Louisiana Republicans on Friday approved a new congressional map that dismantles a Democratic-held, majority-Black seat, boosting their party's odds of retaining the
May 29, 2026
Oil futures fell more than 2% on Friday, closing out their steepest weekly decline since early April as traders awaited word that the U.S., Israel and Iran
May 29, 2026
Russia is preparing a major new attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday on Telegram, citing intelligence data.
May 29, 2026
By Michael S.
May 29, 2026
Iran and the United States are in discussions to extend their ceasefire so as to start negotiations on issues including Tehran's nuclear program, where
May 30, 2026
Former U.S.
May 29, 2026
The White House is moving to give political appointees more control over federal grants
May 29, 2026
In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE,” and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples
May 29, 2026
Mexico's Senate on Friday approved a constitutional amendment to include "foreign interference" as a reason to annul elections in the country.
May 29, 2026
Major airline, travel and business groups warned that barring border processing at Newark or other major U.S. airports could lead to chaos, strand
May 29, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that it was too early to say if the drone which crashed into an apartment block in Romania was Russian and suggested it could
May 29, 2026
A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from setting up a nearly $1.8 billion fund
May 29, 2026
Russia has all the means necessary at its disposal to destroy anyone who attempts to attack the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
May 29, 2026
Israeli troops have entered a southern Lebanese village, pushing deeper into the country amid ongoing conflict
May 29, 2026
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia's powerful Security Council, warned European leaders on Friday that drones would continue to stray into their countries and prevent
May 29, 2026
Poland's president said on Friday he wanted a state body to discuss stripping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Poland's top honour,
May 29, 2026
Hamas said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that his country would
May 29, 2026
Officials say the European Union will unlock 16.4 billion euros or around $19 billion in funds for Hungary after recently elected Prime Minister Péter Magyar enacted rapid reforms
May 29, 2026
Todd Blanche has moved quickly as acting U.S. attorney general to please the man whose face now adorns the exterior of the Justice Department’s
May 29, 2026
Huntington Beach, the right-leaning California city that banned the Pride flag from City Hall and elected a city council of MAGA
May 29, 2026
Colombians are set to vote on Sunday in what is likely the first round of a presidential election, amid deep polarization between those seeking
May 29, 2026
Eight years after ousting a corruption-mired, centre-right government on the promise of cleaning up politics,
May 29, 2026
Many jails and prisons are dependent on incarcerated labor to keep costs low.
May 29, 2026
U.S.
May 29, 2026
The world is beset with multiple risks and uncertainty that countries must confront squarely, To
May 29, 2026
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Washington on Friday for talks with U.S.
May 29, 2026
Contrary to the belief that an immigration crackdown would lead to more jobs for US-born workers, ICE enforcement hasn’t produced economic gains for Americans.
May 29, 2026
Paula Reid is OutFront.
May 28, 2026
NATO members condemn Russia after drone slams into Romania apartment building, wounding two
May 29, 2026
During a White House press briefing, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was pressed by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing making plans to potentially print a commemorative $250 bill with an image of President Donald Trump. Bessent said they were preparing in case Congress passed legislation that calls for the Trump bill.
May 29, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Friday he would conclude a political agreement on the release of frozen European Union funds at a meeting with European
May 29, 2026
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Friday his economic reforms stabilised the country and revived investor confidence, despite a steep cost-of-
May 29, 2026
Spain's ruling Socialist Workers' Party faces several court cases involving allegations of graft, influence-peddling and other crimes that have implicated members of Prime
May 29, 2026
U.S. rapper Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, is set to hold concerts in the Netherlands next month,
May 29, 2026
How James Talarico is working to win over Black voters who strongly backed Jasmine Crockett
May 29, 2026
Iran promises ‘utter ruin’ if war restarts. Here’s what could happen if diplomacy fails
May 29, 2026
A spin-off deal saved TikTok’s US future. Sen. Ed Markey is questioning if it puts national security at risk
May 29, 2026
How do US arms sales to Taiwan work and why are they such a sore point for China?
May 29, 2026
Iran’s nuclear stockpile — a key part of negotiations to end the war and a focus of Trump’s — explained
May 29, 2026
Mullin plan to punish sanctuary jurisdictions by targeting their airports faces fierce headwinds
May 29, 2026
Haiti heads to the World Cup, bringing rare unity to a country beset by crisis
May 30, 2026
NATO member Romania said on Friday that a drone injured two people in a southeastern city during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, an incident likely to increase
May 29, 2026
Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels late on Thursday and overnight as they sailed along Ukraine's maritime export corridor in the Black Sea, Deputy Prime
May 29, 2026
Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine the leader of Armenia’s bid for re-
May 29, 2026
China's decision to send only academics to Asia's biggest defence forum is a missed opportunity at a moment when countries need more "strategic
May 29, 2026
A Sudanese medical group says attacks in central Sudan have killed 27 people, including elderly individuals
May 29, 2026
Romanian authorities say a Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania
May 29, 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is running for reelection after a tough first term
May 29, 2026
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo denies an agreement with the U.S. for anti-drug trafficking operations in Guatemala
May 29, 2026
Police in Brisbane made five arrests on Friday as they cleared a protest camp from the city park where the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics will be built.
May 29, 2026
France will ask Russia's ambassador to explain what happened when he fulfills a summons after a drone struck an apartment building in Romania, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel
May 29, 2026
A Kenyan court has ordered the temporary suspension of a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit
May 29, 2026
Australia's struggling opposition Liberal Party installed former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a pugnacious social conservative and campaigner against
May 29, 2026
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program
May 28, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is under growing pressure from a wave of defections to a new party set up by a former protege, analysts and
May 29, 2026
President Vladimir Putin is facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians and appears ready to change the narrative around the conflict
May 29, 2026
President Donald Trump finds himself in a bind as he seeks to end the war against Iran: he is under pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and get
May 29, 2026
The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into a group tied to billionaire Reid Hoffman over its partial funding of writer E.
May 29, 2026
Protesters have clashed with armed federal immigration officers in front of a New Jersey detention center where advocates have asserted detainees are staging a hunger strike
May 29, 2026
Australians think this place is boring. Here’s why you should visit anyway
May 29, 2026
Other southern states are advocating for South Carolina to remain the first to vote in the Democratic presidential primaries
May 28, 2026
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit that U.S.
May 29, 2026
The top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies that his office has opened an investigation into E
May 28, 2026
In an interview with CBS, former first lady Jill Biden says she feared Joe Biden had stroke during the 2024 CNN Presidential debate against Donald Trump.
May 28, 2026
A court investigation found that a federal judge had an affair with a police officer, including having sex in chambers overheard by staff, but remains on the bench with a “private reprimand.”
May 29, 2026
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start talks on Iran’s nuclear program
May 28, 2026
In her new memoir, Jill Biden reflects on Joe Biden's poor 2024 presidential debate performance against Donald Trump
May 29, 2026
An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees
May 29, 2026
The U.S.
May 29, 2026
The United States on Thursday leveled unusually harsh criticism against Russia and called for it to refrain from its promised "
May 29, 2026
The United States plans to designate Brazil's two biggest criminal gangs as terrorist organizations, U.S.
May 29, 2026
As America celebrates its 250th, Smithsonian leader Lonnie Bunch treads a fine political line
May 29, 2026
The U.S. State Department says it will designate Brazil’s two biggest criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations early next month, a move that the South American nation’s government has repeatedly said it will interpret as undue interference in its politics
May 29, 2026
The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on
May 28, 2026
Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal sees the risk of U.S. military aggression against the island growing as negotiations between the nations
May 29, 2026
North Korea does not seem keen to engage with the United States, South Korea or Japan and is focused on building up its self-reliance and military deterrence,
May 28, 2026
ABC accuses Trump’s FCC of ‘unconstitutional retaliation’ in station license fight
May 29, 2026
The timing of the offer was thorny because it coincided with the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.
May 29, 2026
The U.S. said on Thursday it has imposed new sanctions on Iran's military oil trade, even as Washington and Tehran reached a tentative agreement to extend their
May 29, 2026
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a state budget that includes a progressive surcharge on luxury second homes in New York City, a
May 29, 2026
A Bolivian senior minister on Thursday ruled out any possibility of President Rodrigo Paz resigning and told
May 29, 2026
Camp Mystic health officer may practice nursing again under limited Texas license, board says
May 29, 2026
James Talarico campaign says it raised more than $3 million in 24 hours since Texas primary runoff
May 28, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is pressing the United States for more Patriot air defense missiles to counter Russian attacks
May 28, 2026
America’s pile of emergency oil is shrinking fast
May 28, 2026
Republicans' stumble on an immigration funding bill is raising questions about other parts of their legislative agenda
May 28, 2026
More Americans are dropping out or being kicked off Obamacare health insurance for non-payment than in past years, according to data
May 28, 2026
Brazil's lower house approved late on Wednesday a constitutional amendment reducing the workweek, a measure that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hopes to use as a
May 28, 2026
A combined German-Dutch army corps will take command of NATO land forces in Estonia and Latvia later this year to strengthen the alliance's eastern flank against a potential Russian
May 28, 2026
Right-wing Colombian lawyer and senator Paloma Valencia is running to become her country's first female president in a Sunday presidential contest,
May 28, 2026
Leftist Colombian activist and Senator Ivan Cepeda, whose youth was marked by exile and his father's murder at the hands of right-wing paramilitaries, is
May 28, 2026
The U.S.
May 28, 2026
The ceasefire agreed in Lebanon last month has brought little respite for civilians, who are being driven
May 28, 2026
Ethiopians will vote in parliamentary and regional elections on Monday that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party is expected to dominate despite significant unrest across much
May 28, 2026
Russia will not choose who represents Europe in any potential talks with Moscow over Ukraine, EU foreign ministers said on
May 28, 2026
A federal judge is declining to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to create a national list of eligible voters and limit mail voting
May 28, 2026
Harvard graduates heard from comedian and television host Conan O’Brien at their commencement
May 28, 2026
Trump refiles $10 billion lawsuit over Wall Street Journal report on Epstein birthday letter
May 28, 2026
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May 28, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had directed Israel's military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70% of
May 28, 2026
The largest online expression of dissent against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12-year rule began with a satirical riposte to
May 29, 2026
Aid supplies have been rushed in to the center of Congo's Ebola outbreak where medical workers are struggling with equipment shortages, distrustful locals and armed groups
May 28, 2026
An Israeli strike hit a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Thursday, the first strike to hit near Beirut in weeks amid a ceasefire that has failed
May 28, 2026
The U.S. is setting up a facility in Kenya to quarantine U.S. citizens who have been exposed to Ebola, and will not bring them home
May 28, 2026
Bulgaria is keen to respect its commitment to NATO and increase its defence spending to 5% of its gross domestic product, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Thursday.
May 28, 2026
The U.S.
May 28, 2026
Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that allowing U.S. missile systems to be deployed on Japanese territory as part of military drills would threaten the security of
May 28, 2026
Rome Pride has barred Italy's only Jewish LGBT group from joining its annual parade, saying Keshet Italia had failed to clearly condemn Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide,
May 28, 2026
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Washington on Friday where he will meet with U.S.
May 28, 2026
Pope Leo this week repudiated a major teaching used by the Catholic Church since at least the fifth century to evaluate when countries might be
May 28, 2026
Michigan Democrats have turned their first statewide televised Senate debate into a fiery clash, exposing the party’s deep divide over how to rebuild after its 2024 losses
May 28, 2026
The Supreme Court has ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him
May 28, 2026
Yemen's ex-President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has died at 80
May 28, 2026
US regulator tries to withdraw penalty against Trump donors’ crypto company
May 28, 2026
The U.S.
May 28, 2026
NATO and EU member Latvia's parliament on Thursday approved the formation of a new government, making centre-right opposition lawmaker
May 28, 2026
The EU Council on Thursday imposed sanctions on four entities and three individuals for abuses against Palestinians in West Bank, it said in a statement.
May 28, 2026
Brazil's central bank will not allow higher inflation expectations to translate into actual inflation, monetary policy director Nilton David said on
May 28, 2026
Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that widow pension rights apply to same-sex couples who married abroad before civil partnerships were legalised in the country,
May 28, 2026
The Canadian financial system is in good shape but vulnerabilities are growing amid a highly volatile economic and geopolitical
May 28, 2026
The United Nations aims to reduce and abolish senior leadership positions over the next two years as part of its reforms, its Secretary-General said on
May 28, 2026
Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza City gathered for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes
May 28, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened flat on Thursday as investors processed key inflation data, while intensifying tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept optimism surrounding a peace
May 28, 2026
The Trump administration's review of Mexico's 53 U.S. consulates has stoked worries among Mexicans in the U.S. that some could be shuttered, making it harder for them to access important services
May 28, 2026
Netanyahu says he directed Israeli military to take over 70% of Gaza
May 28, 2026
SDPOA demands immediate action on patrol staffing shortages after deadly Islamic Center attack
May 28, 2026
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will embark on an official visit to India from May 30 to June 3, India's
May 28, 2026
The U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding to extend their ceasefire
May 28, 2026
Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer and businessman with no political experience, is seeking to become Colombia's next president on Sunday, challenging
May 28, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government on Thursday against criticism from Labour's longest-serving premier, Tony Blair, saying his ministers had adopted the
May 28, 2026
Mexico's Congress on Thursday approved a constitutional amendment that would allow for elections to be annulled if evidence of foreign interference was found, a move
May 28, 2026
Trump admin planning to potentially put president’s image on commemorative $250 bill
May 29, 2026
In a city that has staggered from crisis to crisis in recent years, the sudden resignation of police Chief Brian O’Hara is again leaving Minneapolis looking for a way forward
May 28, 2026
A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson confirms the agency is taking steps toward creating a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump
May 28, 2026
The U.S. government should respond positively to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's request for more air defence missiles to shield Ukraine's capital from a threatened escalation
May 29, 2026
Iceland's parliament on Thursday voted in favour of holding an August 29 referendum to begin European Union accession talks, supporting the government's two-step plan
May 29, 2026
The U.S.
