Politics

The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID funding have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contract payments to aid agencies, forcing them to use their own funds to maintain a fragile cease-fire, according to U.S. humanitarian officials. These cuts could…

Boots’ US owners have agreed a deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn around after years of losses. On Thursday, Walgreens Boots Alliance said Sycamore would pay $11.45 (£8.89) per share, giving the…

for now /> Canada will continue to implement its initial retaliatory tariffs against the United States, despite President Donald Trump delaying for a month the imposition of 25 percent duties on many Canadian imports, a senior Canadian government official said.…

US President Donald Trump has delayed the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on various imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread concerns about the economic impact of a deeper trade war. The White House…

Albanian lawmakers have decided to shut down TikTok for one year, accusing the video platform of inciting violence and bullying, especially among young people. Education Minister Ogerta Manastirliu said they are in talks with TikTok about introducing filters such as…

Bosnian authorities on Thursday challenged several laws that bar state judiciary and police from operating in Serb-controlled areas. The controversial legislation has exacerbated tensions in the ethnically divided Balkan state. The complaint, filed with the country’s Constitutional Court jointly by…

French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday that France was continuing to provide military intelligence to Ukraine after Washington announced a temporary suspension of information exchange with Kiev. The decision followed the rejection of a peace proposal put forward…

Pope Francis stepped up his physical therapy and remained stable Wednesday. He marked the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and contacting a parish priest in Gaza, the Vatican said. The Pope has not experienced any respiratory…

Severe storms that left three people dead in Mississippi and roofs torn off buildings in a small Oklahoma town have swept across the United States, threatening more communities in the central and eastern parts of the country. At the same…

Lava from a Hawaiian volcano has been shooting up in tall fountains that are expected to get bigger as a result of a new eruption. The eruption began on December 23 in the crater at the summit of Kilauea, one…