Politics & Government News

8:19 AM on Sunday, October 12

An attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country's president says

7:03 AM on Sunday, October 12

Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago

4:03 AM on Sunday, October 12

Kosovo is holding municipal elections on Sunday, with the left-wing Self-Determination Movement, or Vetevendosje

11:15 PM on Saturday, October 11

Kyaukme, a once-thriving town in Myanmar’s Shan State, is in shambles, targeted by both sides in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war because of its strategic location at a key junction on the trading route to China

10:46 PM on Saturday, October 11

Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace

8:41 PM on Saturday, October 11

The sound of hymns clashed with drums as thousands gathered for Pride Fest in Wake Forest, North Carolina

4:58 PM on Saturday, October 11

National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday

4:53 PM on Saturday, October 11

The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James on allegations of mortgage fraud has raised alarms among her allies and Black leaders, who condemned it as a politicization of the justice system for President Donald Trump's personal grievances

2:48 PM on Saturday, October 11

In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí has led raids on prisons holding gang leaders nationwide

2:42 PM on Saturday, October 11

A ceasefire is holding in Gaza between Israel and Hamas after two years of war

2:13 PM on Saturday, October 11

Months of relative calm in the long-simmering trade war between the U.S. and China may be coming to an end

2:00 PM on Saturday, October 11

President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown

1:34 PM on Saturday, October 11

Authorities say the death toll from landslides and floods set off by incessant rainfall in central and southeastern Mexico has increased to 41 people

11:10 AM on Saturday, October 11

Former President Joe Biden's treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer has entered a new phase

7:53 AM on Saturday, October 11

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to neighborhoods in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in its second day

1:28 AM on Saturday, October 11

Official results show that opposition leader Patrick Herminie has won the presidential election in Seychelles, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in Saturday’s runoff vote

12:05 AM on Saturday, October 11

National Guard troops have started patrolling in Memphis, Tennessee

12:01 AM on Saturday, October 11

New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno is the city's next mayor

2:58 PM on Friday, October 10

10:17 PM on Tuesday, October 7