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Starmer Faces Resignation Calls After Government Confirms Mandelson Failed Vetting

The uproar raises fresh questions about Whitehall’s security checks for the most sensitive posts.

Ramaphosa Appoints Dambuza-Mayosi and Savage to South Africa’s Constitutional Court

Pentagon Confirms Army Chief Randy George Out After Hegseth Request

Pope Leo XIV Overhauls Vatican Leadership With Key Appointments

Vox Names Olympic Canoeist Cristian Toro National Sports Spokesperson

Wellington Dias Named Coordinator of Lula’s 2026 Re‑Election Campaign

Krugman Ties Iran War Missteps to Billionaire Power as Reports Flag Oil-Risk Dismissals and Press Limits

Caputo Adds Uruguay’s Ernesto Talvi to Argentina’s Economic Advisory Team

President Appoints Nand Kishore Yadav as Nagaland Governor

At Least Five Miralles Cabinet Ministers Face Prosecutors’ Investigations

Republicans Urge Trump to Hold Off on Cabinet Firings Until After Midterms

Germany Weighs Reappointing Ulrike Malmendier as Term Ends Feb. 28

Congress Names Vinod Jakhar NSUI President Ahead of Campus Elections

FT Reports Lagarde Weighing Early ECB Exit, Bank Says No Decision

Petra Doornenbal Named Acting Mayor of Wijk bij Duurstede, Takes Office 2 March

UK Government Crisis Deepens With Third Senior Resignation Over Epstein Files Fallout

Pakistan Appoints Dr Niaz Ahmad to Lead Higher Education Commission

Mello Says He Has Not Been Formally Asked to Join Brazil's Central Bank Board

Starmer Confronts Labour Revolt After Epstein Files on Mandelson as He Is Ordered to Release Appointment Records

Barcelona PSC Councillor Lluís Rabell Resigns From City Council Over Health Reasons