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Australia’s Coalition reunites after second split in a year
Sussan Ley and David Littleproud struck a deal to reunite the Liberal-National Coalition after another split, restoring a shared opposition frontbench.
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People’s Party wins Aragon election but falls short of a majority
Spain’s ruling party came first in Aragon while losing ground, leaving coalition arithmetic to decide who can govern.
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Takaichi’s Party Wins Supermajority in Japan’s Lower House
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house, giving Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi room to pursue a sharper conservative agenda after only three months in office.
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Senegal Police Arrest 14 in Child Abuse Network Case
Senegalese police say they have arrested 14 suspects in a child abuse network allegedly run by a French citizen, exposing a case that stretched across years and crossed borders.
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Venezuelan Opposition Figure Guanipa Freed, Then Taken Again Hours Later
Juan Pablo Guanipa was released from prison in Caracas after more than eight months, only for armed men in civilian clothes to kidnap him hours later, turning a brief moment of relief into a fresh crisis.
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Morgan McSweeney Resigns as Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff
Morgan McSweeney stepped down as UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, saying he was responsible for advising the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.
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Storm damage forces local election delays as Portugal heads to presidential vote
Portugal kept its presidential election on schedule overall, but some municipalities postponed voting by a week after a series of Atlantic storms caused deaths, flooding and heavy damage.
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Thailand’s Bhumjaithai party leads election but still needs coalition partners
AP says Bhumjaithai has taken a commanding lead in Thailand’s 2026 general election, but the party still needs coalition partners to govern.
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Russia stabbing attack injures eight at Bashkir State Medical University, including Indian students
Several people, including four Indian nationals, were injured in a stabbing attack in Ufa on February 7, according to the supplied report.
Read report »Greek police detain 313 after campus clash at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki
Greek authorities released everyone they detained after a predawn raid at Aristotle University that followed an attack on riot police with more than 100 Molotov cocktails.
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Haiti’s transitional council winds down with gangs still in command
The nine-member council is ending its mandate with Port-au-Prince still dominated by gangs and the US-backed prime minister facing the job of organizing August elections.
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Excavators recover 22 more sets of infant remains at Tuam site
The latest discovery brings the total found in the former home’s burial area to 33 as forensic and DNA identification work continues.
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EU preliminarily finds TikTok design may breach Digital Services Act
Regulators say infinite scroll, autoplay and personalized recommendations can encourage compulsive use, while TikTok rejects the findings as meritless.
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Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 40 years after corpse abuse case
Jon Hallford received a 40-year state prison sentence after pleading guilty to abusing 189 bodies and giving grieving families fake ashes.
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Steven Wright receives another life sentence for 1999 murder in Britain
The “Suffolk Strangler” admitted an earlier killing of a teenager, adding another life term to his long criminal record.
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US says key participant in Benghazi attack arrested and extradited
US officials said a long-sealed indictment has been activated against Zubayr al-Bakoush, whom they describe as a key participant in the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four Americans.
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Grenoble grenade attack injures six at beauty salon, including 5-year-old child
French authorities said an explosive device thrown into a beauty salon in Grenoble wounded six people and appeared intended to intimidate rather than kill.
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Peter Mandelson retires from House of Lords as police open investigation
The former minister left the upper chamber amid allegations that he shared market-sensitive government information with Jeffrey Epstein during the financial crisis.
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Woolwich jury clears three Palestine Action members of burglary charge
Three of six Palestine Action defendants were cleared of aggravated burglary at Woolwich Crown Court, while other counts remained unresolved and five defendants were released on bail.
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North Sea ship captain jailed for six years over fatal tanker collision
Event date: 2026-02-04; Vladimir Motin was jailed for six years after a North Sea collision that left crew member Mark Angelo Pernia missing, presumed dead.
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French investigators search X’s Paris office over allegations tied to algorithmic manipulation
France’s cybercrime unit, with Europol and French police support, searched X’s French office as prosecutors expanded a January 2025 probe into alleged algorithm manipulation, illicit data extraction and related offences.
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UK regulators keep pressure on X and Grok over sexual deepfake concerns
Ofcom says it is still investigating X, while the Information Commissioner’s Office has opened its own probe into Grok’s handling of personal data.
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London police open investigation into Lord Mandelson over reports on ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The inquiry follows fresh attention to the peer’s past associations, putting a senior British political figure back under scrutiny.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaves Royal Lodge for Sandringham after Epstein fallout
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has left Royal Lodge and taken up temporary residence on the Sandringham Estate, with the move accelerated by the latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
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