Politics & Government News

10:25 AM on Sunday, February 15

President Gustavo Petro said he will accept a proposal by Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group to allow an independent commission to investigate its alleged links to the drug trade

9:22 AM on Sunday, February 15

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar is launching his election campaign and says he can return Hungary to a stronger European path

8:35 AM on Sunday, February 15

The U.N. refugee agency says residents are leaving Syria’s al-Hol camp in large numbers, and Syrian authorities plan to relocate those who remain

8:02 AM on Sunday, February 15

Iranian state media reports that Iran’s top diplomat is traveling to Geneva where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place

3:03 AM on Sunday, February 15

A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration

9:01 PM on Saturday, February 14

9:00 PM on Saturday, February 14

Larry the cat is marking 15 years as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, a symbol of stability in turbulent political times

8:58 PM on Saturday, February 14

A month after violent clashes in a Kurdish-majority neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo, tens of thousands of residents have returned

2:03 PM on Saturday, February 14

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages

12:37 PM on Saturday, February 14

Organizers say Cuba’s annual cigar fair, which was set to be held the last week of February, has been postponed

11:32 AM on Saturday, February 14

The Swiss Foreign Ministry says Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program this week

11:00 AM on Saturday, February 14

Relatives of Venezuelan prisoners have gone on hunger strike to demand the freedom of their loved ones

8:11 AM on Saturday, February 14

Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan will undergo treatment for an eye condition at a specialized medical facility, a Cabinet minister said after the Supreme Court ordered a medical evaluation amid concerns about his eyesight

5:06 AM on Saturday, February 14

Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly played up hosting the head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee in invitations to and chats with elites like Richard Branson, Larry Summers and Steve Bannon, the Epstein files show

2:46 AM on Saturday, February 14

About 250,000 people have demonstrated against Iran’s government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany

12:41 AM on Saturday, February 14

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered a reassuring message to America’s allies

12:26 AM on Saturday, February 14

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked his international allies for their support but suggested there was still questions remaining over the future security guarantees for his country

8:01 PM on Friday, February 13

The African Union is holding its annual summit in Ethiopia as the organization faces widespread discontent

6:59 PM on Friday, February 13

Two golfers in Washington, D.C., have sued the federal government to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course

9:12 AM on Thursday, January 29