Politics & Government News

8:29 AM on Sunday, October 19

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have detained two dozen U.N. employees in Yemen

6:36 PM on Saturday, October 18

Youth-led protesters have returned to the streets in Morocco after a short hiatus

6:14 PM on Saturday, October 18

The U.S. State Department says it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza

2:45 PM on Saturday, October 18

Trump confirms survivors of strike on alleged drug smuggling vessel will be repatriated to Ecuador and Colombia

2:42 PM on Saturday, October 18

The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries

2:08 PM on Saturday, October 18

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara is calling on the country's youth to vote in the upcoming presidential election

1:53 PM on Saturday, October 18

A plan to fire live artillery shells over a major Southern California highway as part of a military showcase attended by Vice President JD Vance has drawn strong objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom

1:19 PM on Saturday, October 18

12:55 PM on Saturday, October 18

The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago is cautioning Americans to stay away from U.S. government facilities on the twin-island nation

12:29 PM on Saturday, October 18

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have raided a U.N. facility in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, according to a U.N. official

12:18 PM on Saturday, October 18

11:58 AM on Saturday, October 18

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party has announced plans to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by two years

9:51 AM on Saturday, October 18

Jack Ciattarelli has been endorsed by Donald Trump in next month's New Jersey governor's election and is a strong supporter of the Republican president and his agenda

9:04 AM on Saturday, October 18

President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigration is throwing foreigners out of work and shaking the American economy and job market

9:00 AM on Saturday, October 18

Ukrainians are expressing disappointment as the U.S. may not provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv

8:30 AM on Saturday, October 18

The federal government shutdown is approaching the second longest on record and there's no end in sight

7:42 AM on Saturday, October 18

A Cameroonian-flagged ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen

7:36 AM on Saturday, October 18

Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party has chosen Cheng Li-wun as its new chairperson

12:10 AM on Saturday, October 18

Filipinos set foot on the North American continent for the first time over four centuries ago, and Filipino Americans are still on a quest to make a cultural footprint

12:07 AM on Saturday, October 18

Large crowds of protesters have gathered in cities across the United for “No Kings” demonstrations against what they see a drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump