Politics

After a devastating state election defeat blamed on sloth and infighting among the party’s lawmakers, President Joe Biden returned from Europe on Wednesday with a wake-up call for warring Democrats holding up his broad domestic changes...

Myanmar’s military junta sentenced a close aide of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 20 years in prison for treason on Friday, his lawyer said. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the February 1...

Sudan’s military dictator, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has sacked six ambassadors for resisting the coup. The ambassadors that were fired were from the US, China, France, Qatar, the EU, and Switzerland, and they were stationed in Geneva....

According to a Turkish diplomatic source, Turkey summoned the ambassadors of ten countries, including Germany and the United States, after they demanded the release of a civil society leader. Osman Kavala, a 64-year-old philanthropist and campaigner...

Polls started Sunday in Iraq for legislative elections being held a year early as a concession to a popular protest movement that erupted in 2019 due to frustration with corruption and deteriorating public services. Observers expect...

Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Israel on a farewell trip Sunday, after a 16-year stint during which she developed good relations with the Jewish state. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said he and Merkel...

Poland’s government on Friday insisted it wanted the country to stay in the European Union as it faced a growing backlash against a court ruling that analysts said could lead to “Polexit”. German Foreign Minister Heiko...

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in towns and cities across Brazil to protest against the country’s president Jair Bolsonaro. The protests were organised by opposition parties and trade unions and fall exactly one...

Germans began voting Sunday in a watershed national election that will mark the end of 16 years in power for Angela Merkel and determine who will follow her as chancellor. Polls opened at 0600 GMT and...

Early results revealed that Iceland’s left-right coalition government was on track to gain a majority in Saturday’s general election, despite Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir’s Left-Green Movement losing ground to her right-wing colleagues. With about a third...