Politics & Government News

1:38 PM on Thursday, May 21

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Lebanese officials for allegedly maintaining Hezbollah's influence over state institutions

1:32 PM on Thursday, May 21

Federal authorities in the United States have charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five fighter pilots in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles

1:31 PM on Thursday, May 21

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has announced Ilya Espino de Marotta as the new head of the Panama Canal, starting October 1

12:07 PM on Thursday, May 21

Israel's far-right national security minister has sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force

11:34 AM on Thursday, May 21

A Turkish court has effectively removed the head of the country’s main opposition party by annulling a 2023 congress that elected him

11:22 AM on Thursday, May 21

The Biden administration spent almost a year crafting regulations to block U.S. adversaries from buying commercial data gathered from cell phones at the federal government’s most sensitive locations

11:09 AM on Thursday, May 21

Some lucky New York City residents will soon get a chance to snag cheap seats to this summer’s high-priced World Cup

11:04 AM on Thursday, May 21

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by Fidel Castro’s government more than 65 years ago

7:55 AM on Thursday, May 21

The Philippines justice chief has ordered the enforcement of an International Criminal Court warrant for a senator wanted on an alleged crime against humanity charge

7:53 AM on Thursday, May 21

The British government is offering cheaper chocolate and discounted theme park entry to ease the cost-of-living squeeze triggered by the Iran war

7:39 AM on Thursday, May 21

Britons are cool on America and baffled by President Donald Trump as the former colonies celebrate their 250th year of independence

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Berlin’s state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city’s bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis

4:03 AM on Thursday, May 21

The U.K. government is set to release confidential papers related to the former Prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy

12:14 AM on Thursday, May 21

Ukrainian drones have recently caused concern by entering Baltic airspace, leading to tensions with NATO countries

12:05 AM on Thursday, May 21

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion that says the right to strike is protected by a cornerstone labor treaty

9:13 AM on Wednesday, May 20

For most of the past 17 years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained in power due in part to a tight alliance with ultra-Orthodox religious parties

7:44 PM on Tuesday, May 19