May 28, 2026
Japan's U.N. ambassador on Thursday dismissed as "ridiculous" Russia's criticism of its military buildup at a time when Moscow was continuing its war against Ukraine in violation of
May 28, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Thursday said a deal on releasing frozen European Union funds was "very close" as there is agreement with Brussels on many issues,
May 28, 2026
Look of the Week: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates Eid in an Arsenal-themed outfit
May 29, 2026
Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, on Thursday accused the NATO military alliance of making practical preparations for what he called a "
May 28, 2026
Israel's military says that the air force has carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb of Lebanon's capital
May 28, 2026
A Chinese human rights activist is in South Korean custody after a perilous escape from his country by a rubber boat
May 28, 2026
Republicans are poised to finish this year’s redistricting war 10 seats ahead of Democrats
May 28, 2026
French lawmakers have voted to repeal a 17th-century law that governed enslaved people in France's colonies
May 28, 2026
South Africa's parliament has scheduled for Monday the first meeting of an impeachment committee that will probe allegations
May 28, 2026
A U.S. judge on Thursday declined to immediately block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting, but left the door open for the
May 28, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted record closing highs on Thursday after news reports said the U.S. and Iran had reached a
May 28, 2026
(Corrects May 27 story headline and first paragraph to make clear Norway is to join France's nuclear deterrence initiative and not France's nuclear umbrella; edits paragraphs 9-10 to explain French
May 28, 2026
Guatemala has requested U.S. military cooperation spanning access to equipment, training, and experts to assist Guatemalan operations against drug
May 28, 2026
NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank by tasking the German-Netherlands Corps with the command of allied troops in Estonia and Latvia in
May 28, 2026
Ukraine will buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 of an older model next year, Ukraine's President Volodymyr
May 28, 2026
Ukraine's parliament ratified a loan agreement with the European Union on Thursday, paving the way for €90 billion in financing and allowing the government to
May 28, 2026
A conflict between the U.S. and China over Taiwan would risk a nuclear escalation with both militaries likely to stage sweeping
May 28, 2026
The U.S. has no timetable for levying Section 232 tariffs on semiconductors but preferential terms have already been agreed under a January trade deal, Taiwan Vice Premier
May 28, 2026
The crowded race for California governor still has no clear front-runner with only days left for voters to decide which two candidates to advance to the general election in November
May 28, 2026
Japan's ruling party will propose issuing "bridging bonds" to fund flagship programmes aimed at boosting growth and economic security, a
May 28, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Stocks tumbled in Asia, oil surged and the dollar gained strength as the U.S. and Iran renewed attacks on each other
May 28, 2026
A Thai criminal court has acquitted a prominent Thai opposition political figure charged with cybercrimes and insulting the royal family during a 2021 Facebook livestream,
May 28, 2026
An international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump
May 28, 2026
Stop AAPI Hate is an organization that rose to national prominence for its meticulous reports on anti-Asian hate incidents at the height of the pandemic
May 28, 2026
Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek
May 28, 2026
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused U.S.
May 28, 2026
Panama's National Assembly approved a law that
May 28, 2026
Chief Megaron Txucarramae, a 75-year-old leader of Brazil’s Indigenous Kayapo people, has spent decades defending
May 28, 2026
The U.S. military has struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men
May 28, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that aims to shield California elections from federal interference ahead of the state's primary next week
May 28, 2026
Australia's government introduced a bill in parliament on Thursday to make the biggest overhaul of tax rules in decades, including scrapping a capital gains
May 28, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decisively defeated longtime Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday's Republican runoff for U.S.
May 28, 2026
The U.S. military carried out new strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation that posed a threat to U.S. forces
May 27, 2026
The United States has sanctioned the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the body Iran has set up to manage the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
May 28, 2026
The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
May 28, 2026
Canada plans to buy early warning radar planes from Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday
May 27, 2026
The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
May 28, 2026
Jill Biden reignites the Democrats’ age argument by questioning if Joe Biden had a stroke during 2024 debate
May 28, 2026
California will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed under the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion fund for victims of alleged political "weaponization,"
May 28, 2026
U.S.
May 28, 2026
The United States has re-added Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, to a list of sanctioned individuals, according to a notice posted to the U.S.
May 28, 2026
Brazilian Senator and presidential contender Flavio Bolsonaro said he met with U.S.
May 28, 2026
What’s in the proposed deal that could end the US-Iran conflict?
May 24, 2026
Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
May 28, 2026
Fair housing groups have filed a lawsuit over a rule change by the Trump administration that they allege reverses decades of lending protections and opens the door to discrimination against Black people, Latinos and other minorities
May 28, 2026
The senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season
May 27, 2026
Former first lady Jill Biden feared her husband was having a stroke as she watched him stumble through his disastrous June 2024 debate performance
May 28, 2026
Dozens of Palestinians carried the body of Hamas' armed wing chief through the streets of Gaza City in a
May 28, 2026
Democratic members of Congress are describing dire conditions within a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey where protesters have been demonstrating and asserting that detainees inside are on a hunger strike
May 28, 2026
President Donald Trump says he plans to take in an NBA Finals game in New York when the series comes to Madison Square Garden next month
May 28, 2026
The Israeli military has told residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it expands its operations there
May 27, 2026
Hamas is confirming that Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City killed the new leader of Hamas' military wing
May 27, 2026
Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, despite a lower court's ruling the map intentionally discriminates against Black people
May 27, 2026
President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the Iran war, saying “things are going very well” days after insisting a settlement was “largely negotiated.”
May 27, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more air defense ammunition
May 27, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she had discussed Ukraine's path to EU membership with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
May 28, 2026
A hulking metal arena is rising on the White House's South Lawn as U.S.
May 28, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he was not yet satisfied on a deal with Iran, adding that the U.S. was not discussing easing sanctions on the country.
May 27, 2026
President Donald Trump took on the role of a small town mayor during his latest Cabinet meeting, spending 10 full minutes describing in great detail the various beautification projects underway around Washington, D.C. He highlighted efforts to fix fountains, power-wash pools and repair brick walkways
May 28, 2026
The Trump administration's trade agency said on Wednesday it will kick off the first of three negotiating rounds with Mexico this week to revamp the
May 27, 2026
Almost 300 Ghanaian nationals returned home on Wednesday after waves of anti-immigrant protests in South Africa heightened safety concerns.
