Politics

New York (AFP) - New York's leftist mayor condemned Wednesday a video of plainclothes police beating a man in a clip that has gone viral and prompted an official investigation....

(AFP) - It's been dubbed the "Arc de Trump. " But now President Donald Trump's latest building project has an official name -- the "United States Triumphal Arch

(AFP) - President Donald Trump renewed pressure Wednesday on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with the US leader threatening to fire the central bank chief if he stays beyond his...

(AFP) - A top US lawmaker called on FIFA to pay for World Cup public transportation costs on Tuesday following a report that local authorities in New Jersey are planning...

Johannesburg (AFP) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a key figure in South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy, Roelf Meyer, to be the next ambassador to the United States,...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump's choice for central bank chair is set to face a confirmation hearing next Tuesday, in a nomination some have criticized as an attempt to...

(AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni received a sharp rebuke from US President Donald Trump and suspended a defence agreement with Israel on Tuesday, signalling a shift in her...

(AFP) - The father of tech billionaire Elon Musk is working on a project to provide refugee status in Russia for South African farmers, he told AFP on Tuesday, in...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump has feuded with Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war -- setting off an unholy row that could have serious political implications for the...

(AFP) - Iran slammed a US blockade around its ports on Monday as a "grave violation" of its sovereignty, as Washington and Tehran's belligerent rhetoric rattled a fragile truce. "The...