Two of the defendants pleaded not guilty before the Hong Kong court, while the other pleaded guilty but pledged to keep working to end one-party rule in China. They're accused of "inciting subversion ...
The State Department is freezing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to clamp down on applicants it deems likely to become a public charge....
Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...
The next phase of the US-sponsored Gaza peace plan involves setting up a "Board of Peace." Trump wants to chair it and, even though it's been heavily criticized, Europeans also want a seat....
The French government survived two votes of no-confidence in parliament on January 23 that had been called over its decision to ram through the income part of the 2026 budget without giving the Na...
Syria on Tuesday announced a ceasefire with Kurdish forces it has seized swathes of territory from in the northeast and gave them four days to agree on integrating into the central state, which their...
ICE officers have made over 2,500 arrests in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images The AFL-CIO has endorsed a Minnesota economic blackout on January 23 in response t...
As we approach the fourth anniversary of Russia launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we wanted to take a closer look at the state of the resistance inside areas of the country that have been oc...
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are showing closer ties than their countries have in years. Meloni is no longer seen as a right-wing outsider, taking on a role as mediator ...
The Greenland crisis is a key test for Emmanuel Macron, who seems more willing than any other leader to confront Donald Trump. It puts the French president's high-stakes blend of diplomacy and defianc...
The US is no longer predictable nor bound by any fundamental principles of action...
Abundant but largely untapped rare earth deposits could offer leverage as diplomatic ties improve...
Several state prosecutors have reportedly resigned over the lack of a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. The US Justice Department denies the...
Google cofounder Larry Page reportedly purchased property in South Florida. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages Google cofounder Larry Page bought property in Florida amid California's proposed billionair...
A "framework" agreement between the US and NATO has defused the dispute over Greenland. There is cautious relief among residents, but also fear of becoming a geopolitical pawn once again....
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During his second term, President Donald Trump used tariffs not only to rebalance trade but to pressure both allies and rivals into aligning with his policies. While this approach has raised tensions,...
Scars of a crackdown, which have brought anti-regime demonstrations to an end for now, are visible across Iran’s capital...
Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts....