week.

Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say

People protest against ICE, after a US immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Jan 7.

Leaders receive US invite for ‘Board of Peace’ to go beyond Gaza conflict

An EU official said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had been invited to represent the European Union.

Venezuela’s new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten grip on power

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez waves as she walks to deliver her first annual address to the nation at the National Assembly, following the U.S. strike in Caracas that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

UK politician joins hard-right Reform just hours after opposition Conservatives sack him

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (right) posing for the media with Britain's former shadow justice secretary, Mr Robert Jenrick, after his defection from the Conservative Party to Reform on Jan 15.

Japan opposition parties CDP, Komeito to form new ‘centrist’ political party

Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) Yoshihiko Noda (right) and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a meeting in Tokyo on Jan 15, 2026.

Ukraine accuses former PM Yulia Tymoshenko of bribery, source says

Ukrainian lawmaker and Batkivshchyna party leader Yulia Tymoshenko addresses colleagues during a session of a parliament, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Andrii Nesterenko

Quebec leader resigns ahead of provincial vote with separatists leading polls

Quebec premier Francois Legault has maintained that he views Quebec as a “nation,” which must vigorously defend the French language and its distinct culture.

Pritam Singh rejects motion against him, says his ‘conscience remains clear’

Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh said his “conscience will always be clear” with regards to his conviction on two counts for lying.

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