Politics

(AFP) - He demanded new elections in Britain, promoted Germany's far-right, blasted the European Commission -- and that's just the start. Elon Musk is pushing the hard right in Europe,...

(AFP) - Republican Mike Johnson was returned as speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday with the crucial backing of incoming president Donald Trump, ending a bitter standoff...

(AFP) - Donald Trump said Friday "no American can be happy" that flags will be at half-mast when he is inaugurated this month, claiming Democrats were delighted about the downbeat...

(AFP) - The new US Congress was thrown into chaos on its first day Friday as rebel right-wing Republicans defied incoming president Donald Trump to block Mike Johnson from returning...

(AFP) - Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson -- and incoming US president Donald Trump -- faced a test of political strength Friday as the party's hard right threatens to try...

(AFP) - US Steel and Nippon Steel threatened legal action Friday after President Joe Biden blocked a controversial $14. 9 billion deal for the Japanese company to buy its American...

(AFP) - US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Monday, left an enduring legacy when he brokered historic peace between Egypt and Israel -- tepid and shaky, but unbroken even...

Beijing (AFP) - China said on Friday it would take "all necessary measures" in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national...

(AFP) - US Republican leader Mike Johnson was set to face down critics Friday in a vote in Congress that could see him returned as one of the country's top...

San Francisco (AFP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that US regulators overstepped their authority by reinstating "net neutrality" rules governing internet service providers, dealing a blow to...