Politics & Government News

7:05 AM on Monday, May 25

Cypriot YouTuber and TikToker Fidias Panayiotou says he’ll hold onto his European Parliament seat despite winning one in Cyprus’ House of Representatives

4:11 AM on Monday, May 25

Lithuanian authorities are on high alert after a massive data leak involving over 600,000 entries from national registers

2:02 AM on Monday, May 25

Gladys Marín is unsure if she will vote in Colombia's presidential election due to safety fears

3:43 PM on Sunday, May 24

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

2:28 PM on Sunday, May 24

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa uses his State of the Union address to highlight his government's crime-fighting strategies backed by the United States

1:40 PM on Sunday, May 24

President Donald Trump’s emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans

7:21 AM on Sunday, May 24

British mountain guide Kenton Cool has scaled Mount Everest for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents by a non-Sherpa guide

6:47 AM on Sunday, May 24

Democrats are poised to finish several seats behind Republicans in 2026 in the nationwide race to redraw maps for the U.S. House

6:43 AM on Sunday, May 24

Syria has held follow-up parliamentary elections in the Kurdish-majority areas of Hassakeh and Kobani

5:34 AM on Sunday, May 24

Regional officials say the United States is close to a deal with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

1:10 AM on Sunday, May 24

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

6:33 PM on Saturday, May 23

The U.K.’s Royal Navy is preparing for a potential mine-clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz

5:51 PM on Saturday, May 23

The U.S. Secret Service says a man who opened fire near a White House security checkpoint is dead

5:37 PM on Saturday, May 23

Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado is planning to run for the job of Venezuela's president again

11:58 AM on Saturday, May 23

Clashes have erupted between protesters and riot police after a massive anti-government rally in Serbia's capital, Belgrade

10:41 AM on Saturday, May 23

The travel industry is on edge after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated his threat to withdraw U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in so-called “sanctuary cities” in a move that could jeopardize international flights

9:47 AM on Saturday, May 23

South African activists detained while trying to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza have alleged abuse by Israeli soldiers

9:40 AM on Saturday, May 23

President Donald Trump says a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated.”

7:55 AM on Saturday, May 23

The Department of Justice is acknowledging it's removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot

11:02 PM on Friday, May 22

Republicans are rushing to redraw congressional districts to their advantage after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened minority protections under the Voting Rights Act