Politics & Government News

5:10 PM on Monday, May 25

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney compared Alberta’s vote on whether to move toward independence to Brexit, calling it a potential “dangerous bluff.”

4:32 PM on Monday, May 25

The Brazilian government has committed $617.5 million to boost ecological investment in the Amazon

12:59 PM on Monday, May 25

11:45 AM on Monday, May 25

Cambodia’s new conscription law, which imposes penalties of up to five years in prison for evading military service, has come into effect

9:02 AM on Monday, May 25

Texas voters will pick a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff election on Tuesday

9:00 AM on Monday, May 25

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has deepened ties with China during a trip to Beijing

8:21 AM on Monday, May 25

Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid says the U.S.-Iran deal fails to meet Israel's goals and is criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing Washington to negotiate with little Israeli input

8:12 AM on Monday, May 25

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has received a royal pardon from his 27-year treason sentence

7:05 AM on Monday, May 25

Cypriot YouTuber and TikToker Fidias Panayiotou says he’ll hold onto his European Parliament seat despite winning one in Cyprus’ House of Representatives

5:24 AM on Monday, May 25

Belarus' exiled opposition leader visits Kyiv as the city recovers from Russia’s largest missile attack of the year

5:04 AM on Monday, May 25

The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has pleaded guilty to embezzling over 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party

4:11 AM on Monday, May 25

Lithuanian authorities are on high alert after a massive data leak involving over 600,000 entries from national registers

2:02 AM on Monday, May 25

Gladys Marín is unsure if she will vote in Colombia's presidential election due to safety fears

12:44 AM on Monday, May 25

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India highlights efforts to stabilize relations between Washington and New Delhi

3:43 PM on Sunday, May 24

The bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House and was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers remains in serious condition

2:28 PM on Sunday, May 24

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa uses his State of the Union address to highlight his government's crime-fighting strategies backed by the United States

1:40 PM on Sunday, May 24

President Donald Trump’s emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans

6:43 AM on Sunday, May 24

Syria has held follow-up parliamentary elections in the Kurdish-majority areas of Hassakeh and Kobani

5:34 AM on Sunday, May 24

Regional officials say the United States is close to a deal with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

6:33 PM on Saturday, May 23

The U.K.’s Royal Navy is preparing for a potential mine-clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz