Politics

Jimmy Carter, the longest-living US president, turned 99 on Sunday, defying the odds seven months after entering hospice care to notch another birthday. World leaders, celebrities and everyday people sent...

The future of US aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance after a last-gasp deal to avoid a government shutdown, despite President Joe Biden's attempts to reassure Kyiv it will...

To supporters, it is a conservative North Star -- that rare example of a political movement willing to put the little guy first and stand against corruption and waste in...

Washington (AFP) - The US Congress passed an 11th-hour funding bill Saturday to keep federal agencies running for another 45 days and avert a costly government shutdown -- although the...

Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (AFP) - Migrants were stranded in northern Mexico's harsh desert after the freight train they were riding on halted for 24 hours, though they were trundling toward...

Washington (AFP) - Last-ditch moves to prevent a US government shutdown took a dramatic step forward Saturday, as Democrats overwhelmingly backed an eleventh-hour Republican measure to keep federal funding going...

Washington (AFP) - With the US government just hours from shutting down on Saturday, Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy pitched a last-gasp stopgap measure to avoid a closure that would throw...

Berlin (AFP) - Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday waded into German politics at a time of a heated debate on immigration across Europe, saying Berlin-funded migrant rescue operations in the...

Washington (AFP) - The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party scuppered final attempts at a temporary budget agreement, throwing into...

Anaheim (United States) (AFP) - Donald Trump received a rapturous welcome at California's Republican Party Convention on Friday, mocking party rivals and dishing out red meat for an adoring audience...