Politics News

India is working to lure private capital back into highway construction, a decade after investors retreated over concerns about revenue risks and bureaucratic delays.

UK home sellers refrained from increasing prices further this month as an abundance of properties on estate agents’ books strengthened the bargaining power of buyers, according to a survey by Rightmove.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is cracking down on AI chatbots sharing harmful content, pledging to ensure they comply with laws designed to protect children online.

Indonesia’s president ordered the firings of regulators after warnings about MSCI’s concerns went unheeded.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he proposed terms for any deescalation deal with Iran during a meeting with US President Donald Trump last week.

John Hurley, the Trump administration’s top sanctions official, is set to leave his post after friction with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump said founding member countries of his Board of Peace have pledged more than $5 billion toward humanitarian efforts and reconstruction in Gaza.

Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar kicked off the final stretch of campaigning for April’s election on Sunday, asserting that he’s on the cusp of ending Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s rule after 16 years.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is better known for her strong progressive stances than her foreign policy views over the course of her seven years in Congress. An appearance at this weekend’s Munich Security Conference suggested a shift in approach and fueled more speculation of a presidential run in 2028.

The US military boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel for thousands of miles, saying it tried to circumvent President Donald Trump’s energy blockade in the Caribbean against sanctioned ships.

The US military has spent years working to defeat increasingly numerous and capable drones with directed-energy systems that cost less and offer more rounds than traditional missiles. One of those systems was at the center of the confusing airspace closure in El Paso, Texas last week.

Claudia Sheinbaum’s decision to halt oil shipments to Cuba is testing her standing within Mexico’s ruling party just over a year into her presidency, even as it staves off confrontation with Donald Trump.

Israel’s cabinet approved the construction of a new international airport on the Gaza periphery and said another is in the works for the north, near the Lebanese border.

The Justice Department sent a letter to US lawmakers summarizing redactions in the so-called Epstein Files, as political pressure swirls around decisions to withhold some information.

Canada will spend more of its growing military budget with domestic firms under a defense-industrial strategy that’s meant to unleash more than C$500 billion ($369 billion) in investment over a decade.

Marc Rubio offered a hand of partnership to Europe, but on US terms.

With Gaza stuck in post-war limbo, Israel is pursuing West Bank administrative measures meant to assert ownership over land and further sideline Palestinian authorities.

The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas rejected the picture of the bloc’s decline painted by the Trump administration and urged member states to accelerate Ukraine’s membership bid as a sign of the bloc’s power.

Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on foreign fighters in the war on Ukraine as its forces sustain more losses than they’re able to replace, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said creating incentives for investments in Europe is a better approach to prevent capital outflows to other regions than imposing taxes.