Politics & Government News

12:35 AM on Monday, December 15

A new Czech coalition government led by populist billionaire Andrej Babiš has taken office

12:02 AM on Monday, December 15

Investigators have concluded that South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate rivals and monopolize power

11:50 PM on Sunday, December 14

9:14 PM on Sunday, December 14

Israel’s military raids and strikes over the past year aiming to carve out a buffer zone in southern Syria have raised tensions, frustrated locals and also appear to have scuttled chances — despite U.S. pressure — of any imminent thaw in relations between the two neighbors

9:01 PM on Sunday, December 14

Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.”

8:04 PM on Sunday, December 14

Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting that killed 2 and wounded 9

6:00 PM on Sunday, December 14

4:04 PM on Sunday, December 14

Tens of thousands of Brazilians have protested against a bill that could reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro's prison time

2:39 PM on Sunday, December 14

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González has signed a polemic bill that critics say is a blow to democracy and will make it more difficult to access public information in a U.S. territory long known for its lack of government transparency

2:36 PM on Sunday, December 14

Chile’s governing coalition candidate concedes defeat to ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast in presidential election

2:24 PM on Sunday, December 14

President Gustavo Petro has urged Colombians to celebrate the Christmas season without fear despite a forced strike announced by rebels

1:05 PM on Sunday, December 14

Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco's border with Algeria has killed nine African migrants

12:53 PM on Sunday, December 14

A leading candidate to be President Donald Trump’s choice for Federal Reserve chair says he would present the president’s views to Fed officials for their consideration but they could reject them if they chose when making decisions on interest rates

11:15 AM on Sunday, December 14

A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path

9:15 AM on Sunday, December 14

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called an attack on a Hanukkah celebration at a Sydney beach that killed at least 11 people an act of antisemitism and terrorism

8:59 AM on Sunday, December 14

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized Australia's leader, linking calls for a Palestinian state to rising antisemitism

4:33 AM on Sunday, December 14

Brian Jack is a first-term Republican congressman from Georgia, but he's become a key figure in the Oval Office

4:24 AM on Sunday, December 14

Egypt has unveiled two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor

1:38 AM on Sunday, December 14

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to drop Ukraine's NATO bid in exchange for Western security guarantees

9:15 PM on Saturday, December 13

Chile’s ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast has secured a stunning victory in the presidential election, defeating the candidate of the center-left governing coalition and setting the stage for the country’s most right-wing government in 35 years of democracy