Politics & Government News

1:23 PM on Thursday, February 5

President Denis Sassou N'guesso of the Republic of Congo has announced his candidacy for the March 15 presidential election

1:05 PM on Thursday, February 5

The chairman of prestigious law firm Paul Weiss has resigned from that position after emails revealed his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein

11:53 AM on Thursday, February 5

Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term

10:11 AM on Thursday, February 5

Organizers of an international flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza have announced plans for another mission with over 100 boats in March

9:24 AM on Thursday, February 5

Each year the Drina River in eastern Bosnia is filled with waste brought downstream from illegal dump sites

8:27 AM on Thursday, February 5

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Sen_ Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she won't sit for an interview with the Justice Department regarding a probe into a video she organized urging U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”

7:45 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Justice Department is intensifying efforts to choke off cartels’ financial networks, targeting the money launderers who are increasingly relying on cryptocurrency to move drug proceeds from the U.S. to Mexico

7:42 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages

7:04 AM on Thursday, February 5

The detention of a Turkish couple who own a New Jersey kebab shop helped galvanize their community against immigration crackdowns last year

6:59 AM on Thursday, February 5

A report by Human Rights Watch says backsliding on protections is taking a toll on Asian economies as growing inequality leaves the poor vulnerable to labor abuses and scams

6:01 AM on Thursday, February 5

The U.N. human rights chief says his office is in "survival mode" as he appeals for $400 million to meet this year's needs

2:45 AM on Thursday, February 5

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A compound in Lebanon housing people who fled Syria after Bashar Assad's fall has faced allegations of harboring Assad loyalists, which residents deny

12:03 AM on Thursday, February 5

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Milan leading U.S. President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics

11:36 PM on Wednesday, February 4

Malaysia has announced a full ban on importing electronic waste

12:06 AM on Wednesday, February 4

The Trump administration says it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners