Manifestos are important in any election, but especially so in the U.K. During Britain’s last election in 2017, the disastrous launch of the ruling Conservative Party’s manifesto cost them the parliamentary majority that they had hoped to expand. Conversely, the opposition Labour...

Britain's "Brexit election" may be hardening opinion about Northern Ireland's status, widening a gulf that characterised the province's bloody and still unsettled sectarian past. Political parties across the country are campaigning before polling on December 12, with Prime Minister Boris...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron's critique of Turkey's offensive in Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia Thursday, saying the French leader sponsors terrorism. "He is already the sponsor of the terrorist organisation and constantly hosts...

China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, just as the world's top two economies edge towards a trade truce. Trump had seemed reluctant to sign the legislation, but came under heavy pressure...