France was set to be paralyzed Thursday by a nationwide strike by transport workers, teachers and other professionals in a showdown between unions and President Emmanuel Macron over his planned pension reforms. Some 90 percent MORE
Leaders from over 200 countries gathered for talks on Tuesday, as the second day of the COP25 climate summit got underway in Madrid. At the start of the summit on Monday, leaders pledged to launch MORE
Dutch police said on Friday that several people had been wounded in a stabbing on a shopping street in The Hague. Hague police said they were seeking a man aged between 45 and 50 wearing a MORE
With one of Europe’s highest domestic violence rates, France has a dismal record when it comes to listening to the victims of abuse and affording them protection. As it prepares to unveil measures to end the scourge, the French government is under intense pressure to set the record straight. MORE
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said allegations that China tried to place an agent in the country’s parliament were “deeply disturbing and troubling.” MORE
Almost 40% of farm profits this year are expected to come from federal assistance, including the trade programme, according to the American Farm Bureau.
But the payments have stirred controversy as the biggest, richest farms – including some foreign-owned firms – collect a majority of the relief. Lobby groups also maintain farmers want markets, not subsidies. MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world’s richest men, has formally launched a Democratic bid for president. Ending weeks of speculation, the 77-year-old former Republican MORE
Former national security adviser John Bolton claims the White House blocked his Twitter account after he resigned.
President Trump suggested Friday that he might veto legislation designed to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong — despite its near-unanimous support in the House and Senate — to pave the way for a trade deal with China. MORE
In his first public remarks since abruptly resigning from Fox News last month, the anchor Shepard Smith called on Thursday for a steadfast defense of independent journalism, while offering a few subtle barbs at President MORE
Join News Views for a Live Discussion on the House Intelligence Committee’s Day Five of open impeachment inquiry hearings against Trump. Today, lawmakers will hear testimony from the following witnesses: MORE
The whistleblower, a career IRS official, initially filed a complaint in July, reporting that he was told that at least one Treasury political appointee attempted to improperly interfere with the annual audit of the president’s or vice president’s tax returns. MORE
n overwhelming 70% of Americans think President Donald Trump’s request to a foreign leader to investigate his political rival, which sits at the heart of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry, was wrong MORE
It’s not you. It’s the environment. Dunkin’ is ending its relationship with foam cups.
The company revealed billboards touting the chain’s journey toward “Consciously Un-Cup-Ling” and on Twitter called it a #DoubleCupBreakup. MORE
The scientific study of happiness (aka positive psychology) has mushroomed over the last two decades. Major research institutions have taken on substantial and often thought-provoking forays into the joy of joy, with surprising and often enlightening results. MORE
It’s difficult to talk about impeachment, but this can help. MORE
Fox Business host Lisa Kennedy on Friday slammed President Trump for his tweeted attacks on former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during her public testimony on Capitol Hill, calling the president a “big dumb MORE
The Wall Street Journal: Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, whose resignation amid allegations of fraud in October’s presidential election left his country without a leader and mired in growing chaos, accepted Mexico’s offer of asylum… A dangerous power vacuum prevailed MORE
During each of the past two weekends, President Donald Trump has been booed at a major sporting event. First, he was met with chants of “Lock Him Up! at Game 5 of the World Series in Washington. Then, he MORE
The distinctive human habit of walking upright may have evolved millions of years earlier than thought, according to researchers who uncovered the remains of an ancient ape in southern Germany. Excavations from the Hammerschmiede clay MORE
US top diplomat Pompeo is in Germany to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall. He knows the country well, as he was stationed here during the Cold War. But how much longer will the MORE
(CNN)Nine members of a Mormon community were killed on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border, and authorities are investigating whether the attack was the result of mistaken identity. The slain victims include three women, MORE
In a verdict Tuesday, the Federal Constitutional Court found that monthslong slashes to welfare benefits known as Hartz IV for “breaches of duty” are unlawful. Under current legislation, recipients of the benefit can have their MORE
Boris Johnson was on Monday night accused of presiding over a cover-up after it emerged that No 10 refused to clear the publication of a potentially incendiary report examining Russian infiltration in British politics, including the MORE