Anti-graft crusader Zuzana Caputova becomes Slovakia's first female president
Anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova was sworn in as Slovakia's first female president on Saturday, vowing to fight impunity and champion justice in a country shaken by a journalist's murder last ...
German SPD's record low in poll puts strain on Merkel's coalition
Support for Germany's Social Democratic Party, a junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, has slumped to a record low, a poll showed on Saturday, piling more pressure on it ...
White House aides Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner made as much as $135 million last year
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner took in as much as $135 million in revenue during their second year as aides to President Donald Trump, generated by their vast real estate ...
Moldova caretaker resigns to end political crisis but demands an early vote
A caretaker government in Moldova on Friday announced its resignation in order to end a power struggle that has heightened political tensions in the impoverished ex-Soviet republic. But the administration dominated by the Democratic Party, which is led by the powerful oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, also ...
Trump walks back foreign election dirt comments, says 'of course' he would tell FBI
U.S. President Donald Trump shifted gears Friday on election interference, saying "of course" he would go to the FBI or the attorney general if a foreign power offered him dirt on an opponent. Trump's new stance was a walk back — to a degree — ...
U.S. Treasury chief on solid ground in withholding Trump tax returns, Justice Department says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin did not violate the law by refusing to provide President Donald Trump's tax returns to Congress because the confidentiality of returns is protected under the law, the Justice Department said in a legal opinion released Friday. Federal law "protecting confidentiality ...
Trump says 'Iran did do it,' as U.S. seeks support on Gulf oil tanker attacks
The United States on Friday blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers at the entrance to the Gulf and said it was seeking international consensus about the threat to shipping, despite Tehran denying involvement in the explosions at sea. Thursday's attacks raised fears of ...
Trump announces exit of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders and urges her to run for Arkansas governor
President Donald Trump on Thursday made the surprise announcement of the departure of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, who has been widely criticized for her performance in the White House. "After 3 1/2 years, our wonderful Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be leaving the White House at the ...
Boris Johnson takes strong lead in race for next U.K. leader
The flamboyant, divisive Boris Johnson took a commanding lead Thursday in the contest to become Britain's next prime minister, winning by far the largest share of support in the first round of voting by Conservative Party lawmakers. Johnson, a former foreign secretary and leading Brexit ...
Xi seen having few good options after Trump's G20 ultimatum to meet or else
By now, Xi Jinping is used to Donald Trump's tariff threats. But the U.S. president's latest ultimatum is personal, and the Chinese leader's response could have far-reaching consequences for his political future. Trump on Monday said he could impose tariffs "much higher than 25 percent" ...
Trump says he's sending 1,000 more U.S. troops to ally Poland
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will send 1,000 more U.S. service members to Poland as part of his broadening security and economic alliance. Trump made the announcement during a White House news conference with Poland's president, Andrzej Duda. Trump said the Polish government ...
U.K.'s Labour plans fresh attempt in Parliament to block a no-deal Brexit
The U.K. opposition Labour Party will try once again to seize control of the parliamentary agenda Wednesday, part of an effort to stop the next prime minister from taking the country out of the EU without a deal. The 10 candidates to replace Theresa May ...