May 27, 2026
Less than six months out from what's shaping up to be a closely fought election, New Zealand will unveil a bare-bones budget on Thursday, one forged in
May 28, 2026
Russia's U.N. ambassador said on Tuesday that the United States did not grant a visa for Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov to
May 26, 2026
Canada, which says it wants to reduce reliance on U.S. defense firms, on Wednesday announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes
May 27, 2026
Israel's military on Wednesday declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon as a combat zone and said residents in the area should move north, warning it would act "with great
May 28, 2026
Fact check: Trump makes false claims about Iran war, the economy and the reflecting pool at Cabinet meeting
May 28, 2026
A Trump administration official says the administration will send Americans who are exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the United States
May 27, 2026
Iowa law funds pediatric cancer research through vape tax
May 28, 2026
Rep. Mike Flood holds town hall amid voter focus on affordability, Iran war
May 28, 2026
The former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party is on trial for allegedly sexually abusing two girls
May 27, 2026
The president of Peru's National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE) on Tuesday warned that opposing mining policies from the two presidential
May 27, 2026
The prosecution began its case against former Northern Ireland politician Jeffrey Donaldson on historical sex offence charges on
May 27, 2026
Tony Blair, who led Labour to victory in three UK elections, called on the party on Tuesday to shun the temptation to move left or reverse Brexit to shore up its fortunes,
May 27, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged U.S.
May 27, 2026
Residents of Port-au-Prince’s Cite Soleil district have staged a protest to seek the protection of local authorities after gang violence forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend
May 13, 2026
Iranians have begun to regain internet access after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown
May 27, 2026
Former Canadian cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault said on Wednesday he plans to step down from his seat in parliament, citing his desire to fight for environmental
May 27, 2026
Alabama officials asked the U.S.
May 27, 2026
President Donald Trump has been showcasing his influence in Republican primaries, recently endorsing Ken Paxton in Texas
May 27, 2026
About a third of Palestinians killed by Israel since an October truce were in areas near the military's armistice line with Hamas, raising concerns that troops
May 27, 2026
Former Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden sued the U.S.
May 27, 2026
European Union foreign ministers will discuss on Thursday how to approach any possible future talks with
May 27, 2026
U.S. military contractors will need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used in the Iran war
May 27, 2026
Iran is expanding restrictions on the distribution of news content from the country
May 27, 2026
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer and recovering from treatment
May 27, 2026
Biden sues to stop Justice Department from releasing interview recordings
May 27, 2026
Spanish police have mounted a search of the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing
May 27, 2026
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz on Wednesday took steps toward potentially declaring a state of emergency as anti-government protests have escalated in the early months of
May 27, 2026
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday gifted U.S.
May 27, 2026
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday set November 30 as the start date for the trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who is charged
May 27, 2026
The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean Sea as part of NATO operations to allow a possible rapid deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, should a mission
May 27, 2026
Iranians isolated by a long internet shutdown imposed by the authorities during the war with the U.S. and Israel
May 27, 2026
(Corrects first paragraph to show that state TV obtained the draft, not Tehran.
May 27, 2026
Dozens of Palestinians carried the body of Hamas' armed wing chief through the streets of Gaza City in a
May 27, 2026
Win or lose, billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer will leave a mark in the history books in his bid to become California’s next governor
May 27, 2026
President Donald Trump is congratulating Texas Sen. John Cornyn for having a “great career” while also congratulating the man who beat Cornyn in a primary with his endorsement
May 27, 2026
Leaders within Peronism, Argentina's main opposition movement, are looking to capitalize on President Javier Milei's declining popularity and push to form a
May 27, 2026
Latvia is increasing anti-drone defences on its borders with Russia and Moscow-allied Belarus in response to drones flying into the
May 27, 2026
Britain will sign a new defence and security treaty with Poland on Wednesday to combat threats, including from an increasingly aggressive Russia, part of Prime Minister Keir
May 27, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has announced a new policy requiring green card seekers to apply from their home countries instead of in the U.S. This change has left many immigrants and attorneys confused and concerned
May 27, 2026
Former FBI Director James Comey joins The Lead.
May 26, 2026
Paris prosecutors have opened a probe to determine whether three hard-left mayoral candidates were targeted by a foreign state seeking to meddle in
May 27, 2026
Pope Leo on Wednesday decried what he called a "sharp intensification" of the war in Ukraine, telling pilgrims at his weekly audience at the Vatican that he wanted to
May 27, 2026
The reinstated chair of Turkey's main opposition party Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Wednesday the party will hold a congress once legal conditions are met, after a court
May 27, 2026
Hungary's parliament on Wednesday approved legislation to maintain the country's membership in the International Criminal Court, reversing a 2025 decision made by the
May 27, 2026
The mayor of Minneapolis says the police chief hired to oversee reforms after George Floyd’s killing has chosen to resign rather than face discipline for interfering with an investigation into his conduct
May 27, 2026
John Cornyn’s defeat raises a new question: Will he join the Senate Republicans rebelling against Trump?
May 27, 2026
Deported Cuban migrants are stranded in Mexico after suffering mistreatment in US detention centers, report says
May 27, 2026
Iran war spending drains US military budgets, triggering cancelled trainings, delayed maintenance
May 27, 2026
‘Exploding oil.’ What the heck is Trump talking about?
May 27, 2026
An Australian government inquiry has heard that a state police force has worked to form a heavily armed rapid response team since the Bondi Beach shooting
May 27, 2026
A commission was launched in the Philippines on Wednesday led by a former International Criminal Court judge to investigate a bloody "war on drugs",
May 27, 2026
European Union governments cleared legislation on Wednesday to remove import duties on many U.S. goods, an EU source with knowledge of their meeting
May 27, 2026
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, the leftist firebrand who ran Greece at the height of its debt crisis in 2015, has launched a new political party, promising to fight
May 27, 2026
Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO's northern borders with
May 27, 2026
Air defence units in the port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea downed more than 20 Ukrainian drones early on Wednesday, with Ukraine also using Storm Shadow missiles, the
May 27, 2026
China is willing to work with the Czech Republic to improve ties and revive a traditional friendship, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Czech counterpart Petr Macinka, state
May 27, 2026
Ukrainian drones have strayed into Baltic countries' airspace in recent weeks, sowing confusion and
May 27, 2026
British grocery inflation eased to 3.1% in the four weeks to May 17, its slowest rate of increase since December 2024, researcher Worldpanel by Numerator said
May 27, 2026
Poland wants the closest possible diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom, focusing on defence against Russia, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday
May 27, 2026
The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and others to Mexico, where they face cartel violence and limited legal options
May 27, 2026
U.S.
