Politics & Government News

5:06 AM on Friday, February 27

The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December

4:25 AM on Friday, February 27

Former President Bill Clinton is testifying before members of Congress investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

4:18 AM on Friday, February 27

Cambodia welcomes home 74 ancient artifacts that officials say looters stole during decades of war and unrest

4:17 AM on Friday, February 27

Republican congressman Kevin Kiley has seen the political ground shift beneath him this past year

3:41 AM on Friday, February 27

The imprisoned leader of a militant Kurdish group in Turkey is urging the government in Ankara to adopt new legislation that would advance peace effort to end their decades-long conflict

3:23 AM on Friday, February 27

Britain’s Green Party has scored a surprise victory in a special election for a seat in Parliament in a blow for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour Party

2:55 AM on Friday, February 27

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she will start to “provisionally implement” a massive trade deal with the Mercosur bloc of nations in South America despite not having approval from European Parliament

2:48 AM on Friday, February 27

The EU will 'provisionally implement' a trade deal with a South American bloc of nations without parliament approval

2:44 AM on Friday, February 27

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting India to reset strained ties and push deeper trade cooperation with New Delhi

1:28 AM on Friday, February 27

A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business

1:06 AM on Friday, February 27

A new Gallup poll shows that American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis

1:04 AM on Friday, February 27

China’s legislature has removed 19 lawmakers, including nine military officers, as President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive shows no sign of letting up

1:02 AM on Friday, February 27

New Gallup poll finds that American sympathy has shifted toward Palestinians after decades of strong support for Israel

12:57 AM on Friday, February 27

The European Commission has asked its anti-fraud watchdog to examine Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the EU’s trade chief

11:11 PM on Thursday, February 26

South Korea’s government says it will allow Google to export detailed mapping data of the country to overseas servers under certain security requirements

10:23 PM on Thursday, February 26

Nepal heads into a crucial election with three main contenders, after youth protests shook the country’s politics last year and ousted former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli

9:26 PM on Thursday, February 26

President Donald Trump is heading to Texas, his first trip after his State of the Union address

9:03 PM on Thursday, February 26

The faces of Mexico’s disappeared paint the streets of Mexico’s second biggest city of Guadalajara

7:46 PM on Thursday, February 26

Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries

11:26 AM on Monday, February 9