Politics
Federal judge orders Fulton County Georgia election case documents unsealed by Tuesday
The Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center a day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant in relation to the 2020 election in Union City, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2026. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters A federal judge in Georgia ordered documents related to a Federal Bureau of Investigation raid on […]
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U.S. plans initial payment towards billions owed to the UN, envoy Waltz says
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks to the media on Nov. 17, 2025 in New York City. Adam Gray | Getty Images The United States will make an initial payment towards the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations in a matter of weeks, the U.S. ambassador to the world […]
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Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi’s ruling LDP seen winning outright majority in snap election: NHK
A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi displayed at the Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Japanese voters went to the polls Sunday to deliver a verdict on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government as she seeks to shore up her grip on power and gain a clear mandate for spending and […]
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Thailand votes in three-way race as risk of instability looms
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station during Thailand’s general election in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Thomas De Cian/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Voters in Thailand came out in numbers on Sunday for a general election defined by a three-way battle between conservative, progressive and populist camps, with no […]
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Russia says man suspected of shooting top general has been detained in Dubai
Media representatives gather in front of a high-rise residential building, the scene of an assassination attempt on Russian Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, in Moscow on February 6, 2026. A Russian general was shot in an apartment building in Moscow on Friday morning and rushed to hospital, officials said, in the latest apparent assassination attempt of […]
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Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump on Wednesday about Iran talks
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Dec. 29, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about American talks with Iran, his office […]
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U.S. judge unfreezes funding for $16 billion New York City tunnel project
The Gateway Tunnel site near W. 30th St. and 11th Ave. in Hudson Yards, New York City, on Oct. 23, 2025. New York Daily News | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A New York federal judge on Friday unfroze funds withheld by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration for a $16 billion project to overhaul […]
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SAVE Act voter ID bill is on the minds of Trump and Congress: What to know
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate Republican caucus policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The rapper Nicki Minaj supports it. Elon Musk says it’s critical to sustain American democracy. The SAVE America Act voter identification bill emerged this week […]
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U.S. arrests suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack, Bondi says
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 06: U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi (C), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel (L) and U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC Jeanine Pirro make a press announcement at the Department of Justice on February 6, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bondi announced the FBI has captured and extradited Zubayr al-Bakoush, a […]
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Trump posts racist image of Obamas, White House defends it and slams ‘fake outrage’
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump along with former US president Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama attend the funeral service for former US president George H. W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on December 5, 2018. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump shared a racist […]
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