May 27, 2026
Vietnam’s top leader To Lam will visit the Philippines next week, Manila said on Wednesday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr seeks to further strengthen his country's
May 27, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate
May 26, 2026
Ken Paxton’s controversies take center stage in his Texas Senate matchup with James Talarico
May 27, 2026
Democrat rebuked by party for antisemitic remarks will lose Texas House runoff
May 26, 2026
Joe Biden has sued the Justice Department in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter
May 27, 2026
Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout
May 27, 2026
Russia has passed a law allowing its central bank and other financial institutions to operate their own defence systems and arm staff to repel drone attacks, a document published by
May 27, 2026
The U.S. military has launched another strike on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors
May 27, 2026
‘Slush fund for crooks’: GOP lawmaker faces criticism over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, Epstein files and Trump at town hall
May 27, 2026
North Korea says its latest launches involved multiple weapons systems, including a nuclear-capable cruise missile that leader Kim Jong Un plans to deploy with front-line units facing South Korea
May 27, 2026
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the U.S.
May 27, 2026
Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui on Tuesday in Pyongyang and discussed strengthening bilateral ties, KCNA state
May 27, 2026
Britain will sign a new defence and security treaty with Poland on Wednesday to combat threats, including from an increasingly aggressive Russia, part of Prime Minister Keir
May 27, 2026
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday condemned the attack on Barakah Nuclear Plant in the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement, adding that the
May 27, 2026
Brazilian Senator and presidential contender Flavio Bolsonaro met with U.S.
May 27, 2026
The Canadian government says travelers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications from Congo, South Sudan and Uganda
May 27, 2026
Trump administration proposes having all federal workers sign NDAs
May 27, 2026
Protesters clash with agents outside New Jersey ICE facility. Inside, detainees continue their hunger strike, attorneys say
May 26, 2026
Palestinian hospital officials say Israel has carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City, killing at least three people and injuring 12
May 27, 2026
President Donald Trump has wrapped up a three-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House describes as preventive medical and dental exams
May 26, 2026
President Donald Trump insists a peace deal is close on the 88th day of the Iran war
May 26, 2026
The Southern Poverty Law Center says a Justice Department indictment against the group is part of a “top-down” campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies and represents a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed
May 27, 2026
The U.S.
May 27, 2026
The Trump administration intends to maintain tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, U.S.
May 27, 2026
More than a dozen Republican attorneys general said they oppose a children's online safety bill backed by their party's members of the U.S.
May 27, 2026
Iran said on Tuesday the United States had violated a ceasefire by striking targets near the contested Strait of Hormuz, potentially complicating efforts to bring the war to a close
May 26, 2026
U.S.
May 27, 2026
The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media
May 26, 2026
The U.S. stock market rose to records as it caught up with climbs for others around the world from the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were “proceeding nicely” with Iran on ending their war
May 26, 2026
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday he hoped parties in the Iran conflict can stay committed to pursuing a ceasefire and continue to meet each other halfway.
May 27, 2026
President Donald Trump's push for Republican-led states to draw electoral maps more favorable to his party ahead of November's midterm elections suffered twin setbacks
May 27, 2026
Portuguese police said on Tuesday that the authorities have dismantled a criminal group allegedly responsible for illegally trying to regularise the status of around 4,000
May 26, 2026
Israel said on Tuesday it had attacked Hamas’ new armed wing chief, who it said was appointed just days earlier after Israel
May 27, 2026
U.S.
May 26, 2026
Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources said, as Israeli Prime
May 26, 2026
Iranians emerge online with skepticism and defiance after months of blackout
May 27, 2026
The Justice Department wants to interview 2020 election workers
May 27, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders rallies for Graham Platner and Troy Jackson ahead of June election
May 27, 2026
Graham Platner began Memorial Day weekend by releasing an ad on the cable station that airs Boston Red Sox games accusing team owners of ruining the storied franchise
May 27, 2026
Three UK teens convicted of rape walked free. After a nationwide outcry their sentences will be reviewed
May 27, 2026
Iran has denounced the most recent U.S. strikes as a sign of bad faith as negotiations press on toward a possible deal to end the war
May 26, 2026
President Trump has announced that the U.S. is admitting 10,000 additional white South Africans as refugees, citing persecution in their home country
May 26, 2026
U.S.
May 26, 2026
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to extend a ceasefire, allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and lift a U.S. blockade and some sanctions on
May 07, 2026
A U.S. judge on Tuesday pushed back to October 21 the trial of former FBI Director James Comey over a social media post of seashells that prosecutors allege was a threat
May 26, 2026
U.N.
May 26, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee the signing of a deal outlining parameters for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan
May 26, 2026
The U.S.
May 26, 2026
The European Commission has asked the Czech government for information on arrangements designed to prevent conflicts of interest over EU subsidies linked to companies in the
May 26, 2026
Veterans protest against Trump administration's military interventions on Memorial Day
May 26, 2026
A court blocked Alabama on Tuesday from using a pro-Republican voting map that would erase one of the state's two U.S.
May 26, 2026
As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war against Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached a
May 26, 2026
Federal judges have temporarily blocked Alabama’s plan to use new congressional districts that could help Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections
May 26, 2026
The U.S. said on Tuesday it had chosen five companies, including Oklo, to enter advanced talks over potentially using its Cold War-era plutonium as a
May 26, 2026
The U.S.
May 26, 2026
Britain on Tuesday targeted Russia-linked cryptocurrency platforms, banks and financial networks that it said were used to bypass sanctions, freezing their
May 26, 2026
Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and the European Union summoned Russian representatives on Tuesday after Russia threatened strikes on targets in Ukraine's capital
May 26, 2026
Syria's transitional leadership has located remnants of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's clandestine chemical weapons program, including raw
May 26, 2026
Advisers to the U.S.
May 26, 2026
U.S.
May 26, 2026
The persistence of energy price shocks will be a key factor guiding the European Central Bank's next policy decision, Dutch central bank chief
May 26, 2026
NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank with a new structure that would facilitate the rapid deployment of
May 26, 2026
U.S.
May 26, 2026
Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey said he expects NATO to discuss financial support for Kyiv at its summit in July, suggesting each member contributes a small
May 26, 2026
The U.S. intends to significantly reduce military contributions available to assist European allies in a crisis, including fighter jets, warships and mid-air refuelling aircraft,
May 26, 2026
Kyiv residents and foreign embassies are shrugging off Moscow's threat of a wave of heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital as nothing new after years of war
May 26, 2026
Pope Leo is "very likely" to visit Argentina in November, President Javier Milei said on local radio station Radio Mitre on Tuesday.
May 26, 2026
Supreme Court allows Brian Flores to sue NFL for discriminating against Black coaches
May 26, 2026
Latinos were the first Coloradans, and yet they are portrayed by the administration as intruders in an era of immigration enforcement.
