Politics & Government News

7:40 AM on Tuesday, July 21

The deposed leader of Turkey's main opposition has announced plans to form a new political party to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

7:27 AM on Tuesday, July 21

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5:01 AM on Tuesday, July 21

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats have opened three days of talks in the Philippine capital with an agenda topped by their most daunting security problems

3:51 AM on Tuesday, July 21

A descendant of an executed opponent of the Nazis tried to remove a wreath from the far-right Alternative for Germany party at an event in Berlin marking the 82nd anniversary of the failed attempt to kill Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler

3:41 AM on Tuesday, July 21

Supporters of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement demanding educational reforms and government accountability say they will continue their protest in New Delhi

1:40 AM on Tuesday, July 21

Japanese officials have expressed concern after a Chinese navy destroyer conducted live-fire drills off one of Japan’s remote islands

11:01 PM on Monday, July 20

The U.S. and Iran are back to bombing every day in a bid to control the Strait of Hormuz

6:12 PM on Monday, July 20

Democrats could vote as early as this week on the order of their primary calendar for the 2028 presidential election, although the decision wouldn’t be final until the full Democratic National Committee agrees

6:03 PM on Monday, July 20

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has announced that the country won’t hold elections anytime soon, a statement that reflects his effort to extend his nearly 20-year rule

6:00 PM on Monday, July 20

The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students

4:17 PM on Monday, July 20

The U.S. government says it has suspended funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands’ housing authority after an investigation found widespread corruption

4:01 PM on Monday, July 20

President Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products

1:02 PM on Monday, July 20

A court document says President Donald Trump's administration sought New York Times journalists’ phone records and even those of some of their relatives in an attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet

1:00 PM on Monday, July 20

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations says the U.S. government plans to stop violent gangs in Haiti from profiting off social media

10:29 AM on Monday, July 20

The FBI says a former U.S. Army soldier started a fire and fired a pellet gun outside a New York building housing an immigration court and other government offices

8:46 AM on Monday, July 20

Hungary's government is investigating a major foreign investment by Chinese automaker BYD

8:36 AM on Monday, July 20

Rescuers are searching for survivors in Guyana and authorities announced an investigation after a ferry believed to be overloaded capsized over the weekend

11:33 PM on Sunday, July 19

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korea’s foreign minister and thanked Pyongyang for supporting his war against Ukraine, in the latest high-level diplomacy meeting between the countries, Russian state media reports

12:12 AM on Sunday, July 19

Andy Burnham faces major challenges ahead as the latest British prime minister to take up residence in 10 Downing Street