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London (AFP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday confirmed the appointment of veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson, a former minister and EU trade commissioner, as the next ambassador...

London (AFP) - Peter Mandelson has been a pivotal figure in shaping modern British politics, but his Machiavellian tactics and questionable choice in friends have courted controversy, earning him the...

(AFP) - In the twilight of his political career, Joe Biden is disappearing into the background even before Donald Trump returns to the White House, despite growing turmoil at home...

Paris (AFP) - Freed anti-whaling activist Paul Watson on Friday arrived in France after five months in detention in the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland due to an extradition demand...

Washington (AFP) - The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure rose for a second straight month in November, according to government data published Friday, although the increase came in a touch...

Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers raced Friday to stave off a government shutdown set to bite within hours, after Donald Trump and Elon Musk sabotaged a bipartisan agreement that would...

Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers were racing Friday to prevent a government shutdown due to bite within hours, after Donald Trump and Elon Musk sabotaged a bipartisan agreement that would...

Washington (AFP) - US diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, inclusive path and to find clues on missing...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Workers at Starbucks will walk off the job Friday in three US cities in a strike their union threatened could spread around the country...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - China's ruling Communist Party used an agent in California to influence state politics, US prosecutors said Thursday as they unveiled criminal charges against a...