Labour wins UK general election

Join us in this special edition of The Top Story as we explore the highlights of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to South Korea, the outcomes of the APEC meeting, and how these moments are shaping the Asia-Pacific’s shared future. 

The EU is pausing its planned retaliatory tariffs against the United States until early August. Negotiations aiming to secure a ceasefire in Gaza have stalled over aid distribution and the scale of a potential Israeli withdrawal. A program in South Africa to develop a new HIV vac ...  Show more

Keir Starmer will be the new prime minister as his Labour party wins a massive majority in UK elections. US President Joe Biden will give a televised interview with ABC News as he seeks to reassure the American public he’s up for the job, after a poor debate performance. And in F ...  Show more

One in three Democrats think US President Joe Biden should end his reelection bid following last week's poor debate performance against Donald Trump. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer have kicked off the last day of campaigning before polls open in ...  Show more

US President Joe Biden has abandoned his re-election bid following overwhelming pressure from fellow Democrats, and India’s prime minister Narendra Modi faces an early test to his third term in office. Plus, the UK’s new chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will present a fiscal stateme ...

U.S. President Joe Biden has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the urgency of sealing a deal for a truce in Gaza. Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has vowed that he and presidential running mate Kamala Harris would triumph over Republican Donald Trump in No ...  Show more