The election pits the PM Takaichi-led Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition against the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, with inflati...

Opinion polls suggest Takaichi's conservative coalition could win as many as 300 of the 465 seats in the lower house.

President Trump’s suggestion this week that the federal government should “nationalize” elections in several states faced bipartisan opposit...

The prime minister’s Liberal Democratic Party has kept the make-or-break line low, saying its coalition with the Japan Innovation Party is a...

Lucy Powell tells The Independent the Gorton and Denton by-election represents ‘a line in the sand’, as MPs fear it has become a referendum...

Sir Tony Blair has paid tribute to his constituency election agent John Burton, who has died aged 85, calling him his “mentor, guide and tea...

President Donald Trump’s comments on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast this week that he would like to see Republicans “natio...

A letter from “a local pensioner” distributed for Reform UK in the Gorton and Denton by-election appearing to break election law has been re...

The head coach has endured a difficult start to his Hawthorns tenure and faces the mid-table Potters in the aim of a much-need Baggies boost...

The India cricket team’s title defence at the T20 World Cup 2026 has commenced. The Men in Blue take on the United States of America (USA) a...

But it is by no means impossible.

In the tourist haven of the Algarve, disaffected locals are embracing the far right as the cost of living rises.

Japanese households are finding it harder than ever to make ends meet as wages fail to keep pace with rising prices.

The country heads to the polls on February 12. Here are the parties and individuals who could shape the outcome.

The Americans are “in a hurry” to persuade Vladimir Zelensky to organize the vote, a report says...