Politics

(AFP) - Condemnation of US plans for a public execution by military firing squad escalated Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would be livestreamed as...

(AFP) - The United States on Friday announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal's operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a...

The Hague (AFP) - Donald Trump's US administration has announced sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court that threaten to cripple its operations and spark fresh transatlantic tension. AFP breaks...

Miami (AFP) - US, Ukrainian and European officials were due to meet in Miami on Friday in a renewed diplomatic push to end Russia's war in Ukraine, with Washington seeking...

(AFP) - President Donald Trump ruled out Thursday attacking Iran before the US midterms on November 3, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran. Trump's announcement on his Truth...

(AFP) - Lawmakers in Okinawa adopted a resolution on Friday calling for revisions to a pact seen as giving the United States military preferential treatment in Japan, following a murder...

(AFP) - US Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin lashed out at New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday over his demand that federal immigration agents leave the city following the...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump has set up a committee to probe Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged "false statements" linked to mortgages, renewing his efforts to oust...

(AFP) - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Navi Pillay of South Africa, a judge and former UN rights chief whose career has seen her tackle allegations of...

Sydney (AFP) - Fiji's government demanded Friday that the United States hand over evidence showing a Chinese state agency employee living in the country paid bribes on behalf of Beijing....