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Republicans have pushed an effort barring the first federal transgender lawmaker from women’s restrooms in the US Capitol.The Republican majority leader in the US House…
Washington, DC – The United States Senate has rejected a bill that aimed to block a US weapons sale to Israel amid the country’s war…
At least 150 people have been killed in Port-au-Prince over the past week, the United Nations says, as the Haitian capital reels from a surge…
1 of 2 | “There is not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., the ethics committee chair, told…
Presidents of China and Brazil hail ‘new phase’ in relations between two countries, which are major trading partners.Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Brazilian counterpart…
1 of 2 | On Tuesday, the nonpartisan government watchdog American Oversight filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in its ongoing legal battle with…
Berlin, Germany – In some countries, a snap election is held in a matter of weeks. Germany, by contrast, will enjoy a leisurely three months…
Scuffles broke out in Georgia’s capital as police broke up a camp set up in protest against the disputed results of last month’s parliamentary election.…
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to pass a "sanctuary city" ordinance to protect immigrants from deportation by President-elect Donald Trump. The new…
Linda McMahon, former administrator of the Small Business Administration, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 18,…
New York prosecutors say they are opposed to dismissing United States President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case but have expressed openness to delaying his sentencing…
US announcement follows months of frustration over Maduro government’s claims of victory in contested July election.The United States has recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez…
1 of 2 | Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell testifies during a House Oversight Committee hearing on FEMA's response to Hurricane Milton and…
US president-elect nominates Lutnick, a Wall Street investment firm CEO, to lead his ‘tariff and trade agenda’.United States President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Howard Lutnick,…
A fight for Maori rights drew 42,000 protesters to the New Zealand Parliament in the capital Wellington on Tuesday. A nine-day-long hikoi, or peaceful march…
As Elon Musk launches the Department of Government Efficiency to recommend spending cuts, he has highlighted examples of what he considers waste. Musk, the world’s…
Palestinian Canadians have renewed their calls for Canada to take concrete action to get their loved ones out of the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s unrelenting…
Balloons are released after Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris appeared onstage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22, 2024. Ken Martin announced…
Throughout his business, media and political career, Donald Trump has demonstrated a willingness to break the norm. But the United States president-elect’s latest proposal to…
‘Irro’ took over 60 percent of the vote having pledged to push efforts to gain international recognition for the region.Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, leader of Somaliland’s…