Politics

(AFP) - US lawmakers sharply criticized Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday over the failure to inform the White House about his hospitalization earlier this year for complications from cancer...

(AFP) - Donald Trump called Thursday for President Joe Biden to take a cognitive test, slamming the Democrat almost certain to be his opponent in November's US election for his "terrible...

(AFP) - The US Congress on Thursday approved a stopgap measure to avert a damaging election-year government shutdown, extending funding for several key federal agencies past a weekend deadline.Five months...

(AFP) - US President Joe Biden announced an investigation Thursday into the national security risks posed by Chinese tech in cars, warning they could be used to collect sensitive data.China...

Geneva (AFP) - Israel's planned ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would contravene the orders issued by the United Nations' highest court, the UN human rights chief said...

Washington (AFP) - Democracy faced sharp, widespread setbacks worldwide in 2023 with violence and manipulation marring a series of elections, Freedom House said Thursday. In its annual report, the US-funded...

(AFP) - Wesley Burris was fast asleep in bed when the world's first atomic bomb exploded just 25 miles from his front door.A blinding light filled the home in the...

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he will travel to South Korea next month as it holds the Summit for Democracy, a signature initiative of President...

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear Donald Trump's claim that as a former president he is immune from prosecution, further delaying his trial on charges...

(AFP) - A judge rejected Wednesday former US president Donald Trump's offer of a $100 million bond to partially cover the $355 million penalty a New York court handed him...