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Trump leaves door open to national emergency over election security

U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that he could consider declaring a national emergency related to election security if the Senate fails to advance legislation requiring additional voter eligibility safeguards ahead of the November midterm elections. The possibility emerged during an interview......

Spain’s People’s Party caught between geopolitical realities and domestic political calculations

Spain’s People’s Party (PP) and its leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, appear to be navigating an increasingly complex position toward Morocco, combining calls for stronger bilateral relations with a more confrontational political discourse on issues such as migration, Ceuta......

Lula’s lead over Flavio Bolsonaro shrinks ahead of Brazil’s October election

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains ahead of Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential presidential runoff, but his advantage has narrowed, according to a new CNT/MDA poll released Tuesday. The survey indicates that Lula would receive 48.0% of the vote in a hypothetical second-round......

Hungary elects Andras Baka as president in political shift away from Orban

Hungary’s Parliament has elected Andras Baka as the country’s new president, bringing a former senior judicial figure who was removed from office during Viktor Orban’s tenure back to the center of national politics. Baka, a former president of Hungary’s Supreme Court, secured......

Morocco set to be Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s first foreign destination if he becomes Spain’s prime minister

Spain’s opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has said Morocco would be his first foreign destination if he succeeds in becoming the country’s next prime minister, highlighting the strategic importance he places on relations between Madrid and Rabat. In an interview......

Hungarian parliament set to elect a new president

Hungary’s parliament is scheduled to vote on Tuesday to elect a new president following the departure of former head of state Tamás Sulyok. The election is being held under constitutional rules requiring a new presidential vote within 30 days of the previous president’s resignation.......

Trump appoints Will Scharf as White House counsel and presidential adviser

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Will Scharf, the current White House staff secretary, will become White House counsel and assistant to the president beginning September 1, 2026. He will succeed David Warrington, who is expected to move to the private sector after serving in the administration. Trump......

Iran appoints Mohsen Rezaei as representative to supreme national security council

Iran has appointed senior political and military figure Mohsen Rezaei as the Supreme Leader’s representative to the Supreme National Security Council, while also naming him the council’s new secretary. The appointment was announced on Sunday in two separate decrees. The first, issued by......

Estonia government loses parliamentary majority after two MPs defect

Estonia's coalition government has lost its parliamentary majority after two lawmakers left their respective parties, leaving Prime Minister Kristen Michal's administration with a more fragile position in the 101-seat Riigikogu. The departures were reported on Monday by Estonian media, including......