The people of 5 September

Angela Rayner resigns as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leaves her other government posts amid a scandal over a tax underpayment on a property she owns in Hove, East Sussex.

Politics · 5 Sep

Prime Minister Keir Starmer conducts a cabinet reshuffle and appoints foreign secretary David Lammy as the new deputy PM and Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood as the new home secretary.

Politics · 5 Sep · with David Lammy, Shabana Mahmood

Official results show that the FAST party led by Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt wins the election by a landslide, securing 30 out of the 50 Legislative Assembly seats.

Politics · 5 Sep

Georgian president Mikheil Kavelashvili pardons opposition politicians Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, allowing them to run in the upcoming elections after serving prison sentences for refusing to testify before parliament.

Politics · 5 Sep · with Mamuka Khazaradze

The House of Representatives of Thailand elects Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the conservative opposition Bhumjaithai Party, as the country's prime minister, replacing Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

Politics · 5 Sep · with Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro accuses the U.S. of seeking a regime change in Venezuela under the guise of combating cartels.

Conflict · 5 Sep

During a state visit to Beijing, Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif announces new US$8.5 billion investment agreements with China, including $7 billion in a memorandum of understanding and $1.5 billion in joint ventures between the two countries.

World · 5 Sep

U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order unofficially renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

Politics · 5 Sep

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declares that mpox is no longer a public health emergency of international concern, citing a consistent decline in cases in Africa.

Health · 5 Sep

A Swedish district court acquits former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm of severe negligence after he left classified documents in an unlocked hotel safe, ruling that his actions did not meet the threshold required for conviction.

Crime & Justice · 5 Sep