US President Donald Trump extracted a much-needed victory from Congress on Thursday as Republicans narrowly pushed a bill through the House of Representatives repealing the landmark health reforms of his predecessor.
Several explosions ripped through a recycling site for hazardous chemical waste near Madrid on Thursday, injuring 37 people, three of them seriously, and forcing the evacuation of nearby schools, officials said.
President Donald Trump confidently predicted that a Middle East peace agreement was within grasp Wednesday, as he hosted Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at the White House.
President Donald Trump will issue an executive order on Thursday making it easier for churches and religious groups to take part in politics without risk of losing their tax-exempt status, a senior White House official said.
Theresa May faces her first nationwide electoral test as Britain’s Prime Minister on Thursday, as she toughens her Brexit position just weeks before a crucial general election.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday pushed a plan to set up safe zones in Syria that could see planes grounded but details remained hazy as a latest round of Kremlin-backed peace talks on the six-year war floundered.
Twenty-one coal miners have died attempting to rescue trapped workmates in northern Iran after an explosion on Wednesday caused a mile-long tunnel to partially collapse, news agencies said.
Mexico on Tuesday announced the arrest of a senior lieutenant of the jailed Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman who was allegedly engaged in a bloody struggle to lead the Sinaloa crime syndicate.
Global warming has caused ice to melt faster than normal in the Antarctic, but a study Tuesday suggested the rate of loss in some areas may be slower than previously thought.
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will on Wednesday unveil recommendations for forthcoming talks with Britain, despite increasing rancour over how the split will ultimately unfold.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed steps to ease Syria’s civil war and a possible first face-to-face meeting, during what the White House described as a "very good call" Tuesday.
French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen face off in a televised debate on Wednesday which is expected to be bitter, personal and potentially decisive ahead of voting this weekend.
French anti-terror police on Tuesday arrested four men and one woman and seized weapons in raids just days before the presidential election run-off, sources said.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday he was plunging back into domestic politics in order to fight against Brexit.
US congressional leaders have reached a deal on a federal spending bill which if passed by lawmakers this week will avert a government shutdown, a top lawmaker and congressional aides said late on Sunday.
Thailand's government head has accepted an invitation to visit the White House from President Donald Trump, his spokesman said on Monday, the latest autocrat to be embraced by the US leader.
France's rivals for the presidency, centrist frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen, are set to hold duelling rallies in Paris on Monday, the May Day holiday that will also see major demonstrations against both candidates.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Saudi King Salman on Sunday, state media said, as she began a visit focused on bilateral relations and preparations for the next G20 meeting.
Demonstrators stormed Macedonia's parliament on Thursday and attacked MPs, including the opposition leader, in protest against a vote for a new parliamentary speaker.
Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen delivered a ferocious attack on Thursday on her globalist rival Emmanuel Macron, saying voters faced a choice "for or against France".
