Politics & Government News

7:27 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

7:09 AM on Wednesday, November 26

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

6:02 AM on Wednesday, November 26

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

5:24 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

3:54 AM on Wednesday, November 26

India has lodged a protest with China over the detention of an Indian citizen during a layover at the Shanghai airport on November 21

12:30 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

11:02 PM on Tuesday, November 25

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has become a key negotiator in the Trump administration’s push to end the Russia-Ukraine war

9:22 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Hundreds of women have marched through Mexico City's streets to protest violence against women

7:41 PM on Tuesday, November 25

The Trump administration’s plan to review all refugees admitted to the United States under the Biden administration is weighing heavily on people who could be affected by the evaluation and fueling uncertainty and worry among people who believed their status was secured

7:25 PM on Tuesday, November 25

China is turning to a well-used playbook to express its displeasure with Japan over a statement by its prime minister on Taiwan

6:58 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

6:34 PM on Tuesday, November 25

1:37 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser says she will not be seeking re-election next year

1:28 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews

12:26 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

12:02 PM on Tuesday, November 25

A new U.S. push to end Russia-Ukraine fighting has set off a flurry of diplomacy by American, European, Russian and Ukrainian officials

12:02 PM on Tuesday, November 25

An organization is tracking the growing number of arrests among people with temporary deportation protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

7:51 AM on Tuesday, November 25

President Donald Trump brought insults and grievances to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House

3:30 AM on Tuesday, November 25

Rights groups have criticized the Trump administration's decision to end deportation protections for Myanmar citizens

7:56 PM on Monday, November 24

President Donald Trump says his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been "fine-tuned."