Israeli far-right minister Ben-Gvir threatens to leave government
Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened on Thursday to leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government if it agrees to the ceasefire…
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Biden administration to lift 'terrorism' designation on Cuba
WASHINGTON — After years of debate, the Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism, a label given the island…
Mel Gibson Sparks Firestorm of Controversy with Wild Claims, Suggesting California Wildfires May Have Been Deliberately Orchestrated by Government for Land Grabbing
Mel Gibson, the 69-year-old actor, is back in the spotlight for controversial remarks about the recent California wildfires. During a January 10 appearance on The Ingraham Angle on Fox…
'This is your Hurricane Katrina': Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows the difference between destruction and utter…
News Analysis: Carter, during and after presidency, changed way world saw the U.S. — often for the better
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter ended his one-term presidency in defeat. For years he was derided as a weak leader. But over time a fundamental shift took place in how Carter was regarded,…
Chadian government plays down gunshots in capital
The government of Chad has insisted the situation in capitol N'Djamena is stable after gunshots were heard near the presidential palace. Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said in a…
Homeless figures rise in Germany but government plays down fears
The number of people registered as homeless in Germany rose sharply to around 532,000 last year, a government report said on Wednesday. In 2022, the figure was around 263,000. But around…
Thai government says Bank of Thailand chair appointment won’t take too long
THAILAND’S government expects a selection panel to quickly conclude the process to pick a new chairman for the nation’s central bank after its previous nominee was deemed unsuitable for…
Column: Jimmy Carter was the right candidate for 1976, but was he the right president?
SACRAMENTO — Jimmy Carter was the right presidential candidate for his time in 1976 — a smiling, homespun, anti-Washington outsider promising truth and decency. He was a natural populist,…
Jimmy Carter dies; 39th president became influential human rights advocate
Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and decent” government to Watergate-weary Americans,…
Column: After a bruising election year in America what will 2025 bring?
SACRAMENTO — How do you summarize — or make sense of — 2024? It’s been a year of upheaval, division, winners and losers. And perhaps most disturbingly, a year that has exposed fault lines…
US government designates Marc Fogel as "wrongfully detained" in Russia
The United States government on Friday announced they have designated Marc Fogel as "wrongfully detained" in Russia. Why It Matters Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, is serving a…
Kenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who were apparently abducted as four people were…
Thai government suffers setback in bid to influence central bank
THE Thai government’s campaign to pressure the Bank of Thailand (BOT) to cut interest rates suffered a significant setback, with the Office of the Council of State effectively ruling that…
Column: This is the trouble with Elon Musk's debut as a federal budget negotiator
In the wake of a successful effort to kill a year-end spending bill and replace it with more limited legislation to keep the government open, Elon Musk declared victory last week on X…
Will Trump send troops to Mexico? His pick for ambassador worries officials there
One of the more surprising foreign policy ideas the Trump team has proposed on the eve of its ascension to power is military intervention in Mexico to go after drug cartels and possibly…
On a quest for global domination, Chinese EV makers are upending Thailand's auto industry
BANGKOK — Japanese car factories in Thailand — which for decades has been the premiere hub of auto manufacturing in Southeast Asia — are shutting down or scaling back. Subaru said it will…
Clock ticks down on France government nomination
The clock ticked Monday for French President Emmanuel Macron to appoint the fourth government in a year marked by a deepening political crisis. The widely-expected announcement of the…
France awaits appointment of new government
President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as a France racked by political deadlock awaited the appointment of a new…
Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly
After the government pushed for the breakup of Google, accusing it of business practices that violate antitrust laws, the Mountain View, Calif., tech giant proposed its own solutions on…
Senate passes funding bill after Trump, Musk tanked earlier negotiations
What's New The U.S. Senate passed an eleventh-hour funding bill to keep the government operating shortly before a midnight deadline on Friday. The vote was 85 to 11. Why It Matters The…
With government shutdown looming, what happens to bird flu surveillance?
As government agencies prepare for a potential shutdown, questions about the government’s response to a potentially burgeoning H5N1 bird flu pandemic are top of mind for many public health…
Will government shutdown affect Social Security? What we know
What's New A looming government shutdown could force some government agency functions to temporarily cease until new funding has passed. The Social Security Administration (SSA) could be…
Trump tariff threats loom over US reliance on Canadian crude oil
What's New President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods are sparking fears of higher gas prices and economic friction when it comes to trade. Why…