Takaichi's victory follows Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation after bruising electoral losses for the LDP in 2024 and 2025.

The ministers will have to find compromises with the opposition, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said...

As the government shutdown continues, the media seems fixated on one Republican talking point: That the Democrats want health- care benefits...

Nearly 40,000 people in the Belgorod region have been left without power Ukrainian strikes...

Most senior members from the Cabinet of ousted premier Francois Bayrou were renamed to their posts in a clear continuation of Macron’s centr...

California National Guard troops are positioned at the Federal Building on June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Ass...

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as...

A future Conservative government would save £47 billion of taxpayers’ money by cutting spending on welfare, aid and social housing, the shad...

Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, John P.: Who gets paid during a federal shutdow...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge blocked the admini...

Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Sunday accused the opposition of trying to topple his government and vowed a further crackdown...

Rep. Katie Porter smiles as she prepares to address supporters at an election night party in 2024, in Long Beach, Calif. (Photo by Damian Do...

Somali government forces have ended a six-hour siege by militants at a major prison near the president’s office in Mogadishu

When Shai Carmelli-Pollak’s film The Sea won five trophies at Israel’s Oscars, it sparked a furious backlash from the Israeli government inc...

With each day, the stakes grow for federal employees, service recipients and national political stability.