Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected to cruise to a fourth term in office in an election on Monday against two opposition candidates who were cleared to run against him but
July 11, 2024
Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said on Thursday he hoped the country's political gridlock would be resolved by September
July 11, 2024
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked the country's finance minister who was just four months into the job, state-owned television reported, the sixth replacement in the
July 11, 2024
Indonesia’s anti-graft court has sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison for extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors
July 11, 2024
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday fired his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister, bowing to pressure from nationwide
July 11, 2024
Macron urges new mainstream coalition, appearing to rule out working with the far left
July 11, 2024
Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said on Thursday a new central bank governor may not be appointed in time to represent Spain at the next European Central Bank monetary policy
July 11, 2024
A top French trade union leader on Thursday urged President Emmanuel Macron to let a left-wing alliance govern after it came first in a
July 11, 2024
Republican Senators questioned the experience of Christy Goldsmith Romero to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or fix its
July 11, 2024
Spanish far-right party Vox has threatened to bring down coalition governments with the centre-right People's Party in several regions in protest over an agreement to transfer around
July 11, 2024
Former presidents and prime ministers have sent an open letter to current leaders of the world's 20 largest economies urging support for a global tax on
July 11, 2024
Kenya’s President Ruto fires almost entire cabinet after protests
July 11, 2024
Nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, and only 6% are under 40. What explains Congress’ advanced age?
July 11, 2024
Pittsburgh's most storied steel company, U.S. Steel, is on the cusp of being bought by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp. in a deal that's kicking up an election year political maelstrom
July 11, 2024
The head of the U.N. migration agency says that it has taken in hundreds of millions in new funding and diversified its donor base
July 11, 2024
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Thursday he will run for second presidential term in election expected on Sept. 7.
July 11, 2024
The United States and Canada have reached an agreement in principle on modernizing a 60-year-old pact on Columbia River flood control and power generation, and work on draft
July 11, 2024
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday his ruling party SMER-SSD would stay out of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Union parliament and indicated it
July 11, 2024
Sweden and several other European Union countries will not send ministers to government meetings linked to Hungary's EU presidency this month in a protest at Victor Orban's talks
July 11, 2024
Virginia congressman Bob Good has filed a petition for a recount after state election officials say he narrowly lost a Republican primary to a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump
July 11, 2024
A sentencing hearing is under way for a former Philadelphia labor leader who once wielded clout in state and local politics
July 11, 2024
Utah’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County among four congressional districts that have since elected Republicans by wide margins
July 11, 2024
Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Thursday that she has chosen Lazaro Cardenas, a former congressman and governor and a
July 11, 2024
Leaders of two performing arts festivals say that they will gladly give up their grants if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis restores the $32 million in state funding he nixed for more than 600 Florida arts groups
July 11, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron once shook up NATO by declaring it was suffering "brain death".
July 11, 2024
Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change
Australia inflation slows to 3-yr low in Aug, core still above target
China central bank cuts medium-term loan rate
Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
South Korea fin minister prioritises demand recovery over household debt
Astros overcome terrible start to clinch 4th straight AL West title with win over Mariners
Baltimore Orioles clinch playoff berth for 2nd straight season
Harris and Schwellenbach shine as Braves down Mets 5-1 in opener of pivotal series