May 26, 2026
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's dismissal of a government headed by a firebrand critic of the International Monetary Fund gives fresh
May 26, 2026
Wall Street banks are pushing the Federal Reserve behind the scenes to cement its new supervisory regime so the changes cannot easily be reversed by
May 26, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to clear his name over a scandal in which bundles of cash were stolen from a
May 26, 2026
Russian companies are ready to finance the purchase of heavier weapons and electronic systems to defend their plants from drone attacks, Alexander Shokhin, head of Russia's
May 26, 2026
Targets of Trump’s retribution slam ‘slush fund,’ saying they’re the real victims of weaponized DOJ
May 26, 2026
The U.S.
May 26, 2026
President Donald Trump has repeated his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him at least 107 times in the last six months, keeping the
May 26, 2026
Ireland aims to pass a law curbing goods trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by mid-July with Israel, some U.S. lawmakers and business groups opposing
May 26, 2026
Trump’s advanced age and threats to his life serve as reminders of his own mortality
May 26, 2026
John Cornyn makes his last stand against Ken Paxton, and other things to watch in Tuesday’s Texas runoffs
May 26, 2026
Bangladesh’s border guards have intensified patrols and launched public awareness campaigns along parts of the frontier with India because of concerns India has illegally
May 26, 2026
Two planes carrying 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group in Syria have landed in Melbourne and Sydney
May 26, 2026
China on Tuesday reiterated its stance on the Australia-India-Japan-US Quad group, saying cooperation between countries should contribute to regional peace, stability and
May 26, 2026
South Korea says North Korea has launched a close-range ballistic missile and other weapons toward the sea
May 26, 2026
The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts
May 26, 2026
The ECB should raise interest rates in June, even if ongoing peace talks with Iran yield a deal, as the conflict has been far longer
May 26, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz has to be open, "one way or the other", when referring to U.S strikes on Iran on Monday.
May 26, 2026
Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week near the island, in what a senior
May 26, 2026
Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, is urging media companies to resist what she sees as the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech
May 26, 2026
Democrats are increasingly critiquing each other over their personal stock trades as the party looks to hone its anti-corruption message against President Donald Trump in the midterm elections
May 25, 2026
The U_S_ military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.”
May 25, 2026
Human Rights Watch reports that the United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside a paramilitary group in Sudan's war
May 26, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree providing debt relief to new Ukraine war recruits and their families, the Kremlin said late on Monday, adding to support tools
May 26, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday that the treatment of activists detained by Israel had been "appalling" and described the
May 26, 2026
U.S. forces on Monday conducted strikes in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile
May 25, 2026
India's trade minister says that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent visit to India has helped pave the way for a complete reset of Canada-India relations
May 26, 2026
Cuba on Monday published the names of thousands of prisoners covered by an amnesty announced last month as the island's government holds tense negotiations with the United
May 26, 2026
Texas Republican Senate candidates Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton had no public campaign events on the last day before Tuesday's runoff
May 25, 2026
Israel's military says its air force struck sites belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon
May 26, 2026
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day
May 25, 2026
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye named a seasoned economist as prime minister on Monday, three days after dismissing
May 26, 2026
Russia said on Monday that it intended to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military as well as decision-making centres, and urged
May 25, 2026
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition won the Venice mayoral election, projections showed on Monday, retaining control of the most prominent
May 26, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday that Alberta's planned vote on potentially breaking away from the rest of Canada, while not binding,
May 25, 2026
Stocks surged and the U.S. dollar and oil prices slid on Monday as the prospect of a deal to end the Iran war buoyed risk
May 25, 2026
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Kyiv on Monday following weeks of mounting warnings from Ukrainian officials about Russian
May 25, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine had made little progress in talks with the United States on expanding production of missile defences and was working with
May 25, 2026
The U.S. and Iran are discussing a plan to open the Strait of Hormuz about 30 days after the two countries reach a deal to end hostilities, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday
May 25, 2026
CNN reporters heard what appeared to be dozens of gunshots near the White House on Saturday, triggering a lockdown and a rapid response from the US Secret Service. CNN’s Julia Benbrook reports.
May 24, 2026
Anti-Trump signs in yard stir up constitutional controversy
May 26, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit
May 25, 2026
Korean War veteran laid to rest in Pittsburgh 76 years after his death
May 25, 2026
The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has pleaded guilty to embezzling over 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party
May 25, 2026
Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid says the U.S.-Iran deal fails to meet Israel's goals and is criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing Washington to negotiate with little Israeli input
May 25, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has started preventive radiation treatment after being diagnosed with early-stage skin
May 25, 2026
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemned on Monday a court ruling that ousted the leadership of the main opposition CHP last week, calling a police
May 25, 2026
Man says he tried to return a $20,000 IRS error — then got charged interest
May 25, 2026
Belarus' exiled opposition leader visits Kyiv as the city recovers from Russia’s largest missile attack of the year
May 25, 2026
Gladys Marín is unsure if she will vote in Colombia's presidential election due to safety fears
May 25, 2026
Cambodia's king has pardoned former opposition leader Kem Sokha for a treason conviction, just weeks after he lost an appeal to overturn that verdict, according to a
May 25, 2026
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said on Monday he would cut his salary and those of his cabinet ministers in half amid a growing political crisis marked by protests and
May 25, 2026
Camden, New Jersey’s homicide rate in 2025 was four times the national average – still high, but a marked change from when it was 18 times the national average in 2012.
May 25, 2026
Former U.S.
May 25, 2026
Pope Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate the development of AI systems in his first major document, released on Monday, warning
May 25, 2026
Boston firefighter Robert "Bobby" Kilduff Jr. killed while battling fire at Dorchester home
May 25, 2026
New Delhi - A viral social media account focusing on the concerns of India’s Gen Z has come under attack, with its founder alleging hacking and
May 25, 2026
Japan will build up an extra $19 billion in reserves to subsidise fuel costs and help tackle cost of living pressures, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said
May 25, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump's decision-making on
May 25, 2026
President Xi Jinping hailed China's "unbreakable" friendship with Pakistan on Monday as he met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing, seeking
May 25, 2026
Mullin’s first two months at DHS: deportations, threats against sanctuary cities — and a lower profile
May 25, 2026
Latvian opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs of the United List said on Monday he aimed to form a four-party majority government after the ruling coalition collapsed this month
May 25, 2026
Greek police arrested 20 people on the island of Crete on Monday, saying they had dismantled a criminal gang suspected of defrauding the European Union of agricultural
May 25, 2026
A ‘vegan’ and ‘Tala-freak-o’: GOP prepares a furious general election messaging blitz against Talarico
May 25, 2026
Myanmar's military has launched renewed offensives into several border regions, including a frontier area with critical rare earth deposits and other vital trade routes, a month
May 25, 2026
War in Iran, strained U.S. commitments in Asia and rising tensions over
May 25, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday the U.S. will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country "another way."
May 25, 2026
In a cluster of villages in Pakistan's largely rural Chakwal district, more than 100 Shi'ite Muslims have returned from the
May 25, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The ever-inching prospect of a deal to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz paved the way for investors to put on
May 25, 2026
Prisoners in Venezuela's western Barinas prison staged a protest on the roof of the detention center on Sunday, piling flaming mattresses and calling for the removal of the
May 25, 2026
Colombia's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigns on Sunday with rallies that drew massive crowds, ahead of a May 31 vote that analysts
May 25, 2026
Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode
May 24, 2026
U.S.
May 24, 2026
Regional officials say the United States is close to a deal with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
May 24, 2026
The bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House and was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers remains in serious condition
May 25, 2026
Ireland's governing centre-right Fine Gael and the Social Democrats, one of the country's smaller centre-left parties, won two by-elections on Sunday,
May 25, 2026
Cyprus' far right made gains in Sunday's parliamentary election while anti-corruption newcomers and social media influencers captured seats, results
May 24, 2026
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and final four-year term in January after overwhelmingly defeating a little-known challenger in ruling party primaries,
May 24, 2026
The foreign ministers of the Group of Eight Arab-Islamic states on Sunday strongly condemned the actions of far-right Israeli police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards participants in
May 25, 2026
President Donald Trump’s emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans
May 25, 2026
Police have stormed the offices of Turkey’s main opposition CHP party, using tear gas and rubber bullets
May 24, 2026
Firefighter Robert "Bobby" Kilduff Jr. killed while battling fire at Dorchester home
May 25, 2026
U.S. lawmakers appearing on Sunday morning talk shows split sharply over a potential deal to end the Iran war, with Republicans mostly backing the publicly reported contours of an
May 24, 2026
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition party's headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on
May 24, 2026
President Donald Trump's resolve on Iran is being tested by a force largely beyond his control: the bond market.
May 24, 2026
Russia pounded Kyiv and surrounding areas with hundreds of drones and missiles on Sunday in one of the heaviest bombardments of the city since
May 24, 2026
Secret Service says officers fatally shot a person who fired at them near White House
May 24, 2026
Benin's new president, Romuald Wadagni, vowed at his inauguration on Sunday to confront rising security threats and to ensure economic growth translated into concrete
May 24, 2026
An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in a refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday left three people dead, including a six-month-old
May 24, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S.
May 24, 2026
The criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man the Trump administration deported to El Salvador last year despite a judge’s order barring his removal to the country – have been dismissed by a federal judge in Tennessee, who cited a “tainted investigation” by now-acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
May 23, 2026
Democrats are poised to finish several seats behind Republicans in 2026 in the nationwide race to redraw maps for the U.S. House
May 24, 2026
Oral arguments are taking forever. Supreme Court justices have had enough
May 24, 2026
Standing in front of the White House ballroom construction site, U.S.
May 24, 2026
Russian forces hit targets in Ukraine using four types of missiles - Oreshnik, Iskander, Kinzhal and Zircon - in overnight attacks on Sunday, in retaliation for Kyiv's
May 24, 2026
U.S.
May 24, 2026
A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan's strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea on Sunday
May 24, 2026
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is resigning, according to three people familiar with the matter. Gabbard has informed associates that she is leaving because her husband is battling cancer, the people said.
May 23, 2026
Trump says agreement with Iran has ‘been largely negotiated’ and Strait of Hormuz will be opened
May 23, 2026
The U.S. and Iran are close to signing a deal involving a 60-day ceasefire extension, during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Iran would be able to freely sell oil and
May 24, 2026
President Donald Trump says a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated.”
May 23, 2026
The U.S. Secret Service says a man who opened fire near a White House security checkpoint is dead
May 24, 2026
A gunman who fired at a White House checkpoint was shot by officers and died after being taken to the hospital on Saturday evening, the Secret Service
May 24, 2026
Russia has launched an intense missile and drone attack on Kyiv, shaking buildings across the city center
May 24, 2026
Man killed in shooting outside White House had previously tried to get inside, had mental health concerns
May 24, 2026
The U.S. military conducted a drill over Caracas on Saturday, its first military exercise in Venezuela since U.S. troops attacked the capital and captured President Nicolas
May 24, 2026
Clashes have erupted between protesters and riot police after a massive anti-government rally in Serbia's capital, Belgrade
May 23, 2026
Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in central Belgrade on Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered to demand early elections and an end to the more than
May 24, 2026
Fact check: 28 separate false claims Trump made this week
May 23, 2026
Judge dismisses charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying Todd Blanche spurred a ‘tainted investigation’
May 23, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that negotiators for the United States and Iran were "getting a lot closer" to finalizing an agreement to end the war, according
May 23, 2026
U.S.
May 23, 2026
The Department of Justice is acknowledging it's removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot
May 23, 2026
Russia is preparing a strike against Ukraine using a hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, citing intelligence from
May 23, 2026
At least seven police were injured in clashes with protesters, officials said, as tens of thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday, demanding the resignation
May 23, 2026
The death toll from a drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 18, with many of the victims young women, Russian
May 23, 2026
Trump meets with national security officials as he weighs next steps on Iran
May 23, 2026
(Corrects details of 2024 election to say Machado's opposition movement was widely seen as the legitimate winner of the contest that Maduro was accused of rigging, instead of that she won the election
May 23, 2026
Republicans in the U.S.
May 23, 2026
Denmark's King Frederik asked caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday to make a fresh attempt to form a government after centre-right talks led by Defence
May 23, 2026
France has decided to ban Israel's far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from French territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday, adding that this
May 23, 2026
The ousted leader of Turkey's main opposition party called on Saturday for a new party congress to be held as soon as possible - in some 40 days - after a
May 23, 2026
Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest
May 23, 2026
Mark Takano can't help but see the parallels in U.S. history
May 23, 2026
Democrat Chris Rabb seemed to be a long shot running for a congressional seat in Philadelphia
May 23, 2026
Sidelined on Iran and Venezuela, Gabbard instead pursued Trump’s Deep State grievances amid her own suspicions
May 23, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a letter to EU leaders that a German proposal to grant Ukraine "associate" membership of the European Union was
May 23, 2026
‘Senators are not happy’: How Trump pushed the GOP to the breaking point this week
May 23, 2026
Hundreds of people rallied in central Taipei on Saturday in support of government plans to increase defence spending, after the opposition controlled parliament approved
May 23, 2026
European Union countries will face large bills for defence, energy and pensions in the next 15 years, the International Monetary Fund told EU finance
May 23, 2026
Japan's Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Saturday there were no formal bilateral talks with China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, though the two had a brief
May 23, 2026
U.S. arms sales to Taiwan take years to process and are unrelated to the war with Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a
May 23, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in India ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad
May 23, 2026
A four-week conference at the United Nations to review the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons has ended without an agreement as the United States and Iran spar over Iran's nuclear program
May 23, 2026
Twenty-seven countries have moved since the Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could quickly access funding from existing World
May 23, 2026
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks
May 23, 2026
The U.S. and Taiwan have not made concrete plans for talks between their presidents, four people
May 23, 2026
The U.S.
