POLITICS

Tory International Trade Minister Mark Garnier made his secretary buy two vibrators in Soho 'for his wife and a woman who worked in his constituency office', it was reported.

The Taiwanese leader will make stopovers in Honolulu and Guam, before visiting Pacific states to strengthen diplomatic ties.

North Korea accuses "sinister and crafty Japanese reactionaries" of "smear campaign" and resorting to "trite tricks".

The nature, subject and target of the charges are sealed under orders of the judge handling the case. Plans are reportedly in place to take into custody any individual named as soon as Monday (30 October), CNN reported.

Female staff reportedly discussed alleged abuse by Labour and Conservative politicians in WhatsApp group.

"When the entire world is struggling to decide who's more insane, Kim Jong Un or you #SignsYoureABadPresident," one Twitter user wrote.

The Kremlin-linked "troll farm", Internet Research Agency, bought ads on Facebook and ran popular Twitter accounts to post politically divisive stories and sow discord.

Deadly clashes between police and protesters and fears of further bloodshed led Kenya's election commission to indefinitely postpone voting in some opposition strongholds.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy dismissed the regional government, setting the stage for early elections.

Russia first spread the now-debunked conspiracy theory that the CIA killed JFK – proving that it takes more than the declassification of documents to undo the spread of fake news.

The right-wing in Britain is on the march over Brexit. First, they came for the freedom of UK universities. Next it will be schools, publishers, and more. We must wake up.

Councillor Shawn Cleary says the term "marijuana" perpetuates racism and demonises Latin Americans in light of the drug's legislative history.

The Chinese president called for absolute loyalty from senior military figures as he addressed an army gathering after his re-election.

Twitter ripped into the letter saying the author's writing style and overuse of superlatives sounded rather familiar.

The US Secretary of Defense said "our goal is not war" as he visited the heavily-fortified inter-Korean border.

The lawsuit by voting transparency activists sought a review of the state's voting systems and called for an overhaul of its outdated election technology.

The Death of Stalin is in cinemas but events marking the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution are mostly absent.

Smaller political parties have long argued that the UK needs electoral reform to a system based on proportional representation, not first-past-the-post.

Tensions between autonomous region and the central government have soared since an independence referendum was held in Catalonia on 1 October.

Joyce's disqualification threatens the government's one-seat majority in the lower house forcing the prime minister to seek help from independent lawmakers.

The large-scale military exercise also involved Russian Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers.

Cabinet ministers and other MPs are among the politicians named by female Westminster staff as "sex pests" to avoid in a secret WhatsApp group.

Russia donated around 5,000 guns and other weapons to the Philippines to fight Islamic terror as the Kremlin also seeks to boost its military presence in Southeast Asia.

Donald Trump reportedly changed his mind about deporting a billionaire Chinese fugitive accused rape after learning he was a member of his exclusive Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

A century has passed since the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in search of 'Peace, Land and Bread'.

The mother and father of Muslim convert dubbed Jihadi Jack said the British government has left him "to rot" as they desperately seek his release from Syria.

Catalonia's president said he won't call a regional election that would have eased tensions with Madrid, opening the possibility that parliament could declare independence tonight.

New Zealand's new prime minister is shutting the door on super-rich foreign property buyers who want somewhere to escape in the event of a third world war or nuclear holocaust.

Kenyan police fire tear gas, water cannon and live rounds at stone-throwing protesters in opposition areas as Kenya holds its second presidential election since August.