Category Politics

Paul Schrader, the writer of Taxi Driver and director of American Gigolo, is facing sexual assault allegations from his former personal assistant. He is also accused of firing her when she rejected his advances and of violating an agreement that…

The new head of Lebanon’s Central Bank has pledged that his organisation will actively combat money laundering and terrorist financing while remaining free from political interference. Karim Soueid, speaking after his official appointment in Beirut, said he would be tasked…

China said it would impose a 34% tariff on all imports from the United States starting April 10. The new tariff is in line with the level of the “retaliatory” tariff that was set by US President Donald Trump this…

South Korea’s recently ousted president has apologized for failing to live up to citizens’ expectations. South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Seok-yeol from office on Friday, ending his turbulent presidency and triggering elections to find a new leader.…

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has removed President Yoon Seok-yul from office after he was removed from office in an impeachment trial. Friday’s decision comes four months after he destabilized South Korea’s political situation by declaring martial law and sending troops…

Democrats from 19 states have filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump’s attempt to change the election process. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, characterizes the president’s actions as unconstitutional interference with states’ clear authority to conduct their own elections. He…

Lithuania’s political and religious leaders have gathered with thousands of citizens to bid farewell to four American soldiers who died during training exercises in the Baltic country. President Gitanas Nauseda and other high-profile figures were among those who stood respectfully…

The sudden death of a British couple at their residence in the south of France is being treated as a murder-suicide, according to reports. Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr, both in their 60s, were found dead in the village of…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new special representative to NATO are seeking to reassure worried allies by reaffirming the US commitment to the alliance. On Thursday, Mr. Rubio denounced “hysteria and exaggeration” in the media…

When workers were excavating to renovate a football pitch in Vienna last October, they made a surprising discovery: a cluster of intertwined bones in a mass grave dating back to the first century, when the Roman Empire existed. They were…