Politics

(AFP) - Within hours of becoming Hungary's prime minister-elect, Peter Magyar pledged on Monday to usher in a "new era" after defeating long-time nationalist leader Viktor Orban in an election...

(AFP) - US lawmakers were facing the extraordinary prospect Monday that as many as four members of the House of Representatives could be expelled within days, in an eruption of...

(AFP) - Oil prices surged back above $100 a barrel and stocks mostly fell Monday as a US blockade of Iranian ports went into effect, ratcheting up fears for Middle...

Paris (France) (AFP) - The latest developments in the Middle East war:- Trump says war 'close to over' -US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran is "very close...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he is "not a big fan" of Pope Leo XIV, after the global leader of Catholics made a plea for...

(AFP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of failed peace talks with Iran -- a significant escalation...

Budapest (AFP) - Congratulations from across Europe poured in Monday for Hungarian political newcomer Peter Magyar, who defeated nationalist Viktor Orban in elections seen as a blow to right-wing populism...

(AFP) - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked his 100th day in office on Sunday with a rally to tout early successes and vow to follow through on his unabashedly...

(AFP) - Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines, US Central Command said Saturday -- a claim Tehran denied as the Revolutionary Guards...

(AFP) - US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement, saying he was leaving after putting forward a "final and best offer"....