After a rising chorus within his own party urged U.S. President Joe Biden to “pass the torch,” he did just that on Sunday, immediately becoming a single-term president and a lame-duck leader. Biden announced on social media that he was ending ... Read More

Donald Trump has named US Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, further elevating the Ohio Republican who has adopted the former president’s populist agenda after years of pointed criticism of Trump. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous ... Read More

Former President United States Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a ... Read More

The Council of the Arab League has tasked its group at the UN with studying steps to freeze Israel's participation in the body's General Assembly. The bloc which held an extraordinary session in Cairo Thursday (Jul. 4), said Israel failed to ... Read More

President Joe Biden U.S. President Joe Biden defiantly vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, pushing back against growing sentiment that his faltering debate performance had doomed his candidacy and that he should withdraw from the campaign leading to the ... Read More

Donald Trump Shortly after the Supreme Court issued its decision on his claim of presidential immunity, Donald Trump took to social media to celebrate. “Big win for our constitution and democracy,” he posted on Truth Social. "Proud to be an American!” While ... Read More

Ursula von der Leyen EU leaders have formally nominated Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission, European Council President Charles Michel confirmed on Thursday. Von der Leyen’s nomination was informally agreed on Tuesday, but the formal ... Read More

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk during her visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 15, 2022. Ukrainian officials are embracing what will be a detailed and tortuous process of negotiations following the official ... Read More

Julian Assange WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his freedom and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about ... Read More

U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi speaks at a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 25, 2022. Peace talks to end Ethiopia's Tigray conflict began in South Africa on Tuesday, and Grandi urged both sides to find a route to peace ... Read More