Politics

Lagos (AFP) - The US consulate in Lagos has revoked the visa of Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate said Tuesday. "I want to assure the consulate

(AFP) - US forces killed 14 people in strikes that destroyed four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, bringing the death toll...

(AFP) - A statue of a general for the pro-slavery Confederacy during the Civil War has been reinstalled in the US capital after being toppled during racial justice protests in...

(AFP) - Elon Musk's company xAI has launched a website called Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which he and others on the American right wing have accused of...

(AFP) - New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani was boosted by prominent US leftists at a get-out-the-vote rally Sunday, as the Democratic socialist and Donald Trump foe closed in on...

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan pulled out all stops for this week's visit by US President Donald Trump -- his first with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The US president's visit was...

Washington (AFP) - For years few issues drew more unanimity in the polarized United States than China -- it was the arch-adversary, which Washington was destined to confront. President Donald...

(AFP) - Japan's new premier Sanae Takaichi lavished US leader Donald Trump with praise and vows of a "golden age" of ties on his visit to Tokyo Tuesday, before inking...

(AFP) - Zohran Mamdani may not solve all of the beleaguered US Democrats' problems, but the surprise frontrunner in the race for New York mayor does offer hints on how...

Tokyo (AFP) - Donald Trump told Japan's new leader Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday that Washington is an ally of the strongest level, as the US president visited Tokyo on an...