GOVERNMENT

President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination.

Honduras has formed diplomatic ties with China, leaving Taiwan recognized by only 13 sovereign states, including Vatican City.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall earlier this month.

Crews for the “The Joker” sequel have been facing the possibility that filming in New York could be disrupted by real-life protests over the Trump case.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill allowing firing squads to execute death row inmates when lethal injection drugs are unavailable.

Criminal justice and election officials, along with voting rights advocates, are working across the United States to expand voting among jail detainees.

Hungary's foreign minister says the West’s steady criticism of his country on democratic and cultural issues makes the right-wing government reluctant to offer support on practical matters, specifically NATO’s buildup against Russia.

How politicians answer that will set the terms for the next election, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell says he'll run for governor in 2024.

Vice President Kamala Harris will try to deepen and reframe U.S. relationships in Africa during a weeklong trip that's the latest and higher profile outreach by the Biden administration as it acts to counter China’s growing influence.

Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of a young voters.

Hundreds of women are traveling weekly to the southern tip of Illinois to secure an abortion.

India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi says he was expelled from Parliament because he has raised serious questions about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's relationship with the business conglomerate Adani Group.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has expressed concern to China over any provision of lethal aid to support Russia in its war against Ukraine during a meeting with her Chinese counterpart.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen worked against the clock with other regulators, lawmakers and business leaders to come up with a plan that would prevent a full blown banking crisis.

A defiant and incendiary Donald Trump, facing a potential indictment, held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign Saturday in Waco, Texas, a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement.

Undeclared diamond jewelry brought into Brazil from Saudi Arabia has deepened the legal jeopardy of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Rep_ Marjorie Taylor Greene swept into the District of Columbia jail to check on conditions for the Jan_ 6 detainees, who chanted “Let’s Go Brandon!”.

The Iranian drone attack that struck a U.S. base in northeastern Syria, killing a contractor and wounding several U.S. troops, is just the latest in a growing number of attacks on American forces in Syria.

Former President Donald Trump's rally in Waco, Texas, this weekend comes amid the 30th anniversary in the city of the infamous deadly standoff at the Branch Davidians compound.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says humanity’s survival depends on how people manage water.

Federal authorities expect to return a 13-year-old boy’s remains to his Native American tribe in South Dakota this fall.

After nearly two years and $1.4 million spent, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration released an external review of its overseas operations that barely mentions recent corruption scandals and offers a series of recommendations that critics dismissed as overly vague.

France says it's banning the “recreational″ use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees' phones.

A federal judge is threatening to report two attorneys for disciplinary action for delaying the trial of a man jailed on charges he assaulted police officers during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ended some of the state water restrictions.

The immigration deal announced by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aims to shut down a process that has enabled tens of thousands of immigrants from across the world to move between the countries and pursue asylum cases without going through an official border crossing.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on seven Belarusian elections officials, two state-owned automotive manufacturers and President Alexander Lukashenko’s aircraft.

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are celebrating the close, “inseparable” U.S.-Canada relationship and vowing that the two nations remain committed to defending Ukraine as it tries to repel a Russian invasion that has no end in sight.

Poland's president has taken part in nationwide observances Friday to honor Poles who risked — and often lost — their lives trying to save Jews from the Holocaust during the Nazi German occupation of Poland.

Kentucky’s Democratic governor has vetoed a sweeping Republican measure aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths.

A lawyer for Donald Trump is back in court in Washington after being ordered to answer questions before a grand jury investigating the possible mishandling of classified documents at the former president’s Florida estate.

King Charles III’s international debut has been deflated after his trip to France was postponed indefinitely because of protests that threatened to mar events at high profile venues such as the Arc de Triomphe and the Palace of Versailles.

Officials in Kyiv say long-range Russian bombardment has killed at least 10 civilians and wounded 20 others in several parts of Ukraine.

European Union leaders are playing down the risk of a banking crisis developing from recent global financial turmoil and hitting an already weak economy.

India's top opposition leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expelled from Parliament Friday.

For years skateboarding was branded as a hobby for rebels or stoners in city streets, schoolyards and back alleys.

China is threatening “serious consequences” after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row.

House Republicans have narrowly passed legislation that would fulfill a campaign promise to give parents a role in what’s taught in public schools.

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel after U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

South Carolina's Republican-controlled Senate is moving to bar citizens of a “foreign adversary” from buying property in the state in an anti-espionage measure that critics fear will chill overseas investments over outsize concerns.

A federal appeals court has blocked President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.

North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic “radioactive tsunami” that would destroy naval strike groups and ports.

The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a November 2022 Fox News interview in which he asked viewers to donate to a GOP candidate.

