Poland and Hungary belong to the European Union and profit from it, but their leaders' ideas on democracy and the rule of law, principles their countries agreed to uphold when joining in 2004, are far...

For family members who have been kept apart by the pandemic, the arrival of vaccines seems unlikely to lead to reunions anytime soon.

Donald Trump's second impeachment and acquittal has unearthed thorny truths about American politics and his indelible place in it. His acquittal was expected. But he still faces threats on four fronts...

The Senate on Saturday acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that exposed the fragility of America's democratic traditions and lef...

Variants of the novel coronavirus have now been reported in all 10 provinces in Canada. No variants have been reported in the territories so far.

Denmark is launching a digital vaccine passport, with the goal of allowing COVID-19 vaccinated residents to move around in public more freely. The hope is businesses could operate more openly, too. So...

U.S. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell excoriated Donald Trump on Saturday for being "morally responsible" for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but said he voted to acquit him at the impeac...

Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, took charge of Italy's new government on Friday, and unveiled a cabinet that mixed unaffiliated technocrats with politicians from across his...

Donald Trump's defence lawyers made the case for the former U.S. president's acquittal on Friday in forceful terms, calling his impeachment an act of "political vengeance" and a "sham." ...

The European Union on Saturday called on China to reverse its ban on the BBC World News television channel imposed in apparent retaliation for Britain's pulling of the license of state-owned Chinese b...

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on Friday to face a charge of defaming a Second World War veteran. Meanwhile, Navalny's anti-Kremlin movement has received bitcoin...

Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment trial sought Thursday to directly link his words to the rioters' actions.

Yoshiro Mori resigned Friday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee following sexist comments implying women talk too much.

Myanmar's army is hunting for seven well-known supporters of protests against this month's coup and they face charges over comments on social media that threaten national stability, the army said on S...

Criminal charges have been dropped against two police officers seen on video last spring shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo, N.Y., prosecutors said Thursday.

Britain, France and Germany on Thursday condemned a spate of attacks on Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen, saying the proliferation of drones posed a serious threat to regional sta...

A nine-year-old Black girl who was pepper sprayed by police in Rochester, N.Y., pleaded "please don't do this to me" and "it burns" as she waited handcuffed in the back seat of a police cruiser for 16...

Russia has scored a political and medical victory last week with the scientific community’s validation of its Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus. Still, some still view it as another tool in ...

Fans are flocking back to see Come From Away in Melbourne, Australia, where the Canadian musical is one of the first theatre productions to reopen its doors following months of COVID-19 lockdown restr...

A British judge has ruled Thursday that the Mail on Sunday newspaper and its MailOnline website invaded Duchess of Sussex's privacy by publishing a personal letter to her estranged father. ...