With the demise early Wednesday of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, Nigeria has lost an advocate of democracy, independence of the legislature and strong institutions. Mr …
The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously non-aligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western military …
By Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years …
Donald Trump is on the verge of entering 2024 arguably holding a status that is unprecedented for him: Election frontrunner. It’s an unfamiliar position for a candidate now suddenly leading …
Fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group has forced up to 300,000 people to flee their homes in a province that had been a safe haven for families …
The former vice president also pointed to the “growing authoritarianism” across the world. “Last week a writer in The New York Times noted that around the world authoritarianism is ascending. …
Jimmy Lai, a media tycoon and champion of free speech and democracy, went on trial in Hong Kong Monday after a year-long delay in the proceedings. He’s been charged with …
Donald Trump, campaigning to be the Republican presidential candidate for a third consecutive time, said at weekend campaign rallies Nevada and New Hampshire that undocumented immigrants were “poisoning the blood …
Russia’s Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India’s Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029; and Donald Trump could return to the White House despite charges of …
A landmark national security trial for leading China critic Jimmy Lai opened in Hong Kong on Monday amid tight security, with the pro-democracy activist battling charges that he colluded with foreign forces, including …