Politics

Freedom House and international watchdogs report continued democratic decline across multiple continents, marking two decades of consecutive global freedom loss.

Pope Leo XIV's seven-day visit to Spain draws massive crowds in Madrid, marking the first papal visit to the country in 15 years.

At least 12 people were wounded when gunfire erupted near a community festival in Toledo, Ohio on Saturday evening.

From Nepal to Madagascar, Morocco to Indonesia, young people wielding a pirate flag from the anime One Piece overthrew governments, elected a prime minister via Discord, and sent shockwaves through political establishments on three continents.

When India's Chief Justice compared unemployed youth to cockroaches, a 30-year-old student in Boston turned the slur into a satirical party that gained 22 million Instagram followers in six days — and became the loudest voice of a generation.

As California enters another pivotal year of water policy debate, state legislators, agricultural interests, and environmental advocates are navigating competing claims on one of the American West's most contested resources.

On July 13, 2024, a gunman opened fire at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, wounding the former president and killing one attendee in an assassination attempt that shook the nation.

I am a true believer in God and His Ministers. I have held this belief since my childhood. I embrace all religions and the Gods, from Abraham to Baha’u’llah, and from Jew to the Baha’i Faith. I don't...

As a child, I was a fervent patriot of India and took immense pride in my nationality. However, as I grew older and learned more about our history and present situation, I began to question the exist...

In February 2023, a Chinese surveillance balloon drifted across the United States for days before being shot down by an F-22 fighter jet, triggering a diplomatic crisis.

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II and reshaping the global order.

The 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season, known as Black Summer, burned over 46 million acres, killed or displaced an estimated three billion animals, and became a global symbol of the climate crisis.

In 2019, millions of Hong Kong residents took to the streets in historic pro-democracy protests that began over an extradition bill and grew into a broader fight for autonomy.