A pledge by Japan's next likely prime minister to reassert government sway over the central bank has fanned worries about political interference in monetary policy, however, a weak yen and politics ...

A populist victory in the Czech Republic, protests in Lithuania, obstruction in Slovakia and Hungary — all show the E.U. faces political turmoil on its eastern flank. Trouble is brewing in the east ...

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to release hostages and prisoners. Our colleague Jodi Rudoren explains this critical moment. By Jodi Rudoren I’m a former Jerusalem bureau chief. The longest ...

With Republicans and Democrats dug in to their respective positions, it is not clear when Congress will restore government funding and end a shutdown that started October 1.

The IRS furloughed more than 35,000 employees, nearly half of its staff, as both Republicans and Democrats fail to resolve the budget impasse.

The Texas Department of Transportation announced it intends to follow Gov. Greg Abbott's new directive and remove rainbow crosswalks across the state.

The New York representative had hosted an Instagram livestream on Sunday in which she urged people opposed to the Donald Trump administration to make fun of the “insecure masculinity” of its hierarchy ...

As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work or marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.

The industry minister has defended a $600 million joint bailout of a Queensland copper smelter as "a good use of public resources". Follow live.

American Compass founder Oren Cass promotes economic nationalism while his organization American Compass receives funding from companies like Qualcomm and BlackRock with China ties.

Victoria’s bushfire readiness has suffered a major blow with the state’s entire fleet of G Wagon and Unimog firefighting vehicles benched weeks ahead of a “dangerous” fire season.

Other than the three UK institutions, the rest of THE’s global top 10 is made up entirely of US universities, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology taking second and Princeton University ...