Politics & Government News

1:15 PM on Wednesday, November 26

The Czech president has announced readiness to swear in billionaire Andrej Babiš as prime minister

12:57 PM on Wednesday, November 26

The Supreme Court won’t immediately allow the Trump administration to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, instead delaying a decision until after they rule in two other high-profile firing cases

12:28 PM on Wednesday, November 26

Hong Kong leader John Lee says 36 killed in high-rise apartment fires, with 279 people reported missing

12:20 PM on Wednesday, November 26

The Trump administration says pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations and that it's expected to produce billions in savings for older adults

12:18 PM on Wednesday, November 26

Tunisia’s presidency says President Kais Saied has summoned the European Union’s ambassador to protest a perceived breach of diplomatic protocol

11:50 AM on Wednesday, November 26

President Donald Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war mirrors his tactics in the Israel-Hamas conflict

10:56 AM on Wednesday, November 26

New prosecutor dismisses charges against President Donald Trump and others in Georgia election interference case

9:03 AM on Wednesday, November 26

European Union regulators are increasing scrutiny of Shein's safety measures after French authorities found illegal weapons and child-like sex dolls on the company's website

8:36 AM on Wednesday, November 26

8:27 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Indonesia is investigating the suspected source of radioactive cesium 137 at a number of locations following reports of contamination in some exports

8:09 AM on Wednesday, November 26

France’s top court upholds ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing in 2012

7:02 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Lebanon and Cyprus have signed a long-delayed sea border agreement, ending an almost 20-year impasse

6:24 AM on Wednesday, November 26

The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge

1:30 AM on Wednesday, November 26

France’s top court has upheld ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his reelection bid in 2012

12:23 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Britain’s Labour government is seeking to shift the political narrative with a tax-raising budget aimed at boosting economic growth and reducing child poverty

11:08 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Taiwan’s president has announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities

7:58 PM on Tuesday, November 25

President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Ukraine peace plan

2:57 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt

1:26 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine

7:00 AM on Tuesday, November 25

The World Food Program says a spike in attacks by militants across northern Nigeria is expected to result in Africa's worst levels of severe hunger next year