Government and politics
Get your house in order, Europe — or face ‘ongoing decline,’ economists warn
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron before a private dinner at the “Kochzimmer” restaurant in Potsdam outside Berlin, Germany, June 6, 2023. Michael Kappeler | Pool | via Reuters It’s been a topsy-turvy last year for the euro zone with its largest economies, Germany and France, seeing political and economic turbulence that […]
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President-elect Donald Trump says he will attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. Rebecca Noble | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said he would attend next week’s state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on Sunday at the age of 100, […]
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Xi says no one can stop China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during an awards ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 29, 2024, ahead of China’s National Day. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images No one can stop China’s “reunification” with Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s speech on Tuesday, laying […]
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South Korea’s impeached President Yoon faces arrest as court issues warrant, deepening political turmoil
South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks to the nation at the Presidential Office on December 14, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean Presidential Office | Getty Images News | Getty Images South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeon could become the first sitting president of the country to face an arrest after a court […]
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South Korea investigators request arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law
A screens shows footage of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering an address to the nation at Seoul station on Dec. 7, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-jun | Getty Images News | Getty Images South Korea’s joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived […]
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Jimmy Carter, the farmer, president and Nobel peace crusader, dies at age 100
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter holds up his Nobel Peace Prize Dec. 10, 2002, in Oslo, Norway. During his acceptance speech, Carter urged others to work for peace. Arne Knudsen | Getty Images News | Getty Images Jimmy Carter, the Georgia peanut farmer who became a U.S. president and a Nobel Prize-winning activist for peace […]
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South Korea impeaches acting President Han Duck-soo, deepening political turmoil
Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s prime minister and acting president, speaks during a news conference after lawmakers passed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 14, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s lawmakers on Friday voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, in the […]
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Political leaders and industry titans pay tribute to former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives with his wife Gursharan Kaur for the launch of an online and application based membership drive of the Congress Party in New Delhi on March 30, 2015. Money Sharma | Afp | Getty Images Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s passing on Tuesday at the age of 92 […]
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Japan’s cabinet approves record $730 billion budget for next fiscal year
Pedestrians walk in front of the Bank of Japan head office building in Tokyo on April 27, 2022. The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday and its guidance to keep borrowing costs at “present or lower” levels, signaling its resolve to focus on supporting the economy’s tepid recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
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Trump takes aim at Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in Christmas Day posts
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024. Cheney Orr | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump took aim at Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in a series of Christmas Day social media posts that suggested the United States could take control of all three. Writing on his […]
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