Politics

Nicolas Sarkozy French voters were choosing a conservative presidential candidate on Sunday in a primary contest whose winner is seen as likely to become head of state in next spring’s …

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked three conservative loyalists to lead his national security and law enforcement teams on Friday, underscoring his campaign promise to take a hard line confronting Islamist …

The man opinion pollsters tip to become France’s next president said on Friday it would be an error to compare him to Hillary Clinton, who was widely expected to become …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 82 prisoners, mostly university students jailed for protesting, state news agency MENA said on Thursday. Sisi had promised in October to amend a protest …

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 …