Politics

(AFP) - The United States warned Iran on Tuesday to expect "severe consequences" for a ballistic missile barrage on Israel that US officials said was "defeated" with the assistance of...

(AFP) - Iran's ballistic missile assault on Israel was "defeated and ineffective", the White House said on Tuesday, warning that Tehran could expect severe consequences for the attacks. "Based on...

Mexico City (AFP) - Claudia Sheinbaum will be sworn in Tuesday as Mexico's first woman president, inheriting a country beset by gang violence and fresh economic uncertainty over controversial reforms...

(AFP) - Jimmy Carter holds a unique place in US politics: he is the oldest former president and a Nobel peace laureate, who left office under a cloud of unpopularity...

Plains (United States) (AFP) - Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday -- the first-ever former US president to reach the century mark and another extraordinary milestone for the...

(AFP) - New NATO chief Mark Rutte on Tuesday downplayed fears over a  potential Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election and pledged to keep backing Ukraine, as he...

(AFP) - NATO's new chief Mark Rutte on Tuesday downplayed fears over the impact of a potential Donald Trump victory in upcoming US elections and pledged to keep backing Ukraine,...

(AFP) - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday he was released after years of incarceration only because he pleaded guilty to doing "journalism", warning freedom of expression was now...

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(AFP) - Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte takes over as NATO's secretary general on Tuesday as the Western military alliance reaches a critical juncture weeks from a momentous US...