Politics & Policy

Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Samy Badibanga was named prime minister on Thursday, the presidency said in a statement, as part of a power-sharing deal that allows President Joseph…

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during a news conference at Palazzo Chigi in Rome Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Thursday he would not take any part in…

Hillary Clinton speaks to the Children’s Defense Fund in Washington Defeated Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called on Wednesday for a renewed fight for a more-inclusive United States despite disappointment…

German Chancellor Merkel attends news conference in Berlin German Chancellor Angela Merkel will run for a fourth term next year, a lawmaker in her conservative party said, though her spokesman…

France’s far-right National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen attends a FN political debate in Paris French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday that her election as…

A man born in a refugee camp in Kenya has defeated a Somali minister to become a member of parliament. Abdullahi Sheikh Abas, 31, was picked by an electoral college…

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move aggressively on a conservative agenda in filling Supreme Court vacancies, cracking down on immigration and cutting taxes, but also sought to reassure…

U.S. officials are striving to put finishing touches on a slew of banking rules before President Barack Obama leaves office and hands regulatory power to Donald Trump who has vowed…

Nigel Farage arrives at Republican president-elect Donald Trump’s Trump Tower in New York, U.S. Leading Brexit campaigner and UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage visited U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at…

Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday’s presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on Saturday, according to two participants…