Politics & Government News

6:56 AM on Tuesday, December 30

German prosecutors say they'll drop an investigation of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov over possible breaches of sanctions and money laundering rules after he agreed to pay a 10 million euro (about $11.8 million) fine

6:23 AM on Tuesday, December 30

South Korea says it will end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry

6:19 AM on Tuesday, December 30

European leaders are due to hold talks Tuesday on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine

6:04 AM on Tuesday, December 30

China has been staging live-fire military drills around Taiwan featuring aircraft, warships and rocket launches

3:53 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service, Russia’s Ministry of Defense says, as negotiators continue to search for a breakthrough in peace talks to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine

1:15 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The American Cemetery in the Dutch village of Margraten has become a flashpoint over the removal of displays honoring Black soldiers

12:48 AM on Tuesday, December 30

China’s People’s Liberation Army is staging a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan

12:04 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Some Iowans are ringing in 2026 with a special election on the final Tuesday of the year, casting ballots for state senator in a race that offers Republicans an opportunity to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber

8:51 PM on Monday, December 29

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at 80, her political party has announced Tuesday

8:43 PM on Monday, December 29

A Bangladesh Nationalist Party statement says former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at age 80

7:58 PM on Monday, December 29

China has condemned the demolition of a monument honoring the Chinese community in Panama, the latest development as the Trump administration pushes for the Central American nation to distance itself from Beijing

6:18 PM on Monday, December 29

The U.S. military says it has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people

6:11 PM on Monday, December 29

Alicia Johnson will become the first Black woman elected to a statewide post in Georgia that isn't a judgeship

5:33 PM on Monday, December 29

Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honors list, an annual tradition that recognizes people for their contributions to U.K. public life

3:02 PM on Monday, December 29

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says that federal Homeland Security officials are conducting a fraud investigation in Minneapolis

12:16 PM on Monday, December 29

President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela

8:10 PM on Sunday, December 28

The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and missile units for a second day to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn against what it calls separatist and “external interference” forces

4:59 PM on Monday, December 15

5:18 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Saudi Arabia has bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces

4:03 PM on Friday, December 5

President Donald Trump's administration says its efforts over the past week are meant to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. and increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro