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 …