insert_link International Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 8, 2026
insert_link International Portugal Votes for President, With Leftist Set to Beat Surging Far Right Polls predict a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 8, 2026 1
International Noam Chomsky’s wife apologizes for their ‘grave mistake’ in Epstein ties Valeria Chomsky says Epstein had deceived them and they were ‘careless’ not to thoroughly research his backgroundNoam Chomsky and his wife, Valeria, made a “grave mistake” and were “careless” not to thoroughly research the background of Jeffrey Epstein, Valeria Chomsky said in a lengthy statement on Saturday, adding also that Epstein had deceived them.The relationship between Noam Chomsky, the 97-year-old linguist and philosopher, and Epstein has been under scrutiny after […] todayFebruary 8, 2026 2
insert_link International Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 8, 2026 1
International Morgan McSweeney resigns and says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson – UK politics live McSweeney, who masterminded landslide 2024 election win, resigns as PM’s chief of staff after Mandelson revelationsMorgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staffSpeaking to Sky News this morning, Conservative shadow minister Alex Burghart said:This administration under Keir Starmer has failed. It has U-turned, I think, what, 14 or 15 times now. It has had two resets in the past five months, and it is now caught up in the […] todayFebruary 8, 2026 1
International PM Sanae Takaichi’s party set for majority in Japan parliamentary elections Combined with coalition partner Ishin, Takaichi’s bloc could win up to 366 of 465 seats in the lower house.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 8, 2026 1
International Japan election updates: Takaichi’s coalition poised to secure huge majority The PM's ruling bloc projected to win at least 300 of the 465 seats in Japan's lower house, according to exit polls.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 8, 2026
insert_link International Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 8, 2026 1
insert_link International Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Mandelson Appointment The chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, was caught up in the scandal engulfing Britain’s former ambassador to the United States and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 8, 2026 2
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6