Politics & Government News

1:50 PM on Sunday, January 25

Brazil’s foreign ministry says it has taken over Mexico’s diplomatic interests in Peru following a diplomatic rift over a Peruvian politician who was granted asylum by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum

1:26 PM on Sunday, January 25

Obama calls latest Minnesota shooting a 'wake-up call to every American' and urges federal officials to work with state

9:22 AM on Sunday, January 25

A row has erupted within Britain's Labour Party after Manchester's mayor, Andy Burnham, was blocked from running in a special election

8:33 AM on Sunday, January 25

American religious history is rife with protest movements

7:34 AM on Sunday, January 25

European leaders are finding a way to speak with one voice against President Donald Trump and they're increasingly willing to say “no” to his demands

2:03 AM on Sunday, January 25

Tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to control Greenland have caused a rift between MAGA and Europe's far-right

7:42 PM on Saturday, January 24

The morning started frigid and quiet on Minneapolis’ “Eat Street,” a stretch of road south of downtown famous for its small coffee shops and restaurants ranging from New American to Vietnamese

6:37 PM on Saturday, January 24

Voting was held Sunday in the final round of Myanmar’s general election, concluding a monthlong process

3:40 PM on Saturday, January 24

Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city

2:37 PM on Saturday, January 24

U.S. President Donald Trump has heaped praise on British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan

2:37 PM on Saturday, January 24

Iraq’s dominant political bloc has nominated former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for prime minister

1:37 PM on Saturday, January 24

Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, Syria’s defense ministry announced the ceasefire had been extended by another 15 days

12:40 PM on Saturday, January 24

A federal officer fatally shot a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press

12:01 PM on Saturday, January 24

A 37-year-old man shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, authorities say (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the man was 51.)

11:24 AM on Saturday, January 24

A federal immigration officer has shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigidly cold streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier

10:35 AM on Saturday, January 24

Top U.S. envoys have met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to advance the ceasefire in Gaza

9:50 AM on Saturday, January 24

Armed men entered the home of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine and held his wife, Barbara Kyagulanyi, at gunpoint as they demanded to know his whereabouts

9:24 AM on Saturday, January 24

President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor goes ahead with its trade deal with China

5:23 AM on Saturday, January 24

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces are "more ready than ever" as U.S. warships move toward the Middle East

2:21 AM on Saturday, January 24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says talks with Russian and American representatives have concluded with constructive discussions on ending the war