Lebanon's outgoing prime minister announced Tuesday that he will not head the next government, a move he said aims to expedite the formation a new cabinet in the protest-hit country. Saad Hariri had submitted his administration's resignation on October 29, bowing to popular pressure from a...

 Britain’s opposition Labour Party has squeezed the governing Conservatives’ opinion poll lead to 11 points from 18 over the last week, a survey by Kantar showed on Tuesday, ahead of a Dec. 12 election. Support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives fell 2 points to...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam acknowledged on Tuesday that the record turnout in local elections won by opposition, pro-democracy candidates highlighted dissatisfaction with her administration, while appealing for an end to violent protests. Appearing tired and drawn, Lam spoke a day after...

Hong Kong's democrats scored a landslide majority in district council elections, which saw a record turnout after six months of anti-government protests, increasing pressure on the Chinese-ruled city's leader Monday to listen to calls for democracy. Sunday's elections marked a rare weekend...