Politics & Government News

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Yosbelin Pérez is starting over with nothing in her name after trying to escape Venezuela's political, social and economic crisis

8:13 PM on Sunday, August 10

Australia will recognize Palestine as a state, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says

1:05 PM on Sunday, August 10

The deputy head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog plans to visit Iran to mend strained relations

12:31 PM on Sunday, August 10

Security footage from a hospital in Sweida in southern Syria shows what appears to be the killing of a medical worker by men in military garb

6:48 AM on Sunday, August 10

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserts that 'our goal is not to occupy Gaza, our goal is to free Gaza'

6:01 AM on Sunday, August 10

A Congolese refugee who had been separated from her family for eight years was on the verge of joining them in the United States when President Donald Trump halted the refugee program in January

4:41 AM on Sunday, August 10

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears says she's running her campaign for Virginia governor like a military-style operation

4:24 AM on Sunday, August 10

A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal courts have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions

4:21 AM on Sunday, August 10

Many of President Donald Trump's picks to be federal judges have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions

4:14 AM on Sunday, August 10

Nepal's LGBTQ+ community and supporters have rallied in Kathmandu for their annual pride event

3:46 AM on Sunday, August 10

A U.N. report says dozens of its female Afghan staff have received death threats related to their work

3:43 AM on Sunday, August 10

European nations have rallied behind Ukraine, emphasizing that peace cannot be achieved without Kyiv's involvement

9:09 PM on Saturday, August 9

The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow’s uncompromising demands in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump to coerce Kyiv into accepting an unfavorable deal

2:36 PM on Saturday, August 9

Hundreds of Democrats cheered Sen. Ruben Gallego in eastern Iowa as the Arizona Democrat criticized President Donald Trump's tax bill at a town hall meeting in Davenport

6:32 AM on Saturday, August 9

A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a Georgia man who opened fire Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal

6:01 AM on Saturday, August 9

Michigan's governor met privately with President Donald Trump to urge him to change course on tariffs that are having a big impact on automakers in her state

12:12 AM on Saturday, August 9

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected the idea of giving up land to end the war with Russia

11:24 AM on Friday, August 8