World Politics

As panic swirls about the president's re-election chances, some see potential in a fresh start - but others say the unknowns are too great.

The major upset is predicted to bar Marine Le Pen's far-right party from running the government.

The revelation comes amid speculation over the 81-year-old's cognitive abilities and calls for him to step down from the presidential race.

Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement.

Amid increasing calls from fellow Democrats to end his campaign for re-election, US President Joe Biden gave no hint today that he was considering stepping aside.

The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for.

Critics are already saying the interview may not have done enough to save his campaign. Video

This comes after the US Supreme Court ruled that presidents have broad immunity for official acts.

Hungary PM Viktor Orban's visit to Russia has been heavily criticised by EU leaders and Ukraine.

Keir Starmer tells voters "changing a country is not like flicking a switch", while a glum Rishi Sunak vows to step down as Conservative leader.

A record number of senior ministers have lost their parliamentary seats as the UK swings left.

Keir Starmer thanked supporters for the landslide victory and acknowledged "a mandate like this comes with a great responsibility".

Labour is on course for a majority of 166, as Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats take votes from the Tories. Video

Analysis - The story of this election is one of an electorate showing a determination to eject the Conservatives, the BBC's political editor says.

Labour is on course for a majority of 170, with the Lib Dems and Reform also eating into the Tory vote.

Efforts by mainstream parties to form a "republican front" to block the far-right might be working.

The Julian Assange saga has been going on for so long that most of us have probably forgotten how it started