Politics & Government News

10:38 AM on Monday, May 11

The Treasury Department wants U.S. banks to monitor suspected Iranian money laundering networks

10:31 AM on Monday, May 11

The British government has sanctioned nine people and three organizations accused of hostile activities for Iran

9:17 AM on Monday, May 11

Armed vessels linked to the Libyan coast guard opened fire on a humanitarian rescue ship Monday after it rescued about 90 migrants in the Mediterranean

9:10 AM on Monday, May 11

8:04 AM on Monday, May 11

The International Criminal Court has unsealed an arrest warrant for a prominent Philippine senator linked to the deadly “war on drugs” overseen by ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, which allegedly involved the extrajudicial killings of suspects

7:17 AM on Monday, May 11

The European Union has unanimously agreed to impose new sanctions on the leaders of the Palestinian militant Hamas group and the Israeli settler movement, a decision sparked by growing outrage over the devastation in Gaza during the latest Israel-Hamas war

5:44 AM on Monday, May 11

Nebraska voters will choose nominees for a full slate of contests ranging from governor to state Legislature and local offices

5:43 AM on Monday, May 11

5:33 AM on Monday, May 11

Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka faces seven challengers as he seeks a fourth term Tuesday as the chief executive of his state's largest city

4:25 AM on Monday, May 11

A former Polish justice minister sought in his homeland for alleged abuse of power says he has traveled from Hungary to the U.S. Prosecutors in Poland said on Monday that they’re investigating whether he was assisted in evading liability

3:18 AM on Monday, May 11

Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of disregarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s request to stop their attacks

2:28 AM on Monday, May 11

U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war

2:18 AM on Monday, May 11

German diplomat Christian Schmidt is stepping down as the top international envoy in Bosnia tasked with overseeing peace implementation in the volatile Balkan country

2:13 AM on Monday, May 11

The House of Representatives in the Philippines has voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte over alleged unexplained wealth and threats against the president

9:05 PM on Sunday, May 10

A new poll finds that younger Americans are more pessimistic than older ones about the state of the job market

2:29 PM on Sunday, May 10

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has arrived in the Netherlands to defend her country’s claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the United Nations highest court in a dispute that has spanned decades

1:39 PM on Sunday, May 10

Community and human rights groups say between 800 and 1,000 families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountains of central Mexico as a criminal mafia attacks them with handmade explosive launched from drones and powerful weapons

1:22 PM on Sunday, May 10

French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a visit to Kenya ahead of a two-day Africa Forward Summit

4:27 AM on Sunday, May 10

President Donald Trump's trip to China may not come with the same fanfare that accompanied his first-term visit

11:08 PM on Saturday, May 9

Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands