Thursday’s U.K. election results showed voters’ frustration with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as they voted out Labour officials and rewarded Reform UK.

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown was appointed UK special envoy on global finance as part of Keir Starmer’s attempt to patch up the rival factions in his Labour Party after it suffered dismal local election results.

Hungary's incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar, has arrived at the parliament building to be sworn into office, ending Viktor Orbán's autocratic 16-year rule. Magyar's center-right Tisza

Geopolitical tensions spilled over into the Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition, which opens its most chaotic and contested edition in memory Saturday with no Golden Lions after the jury quit in protest of Israel’s and Russia’s participation and loud protests outside their pavilions.

As negotiations between the United States and Iran enter a critical stage, a small but influential hardline faction has intensified efforts to sabotage a potential deal with Washington, fueling President Donald Trump’s claims of divisions within the Islamic Republic.

A Melbourne man suspected of igniting the blaze which led to the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles is set to stand trial in federal court.

Spanish authorities were on Saturday preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations.

A ceasefire has been in place since April 17, but violence has continued, including an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday.