Getty ImagesMaia Davies8 October 2026Italy's parliament has approved fiercely contested changes to the country's electoral system championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of elections due...
ReutersEwan SomervillePolitical reporter18 minutes agoZack Polanski has vowed to stay on as Green Party leader after his by-election defeat, as he faced calls from within his own party to resign.The...
Getty ImagesMaia Davies28 minutes agoItaly's parliament has approved fiercely contested changes to the country's electoral system championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of elections due...
Getty ImagesDavide Ghiglionein Rome24 September 2026The Italian government has approved a ban on the burqa and niqab in schools, along with a limit on the share of pupils who speak little Italian in...
Vincenzo Nuzzolese/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesDavide Ghiglionein Rome1 hour agoThe Italian government has approved a ban on the burqa and niqab in schools, along with a limit on the...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSteve RosenbergBBC Russia editor, Moscow21 September 2026Many things about Russia are hard to predict.The...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSteve RosenbergBBC Russia editor, Moscow8 hours agoMany things about Russia are hard to predict.The result...
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The balloting included residents of four Ukrainian regions which Moscow illegally annexed after the war began, but does not fully control.
ReutersAmy Walker and Jessica Parker, Berlin correspondent20 September 2026, 17:50 BSTUpdated 13 minutes agoEmbattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit...
ReutersAmy Walker39 minutes agoEmbattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSteve RosenbergRussia editor, Moscow and Dmitrov17 September 2026The system of power in Russia is...
ReutersJessica ParkerBerlin correspondent5 hours agoLocal elections are taking place in two German states on Sunday which could increase the political pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Opinion...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSteve RosenbergRussia editor, Moscow and Dmitrov4 hours agoThe system of power in Russia is often...
ReutersHarry Sekulich and Dan Sales13 September 2026Updated 14 September 2026Sweden's general election remains too close to call with the left-wing bloc marginally ahead as the vote count...
ReutersDan Sales11 minutes agoThe left-wing political bloc in Sweden is leading the race to form a new government, according to exit polls from Sunday's general election.The four-party bloc was...