Politics & Government News

5:41 AM on Friday, September 5

A Council of Europe delegation has criticized the arrest of a Turkish activist who was detained after denouncing President Erdogan's government at a meeting of Europe’s leading human rights body

4:39 AM on Friday, September 5

Pakistan signed $8.5 billion in new investment agreements with China during a visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

4:29 AM on Friday, September 5

Boston voters will narrow the field of candidates for mayor in a municipal primary that pits incumbent Michelle Wu against Josh Kraft, son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft

4:12 AM on Friday, September 5

Voters in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington will choose a replacement Tuesday for the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died in May after battling cancer

4:06 AM on Friday, September 5

4:05 AM on Friday, September 5

Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric

3:15 AM on Friday, September 5

Kim Jong Un put on a command performance this week at a gathering of some two dozen world leaders in China

3:06 AM on Friday, September 5

As the cost of electricity outpaces inflation, consumer advocates are sounding alarms about the risks to low-income people who can't afford consistent air conditioning in deadly heat

2:17 AM on Friday, September 5

Thailand's next prime minister is a cautious and pragmatic politician adept at straddling the country’s political divide

2:03 AM on Friday, September 5

Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis in 2022

1:52 AM on Friday, September 5

Veteran Thai politician Anutin Charnvirakul wins vote in Parliament to become country's next prime minister

11:56 PM on Thursday, September 4

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on automobiles and other Japanese imports

10:12 PM on Thursday, September 4

The Ukrainian government has declared that a branch of the Orthodox Church has failed to sever all ties with Moscow — and could soon be banned

9:09 PM on Thursday, September 4

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is taking a more collaborative approach with Republican opponents in his first eight months in office despite disagreeing with them on many issues

9:08 PM on Thursday, September 4

Fox News seemed to be dealt a crippling blow in a $787 million settlement of a libel lawsuit more than two years ago, but has instead thrived

9:04 PM on Thursday, September 4

The deadly strike on a boat U.S. officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela may have marked a stunning shift, but escalating pressure on the South American country has defined much of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s quarter-century in politics

9:00 PM on Thursday, September 4

President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as recently as last week, praised it as a major achievement

8:17 PM on Thursday, September 4

India’s clean energy appetite is helping the country’s solar power industry wean itself off imported Chinese parts and continue growing even as it faces a tougher sell to its biggest foreign customer, the United States

11:50 AM on Thursday, September 4

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has suddenly and surprisingly left Thailand days before a court ruling that could lead to him being sent to prison

8:04 PM on Wednesday, September 3

President Donald Trump has hosted tech executives at the White House, showcasing AI research and investments