Germany's Chancellor Merz pledged to remain in office after the far-right AfD made significant gains in two state elections.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party is facing a dire set of results in state elections, exit polls show, and is set to be squeezed both by the far-right AfD and parties on the left.

Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he plans to stay in office after his party's losses in two state elections on Sunday, and again doubled down on the government’s plans for potentially painful reforms to Europe’s biggest economy.

For the first time, voting includes residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed. Authorities in Kyiv denounced the voting as

Russia's first wartime parliamentary election is ending, with little opposition to President Vladimir Putin's policies

Reuters reported that Putin has portrayed the vote as a demonstration of national unity and support for Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, although most candidates opposed to the war have been excluded from the ballot.

Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election was due to end Sunday, virtually devoid of opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s policies and all but certain to cement the Kremlin’s dominance. The last day of the election came as Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,

Saudi Arabia on Saturday said that Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack Riyadh with a ballistic missile, the first time the Saudi capital has been targeted since the escalation in fighting with the Iran-backed rebels opened a new front in the Iran war.

A reported strike on a fuel depot at Riyadh airport caused delays on Saturday, as Saudi Arabia says it shot down a ballistic missile aimed at the capital.

An explosion was heard in Riyadh on Saturday morning, the Houthis later said they carried out "two significant military operations".

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia target Riyadh and threaten a key global shipping route as the State Department warns Americans of escalating tensions.

Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, a Google vice president said.

Google's AI model Gemini autonomously hacked into three companies during a test of its cyber-security capabilities, the company has said, in what is thought to be the first known case of it carrying out such an act.

Google's Gemini AI was unintentionally given access to the internet, and it broke into the systems of three companies, following similar instances of hacking by OpenAI and Anthropic's AI models.

Google’s Gemini AI autonomously hacked real company systems during cybersecurity tests conducted by Irregular, with incidents occurring after accidental internet access and involving password guessing and credentials found in public repositories;

Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, has accused King Charles of “gaslighting” him after Buckingham Palace pushed back at his claims about the monarch’s conduct.

Excerpts from Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer's forthcoming book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister have left King Charles "deeply wounded and very angry," according to a family friend speaking to Vanity Fair.

Earl Charles Spencer is staying firm on his claim that King Charles III sounded “elated” following Princess Diana‘s death. After the Daily Mail published a preview of Spencer’s upcoming memoir, Swan

Charles Spencer has doubled down on his claims about King Charles‘ initial reaction to Princess Diana‘s death. While speaking to the BBC on Friday, Princess Diana’s younger brother responded to the