Politics & Government News

9:32 AM on Wednesday, February 25

The Trump administration is expanding its pressure on Iran by imposing new sanctions aimed at the country's missile, drone and oil networks

9:22 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Harvard says former university president Larry Summers will resign from teaching during review of his Epstein ties

8:44 AM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump’s return to office has seen sweeping changes to how immigration enforcement is carried out

8:30 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Canada is sending $8 million Canadian (US$6.7 million) in food aid to people in Cuba as the island faces a tightened U.S. embargo and threats of tariffs against countries providing it with oil

8:04 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Cyprus will vaccinate thousands of goats, sheep, hogs and cows to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

7:48 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Cambodia has freed opposition politician Sun Chanthy early after King Norodom Sihamoni granted him a royal pardon

7:28 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Mexico has sent a second humanitarian aid package to Cuba as the island struggles with fuel shortages and tighter U.S. pressure

7:27 AM on Wednesday, February 25

A now-closed camp in northeast Syria saw “mass escape” of people there, raising fresh fears about Islamic State-linked security risks

7:00 AM on Wednesday, February 25

The Speaker of the U.K.’s House of Commons has told lawmakers that he tipped off police that Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the U.S. who is facing accusations of leaking information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was a possible flight risk

6:48 AM on Wednesday, February 25

6:38 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Brazil’s Supreme Court is considering the fate of five suspects accused in Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco’s killing in 2018

5:37 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Floods in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have killed at least 40 people and forced thousands from their homes

5:15 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary’s energy system

5:12 AM on Wednesday, February 25

After months of pressure, the Louvre has a new director

5:09 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Iran is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks lies to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through diplomacy

4:23 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the next surgeon general

3:40 AM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell

2:43 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Ukrainian delegation is set to meet on Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys ahead of another round of trilateral talks with Russia

1:48 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Iran has pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program

11:12 PM on Tuesday, February 24

Facing tough odds in an upcoming election, Hungary’s pro-Russian prime minister is trying to convince voters that the greatest threat to the country is not economic stagnation, but neighboring Ukraine