The Biden administration says Israel hasn't crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why
The Biden administration has gone to lengths to avoid any suggestion that Israeli forces have crossed a red line set by President Joe Biden in the deepening offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election
The African National Congress party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.
Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before
Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts.
Trump’s NY case was the first of four to go to trial. It could be the last one for a while
The hush money case that culminated in a conviction of Donald Trump this week was the first of four criminal prosecutions brought against the former president — and likely the only one to reach trial before the November elections.
Biden calls Trump's claims on hush money conviction 'reckless' as campaign grapples with verdict
President Joe Biden says Donald Trump was found guilty by a unanimous jury and “it’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this is rigged just because they don’t like the verdict.”.
Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia
Officials in Poland say that a fake news report saying that Prime Minister Donald Tusk was mobilizing 200,000 men starting on July 1 was probably the work of Russia-sponsored hackers and was designed to interfere with the upcoming European Parliament election.
A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday
Officials in India say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of the country this week.
Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
A new report from a digital civil rights group has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians.
UK's first Black female lawmaker 'free' to stand for Labour at election after row over her future
The U.K.’s first Black female member of Parliament will be allowed to stand for the Labour Party in the upcoming general election, leader Keir Starmer says, following a fractious few days over her political future.
South Africa heads for 'coalition country' as partial election results put ruling ANC well below 50%
South Africa is heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority.
Trump tries to move past his guilty verdict by attacking the criminal justice system
Donald Trump sought to move past his historic criminal conviction on Friday and build momentum for his bid to return to the White House with fierce attacks on the judge who oversaw the case, the prosecution’s star witness and the criminal justice system as a whole.