Politics

(AFP) - It was perhaps not the welcome Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin had hoped for on an annual US trip to mark Saint Patrick's Day -- a dressing down...

(AFP) - President Donald Trump expressed optimism Wednesday that US negotiators headed to Moscow could secure a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, with officials saying the United States wants Russia...

Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that negotiators are headed to Russia "right now" for talks on a possible ceasefire with Ukraine, after Kyiv agreed to a...

(AFP) - A leader of US student protests against Israel's war in Gaza slated for removal has been denied legal advice, a judge heard Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump's administration is set to eliminate environmental justice offices that address pollution in low-income and minority communities across the United States, including Louisiana's "Cancer Alley....

(AFP) - Since returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump has focused much anger on political rivals, former allies, government officials, and even investigators who looked into his...

(AFP) - Could Canada join the EU? The seemingly fanciful prospect was addressed by Brussels Wednesday, with a spokesperson saying the bloc was flattered by the interest -- but pointed...

Washington (AFP) - Major US trading partners announced countermeasures Wednesday after Donald Trump's blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect, prompting the president to vow a further response....

(AFP) - Could Canada join the EU? That prospect looked a little less fanciful Wednesday after a spokesperson for the bloc refused to rule out membership for the north American...

(AFP) - The day after winning Greenland's elections, the centre-right Democrats hunkered down Wednesday to strategise about building a coalition government that could set out a path to independence for...