Politics

Washington (AFP) - Iran is capable of producing fissile material for use in a nuclear weapon within "one or two weeks," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. The...

(AFP) - US President Joe Biden doubled down on his pledge to stay in the White House race Friday, defying a growing Democratic party revolt that raised speculation he could...

(AFP) - America is witnessing a split-screen moment for the ages: a wounded but triumphant Donald Trump uniting Republicans behind his White House bid as his Democratic rival Joe Biden's...

Yekaterinburg (Russia) (AFP) - US reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced by a Russian court on Friday to 16 years in prison for "espionage", a verdict slammed as "despicable", "disgraceful" and...

Yekaterinburg (Russia) (AFP) - Russia's speedy espionage trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich looked set to deliver a verdict on Friday, after just over three weeks of closed-door court proceedings denounced...

(AFP) - A senior advisor to Donald Trump said Thursday that the Republican's White House campaign will not fundamentally change should US President Joe Biden bow to Democratic pressure and...

(AFP) - Donald Trump predicted an "incredible victory" Thursday in accepting the Republican presidential nomination from a party euphoric over his escape from assassination and buoyed by the apparent implosion of...

Yekaterinburg (Russia) (AFP) - Russia's expedited espionage trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich reached its final stages on Friday in a case condemned as a sham by Washington. The 32-year-old...

(AFP) - As he basked in the glitz of the Republican National Convention's closing night, Donald Trump's bandaged ear served as a vivid reminder of his uncanny ability to turn...

Moscow (AFP) - Evan Gershkovich, a US Wall Street Journal reporter, was sentenced to 16 years in a strict penal colony by a Russian court on Friday, after a fast-track...