Politics

New York (AFP) - A well-financed campaign to build a casino in the heart of New York's theater district collapsed Wednesday as a government-appointed panel voted down the proposal. Opposition...

(AFP) - President Donald Trump is leading the world "in the wrong direction" on climate and weaponizing clean energy as a culture-war issue, according to John Podesta, a longtime advisor...

(AFP) - President Donald Trump's administration has not offered a credible legal justification for US strikes targeting alleged drug smugglers, experts say, warning that he appears to be claiming an...

(AFP) - A few dozen people turned out Wednesday under grey skies to witness Donald Trump's pomp-packed visit to Windsor Castle, only to be disappointed that there was nothing to...

Windsor (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Donald Trump was treated to a sumptuous royal state banquet in Windsor Castle Wednesday, rounding off the US president's first full day of a historic...

(AFP) - Britain treated Donald Trump to an elaborate ceremonial welcome featuring a gun salute and mounted horses as the US president's unprecedented second state visit began under tight security...

Washington (AFP) - The co-founder of Ben & Jerry's has resigned from the ice cream brand after saying his company known for its social activism has lost "the independence to...

(AFP) - Britain readied to roll out a supersized royal welcome for Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit on Wednesday, with King Charles III set to greet the US president...

(AFP) - Authorities have shared their most detailed account yet of the investigation set off by the killing of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which concluded with a suspect surrendering...

(AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is poised to make its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Wednesday, but it battles competing forces in the path forward -- with...