Jurors’ names will be kept secret at the upcoming trial of a writer’s rape lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.

Minnesota is moving to strengthen the state’s protections for children and their families who come for gender-affirming care by making itself a “trans refuge state,” bucking a national backlash against transgender rights.

The U.S. House has failed to override President Joe Biden’s first veto.

The Biden administration and groups representing the forest products industry have reached a deal to promote logging practices intended to protect imperiled species on private lands.

The lawyer for a one-time Trump supporter caught up in a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory is demanding that Fox News and Tucker Carlson apologize for the many “falsehoods” he says they have spread about his client.

Saudi Arabia is in talks with Syria to reopen its embassy in the war-torn nation for the first time in a decade.

The Mexican government is facing increasing pressure from a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers to withdraw its military from an Alabama-based company's property in the country.

The Supreme Court spent nearly two hours arguing whether the Navajo Nation should obtain water rights to the drought-stricken Colorado River.

Credit Suisse’s “CoCo” bonds did exactly what they were designed to do: Transfer all the risk of debt from the bank to bondholders.

Tegan, 19, who helps to care for three adults says her family cannot afford haircuts and underwear.

Plans to stop hunters bringing body parts of endangered species to Great Britain are approved by MPs.

The strike action will have a "significant impact" on deliveries of passports as summer approaches.

France's president has sidelined MPs and forced through plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64.

Jeremy Hunt says claimants will be able to seek work "without fear of losing financial support".

Judy Thomas tells the BBC she struggled to get information from tech firms after her teenage daughter died.

Top official Sue Gray has been offered a job as chief of staff to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

GOP Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana introduced legislation on Friday to sanction the Chinese government and its officials over the plague of fentanyl coming into the U.S.

Some may quit NHS contracts over threats of fines, costs and paper work, dentists warn.

The interest the government pays on its debt rose largely because of inflation.

Iran International says it's leaving the UK because of threats against its London-based journalists.

A group of MPs urged the government to block the Xinjiang governor's visit.

The justice secretary says none of five trans prisoners in women's units had convictions for violence against women.

The co-authors of "From Here to Equality" say the federal government should pay $14 trillion in reparations to Black Americans.

It's much easier to cut spending in the abstract — particularly when there are things you won't touch.

The women and equalities committee accuses the government of "glacial progress" on menopause.

Fumio Kishida says Japan is on the brink of not being able to function due to its falling birth rate.

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Thousands of UK laws are due to expire automatically at the end of this year, prompting warnings from MPs.

Tech bosses could face jail time for failing to protect children online, after a backbench rebellion.

As pilgrims mark Epiphany, Jordan plans an ambitious project to upgrade place of Jesus's baptism.

Activists and police are facing off in Lützerath, where diggers plan to expand a giant coal mine.

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Steve Barclay says he remains "ready to engage" with unions.

The economic crisis may no longer make headlines but it has a devastating effect on education.

Rishi Sunak also makes pledges on the economy and small boat crossings in his first major speech of 2023.

Postal strikes may have added to delays in claims for energy support in December's sub-zero snap.

A right-wing Christian movement in the US is set on what it sees as its divine mission.

The government will discuss contingency plans, including using the military to cover border staff.

Legally changing gender is to become easier in Scotland but Westminster is not happy about the move.

Local housing targets are being watered down in the face of a Tory rebellion - but not everyone is happy.

Nadhim Zahawi says the military could be drafted in as part of plans to minimise strike disruption.

For three years the patience of one billion Chinese was stretched with lockdowns - now it's snapped.

The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said industrial action over a pay dispute would intensify in the new year.

Steve Barclay says the delay is a "difficult decision" but will allow more funding for social care.

Some voters said they cast ballots for Republicans because they wanted to end single-party Democratic control, but history shows that doesn’t always lead to progress.

The economy is forecast to contract next year due to the cost-of-living crisis.

The Brazilian president-in-waiting is expected to say his country is a global player on climate again.

A lack of government investment in an animal disease lab is a threat to safety, a report says.

The mother's bill was sky-high because she has to run life support equipment for her daughter, age 12.

The Democrats currently control all three branches of government, but that could change after the US midterms.

Former PM Liz Truss had cast doubt on the aim, saying she would scrap "Stalinist" housing targets.

Amber Rudd says a scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is also "impractical" and will not happen.

He wasn’t saying a politician should join you on your doctor’s visit. He was saying politicians should be able to limit your care without meeting you at all.

Former Bank of England governor Lord King says people could face "significantly higher taxes".

Households will get a discount of £3 per kw/h instead of 52p off bills, National Grid says.