May 23, 2026
New York City experienced a more than 70% increase in federal immigration arrests since U.S.
May 23, 2026
Bolivia police and armed forces will open "humanitarian corridors" on Saturday in the country's La Paz department in order for supplies to move past blockades, the
May 23, 2026
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is facing new calls to resign from within his own party
May 23, 2026
Activists detained after their flotilla tried to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza have reported mistreatment by Israeli soldiers
May 23, 2026
The U.S.
May 23, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as President Trump’s director of national intelligence, citing her husband's battle with cancer
May 22, 2026
Former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers say they'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after a federal appeals court declined to reconsider a decision that put the government a step closer to deporting him
May 23, 2026
A coalition of President Donald Trump's critics is suing to block payouts from a new $1.8 billion settlement fund for Trump allies claiming to be victims of a weaponized government
May 23, 2026
U.S.
May 22, 2026
U.S.
May 23, 2026
The United States has seen some progress towards a deal with Iran but more work is required, Secretary of State Marco
May 22, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday she was resigning from her job as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence, saying her
May 22, 2026
Brazil's government announced on Friday a fresh 22.1 billion reais ($4.40 billion) spending block to comply with an expenditure growth cap in its fiscal framework, adding
May 23, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the race for this year's presidential election, gaining ground after reports
May 23, 2026
A U.S. judge dismissed an indictment against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego on Friday, finding that the Trump administration abused its power by prosecuting
May 23, 2026
Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ hit with another legal challenge
May 23, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying she needed to leave office as her husband battles cancer
May 22, 2026
The Trump administration’s strategy against Cuba is looking a lot like the playbook for Venezuela
May 23, 2026
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending roughly $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and other allies in eastern Europe
May 23, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as director of national intelligence
May 23, 2026
In pushing to prove his loyalty to President Donald Trump, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has agitated the same Republican lawmakers whose votes he may need to secure the permanent job
May 22, 2026
Protesters attack DRC treatment center as the WHO warns violence is threatening Ebola efforts
May 22, 2026
Advocates for telling the whole truth of American history are celebrating the legacy of Ona Judge, from her footprints in Philadelphia to her face in New Hampshire
May 23, 2026
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Friday she would withdraw France from NATO's integrated military command if elected
May 22, 2026
Slovenia’s parliament approved right-leaning leader Janez Jansa as prime minister-designate on Friday, paving the way for a new government that has pledged tax reliefs,
May 22, 2026
U.S.
May 22, 2026
Diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine should be reinvigorated, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, adding that he expected new U.S. proposals on how that
May 22, 2026
NATO allies and defense officials have expressed bewilderment at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland
May 22, 2026
Denmark's acting Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen's attempt to form a centre-right government broke down on Friday, he said, prolonging a post-election stalemate in
May 22, 2026
Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration will be on a small island in the Bahamas — without his father present, sources say
May 22, 2026
President Donald Trump has overseen the White House swearing-in of the new Federal Reserve chair
May 22, 2026
The Royal International Air Tattoo, one of the world's largest defence shows, has been cancelled due to military operations linked to the Iran war, it said on Friday.
May 22, 2026
Israel must halt the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and curb growing settler violence, seven major Western nations said on Friday, accusing the Israeli government
May 22, 2026
Switzerland expanded its sanctions lists against Russia and Belarus on Friday, adopting parts of the European Union's latest package of measures over Moscow's war in Ukraine
May 22, 2026
France has drafted a U.N.
May 22, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Friday that more late-night talk shows will depart after he praised the end of CBS's “The Late Show with Stephen
May 22, 2026
The Associated Press has learned that officials at the Food and Drug Administration were blindsided by a recent policy change allowing more electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches to hit the U.S. market
May 22, 2026
A bipartisan group of senators is departing for a tour of Arctic nations to reassure U
May 22, 2026
US funding cuts have hampered response to the deadly Ebola crisis, aid workers say
May 22, 2026
An imprisoned Belarusian journalist's relatives say he has fallen seriously ill
May 22, 2026
Trump says he’s sending 5,000 troops to Poland, deepening confusion over US military deployments to Europe
May 22, 2026
Taiwan's government said on Friday it had not received any information about U.S. arms sales delays, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a pause due to the need
May 22, 2026
Huge advertisements posted in Italian train stations linking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with fascist leader Benito Mussolini have stoked social media
May 22, 2026
Thousands of Cubans gathered on Friday before the U.S. embassy in Havana to protest a U.S. decision to indict former president Raul Castro over the downing
May 22, 2026
Portugal will find it extremely difficult to achieve a balanced budget this year after storms in January and February cost the state €2 billion ($2.3 billion), or about 0.6%
May 22, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday stressed Alberta's importance to Canada, a day after the oil-rich province announced a non-binding referendum on whether its residents
May 22, 2026
The United States has seen some progress in talks with Iran and is in constant communication with the Pakistani mediators, but there is more work to be done,
May 22, 2026
A Qatari negotiating team arrived in Tehran on Friday in coordination with United States to try to help secure a deal to end the war with Iran and resolve outstanding issues, a
May 22, 2026
Taiwan's government says it hasn't been notified of any pause in a planned $14 billion U.S. arms sale to the self-governing island
May 22, 2026
Raúl Castro rarely makes public appearances these days
May 22, 2026
Iranian hackers are targeting aviation, oil and gas companies in espionage scheme, researchers say
May 22, 2026
President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry Republican senators finally said no, even if temporarily
May 22, 2026
An Ankara court on Friday rejected an appeal by Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) against a ruling to oust its leader, the Cumhuriyet daily and other
May 22, 2026
Turkey's opposition vowed on Friday to resist an unprecedented court ruling that ousted its leader, inflamed a political crisis and
May 22, 2026
China issued guidelines on Friday to expand coverage of basic public services to people who don't have household registration in the cities where they work, a move that
May 22, 2026
Longtime CBS correspondent Scott Pelley lived many workers' fantasy: Telling your boss off
Graham Platner to hold Maine rally with Rep. Ro Khanna as scandals shake up campaign
Malaysia PM Anwar facing crucial test of support as two states call early elections
Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots. Catholics hope he'll ease political tensions
A rare Edith Wharton story is unearthed about the gap between everyday life and the horrors of WWI
Corporate regulator investigating KPMG Australia partners over audit leak scandal
South Korea labour minister calls on tech firms to share excess AI profits with suppliers, staff