International News from Monday, February 9th, 2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has refused on Monday to heed calls to quit, even by the leader of his party in Scotland, pledging to fight on after his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador plunged his government into crisis.

Russian overnight drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least four people and knocked out power for tens of thousands of people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's coalition has swept to a historic election win on Sunday, paving the way for promised tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at countering China.

Hong Kong's media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in jail on national security charges, including two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one of publishing seditious materials.