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India-Nordic summit: Why is Modi wooing Northern Europe?

Council is an intergovernmental forum which was established in 1996 to promote cooperation, coordination, and interaction among Arctic states

Israel’s death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief

state of Israel”. Human rights groups have petitioned Israel’s supreme court to strike down the law. ![Petra Bayr speaking at the Council

Why is the US seeking UN help to open Hormuz after undermining it?

Council members began closed talks on Tuesday on a resolution the United States has drafted

Queensland ebike laws could cripple Uber Eats, DoorDash and shared e-vehicle schemes, industry warns

state’s shared e-vehicle schemes warned that the laws could make them uninsurable. Lime and Neuron operate ebikes and e-scooters through council

Trump claims on Iranian concessions trigger questions, rejections in Tehran

state television chief and current member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council that controls the heavily

Bahrain-led UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz gains support of 112 nations

states.” It is the second such resolution Bahrain has put before the council. The first

Potholes fuel voter frustration before elections - so what can be done?

councils to fix potholes and decisions are made locally by the authorities. Lib Dem local government spokesperson Zoe Franklin said: "The state

Sexual violence in the West Bank emerges as tool to intimidate Palestinians

Council and funded by the European Union and several European states – published a report titled

Avoid 'reactive' police reforms after Nowak murder, senior black officer warns

Council is considering rewording an anti-racism commitment which states that ensuring racial equality in policing

UN warns South Sudan at risk of ‘full-scale famine’ as fighting intensifies

State in December, prompting a retaliatory military operation in late January, which forced more than 280,000 civilians to flee the area. Fletcher urged the Security Council

From railways to energy — five strategic projects linking Gulf states

states, following the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran that began on February 28. Foreign ministers from the Gulf Co-operation Council

In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters

state policy. Local organizers pushing for a ban on datacenters say the city council has been

UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims seeking asylum

council’s declaration appeared to be a “signalling exercise” to warn courts to “back off”. “States

Hungary's next PM says frozen EU funds will be paid out soon

Council President António Costa, who represents the EU's 27 member states. The Tisza leader

Questions raised over whether £3.8m government grant awarded to Wrexham AFC was lawful

council awarded the money before completing the usual steps. Alexander Rose, a partner specialising in subsidy control at law firm Ward Hadaway, said that the lack of a final state

Georgia mayor who fired town’s entire police force resigns, citing family ‘health concerns’

state of Georgia has resigned shortly after [firing](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/cohutta-georgia-mayor-fires-police-department) his community’s entire police department, a step that the local governing council

Iran dismisses Trump’s claim of leadership rift, says nation is ‘one soul’

States president’s assertion. Pezeshkian and Ghalibaf joined the Supreme National Security Council in posting

Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia for first time since start of war on Iran

States-Israel war on Iran, their first in-person meeting since the outbreak of the conflict two months ago. The Gulf Cooperation Council

Theatre touring 'in crisis' as performances of plays drop 70%

State of Touring report](https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/the-state-of-touring-research), which was commissioned by Arts Council England. "This

Texas Senate runoff sees surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric in campaign ads

state and our country depends upon it,” said Sameeha Rizvi, a Texas-based civic engagement coordinator for the Council