Massa may have won the first round by a healthy 6% to the surprise of pollsters, but much of the remaining conservative base.

Both Glasgow City Council and Birmingham City Council say that the government fast-tracking the asylum backlog will have a detrimental effect on the current homelessness crisis in the UK.

From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.

Influenced by Russian propaganda, Bulgaria's pro-Kremlin parties are amplifying anti-euro disinformation. However, the country's ongoing rule of law problems render it unfit for immediate euro adoption.

According to a US State Department report, Hamas is one of the richest organisations in the world, generating more than $500 in funding from Iran, taxes and Islamist charities.

The initiative, commissioned by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), aims to deepen collaboration between the UK and India on recent and planned regulatory reforms in the pension sector.

With concerns regarding a mass displacement crisis erupting in Egypt and Europe, world leaders are yet to agree on a safe passage out of Gaza – where more than one million people remain trapped.

The Digital Poverty Alliance published a report that shows 18 to 34-year-old British youths and women are more prone to digital poverty than 35 to 55-year-old Brits and men, and improving digital skills could save 24,000 lives annually.

The entry of Isabel Peralta, a Spanish neo-Nazi banned by Germany, into the UK has been contrasted by campaigners to the government's policy on asylum seekers.

With 4.2 million children living below the poverty line, Right To Food has arranged a series of marches across the UK to abolish the need for food banks.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly unveiled the ambitious plan during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), calling for global cooperation to harness the potential of AI for the benefit of the world's poorest nations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will take center-stage Tuesday as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly, throwing a spotlight on the war that has divided the global body.

The £1 billion investment will provide grants for homes that have low energy efficiency ratings and are in lower council tax bands.

World leaders meet Monday at the United Nations in a bid to salvage ambitious promises to lift the planet's poorest, at a time when vulnerable nations are facing a volley of crises.

The report forecasts that climate change may lead to an increase of up to 158.3 million additional women living in poverty by mid-century, surpassing the number of affected men by 16 million.

Birmingham City Council, Europe's largest local authority, declared effective bankruptcy due to annual budget shortfalls, shifting focus to protect vital services while halting non-essential spending.

Prime Minister Modi, in an exclusive PTI interview ahead of the G-20 summit, urged UN reform to align with evolving global geo-economic dynamics and include vital voices.

The NLC has threatened to completely shut down the economy if the Nigerian Federal Government fail to meet their demands within the two-day strike.

Military personnel have taken control of the presidential election results in Gabon, calling for borders to be closed until justice is restored.

A brief look at the six countries which will be admitted in January 2024 to the club of large and populous emerging economies known as the BRICS:

More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa's Cape Verde islands, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.

The Duke of Sussex was in Japan and Singapore for a work trip to benefit his Sentebale charity.

A coup in Niger ousted President Bazoum, shocking international allies and leading ECOWAS to impose sanctions. The UK is in support of ECOWAS and a diplomatic resolution.

Oxfam found that international labour data does not represent 65 per cent of women's working hours in the UK.

US officials met with Taliban representatives in Doha, where they denounced the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan -- particularly for women and girls, according to a statement from the State Department on Monday.

The world is halfway to the 2030 deadline of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. As challenges abound, a crucial issue needs attention: how to foot the bill.

The end of the stand-off between peers and MPs paves the way for the bill to receive royal assent, with the bill seeking to address one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's five stated priorities.

From the co-founder of retail giant Marks & Spencer to the owners of a family-run Chinese takeaway, a new exhibition is showcasing migrant entrepreneurs and the role they played in moulding Britain.

Females from North East England were found to be 1.7 times more likely to die early as a result of suicide, addiction or domestic murder.

The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has explained that Labour's core purpose is to remove barriers to opportunity that hold back Britain's potential.