Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – The epidemic of COVID-19 coronavirus infection spreading around the world can be contained and controlled, the World Health Organization (WHO) said … Read More

By Jennifer Hiller and Ron Bousso NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Exxon and Chevron boasted to investors this week about booming U.S. oil production, illustrating how the gap has widened – … Read More

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Health authorities in Ireland reported the first community transmission of coronavirus not associated with travel from an affected area of Italy on Thursday as the number of … Read More

(Reuters) – HP Inc <HPQ.N> on Thursday rejected Xerox Holdings Corp’s <XRX.N> raised takeover bid of about $35 billion, saying it undervalued the personal computer maker. The U.S. printer maker … Read More

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea declared a “special care zone” on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. … Read More

By Amanda Becker and Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Elizabeth Warren, the liberal firebrand who emerged as a top Democratic contender for the White House on the strength of an anti-corruption … Read More

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a 30-day state of emergency on Thursday after coronavirus cases were reported in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. The decree was … Read More

By Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, criticized by some at home for British arms sales to Saudi Arabia, said on Thursday he was hopeful for … Read More

By Jonathan Allen and Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) – By the time the global coronavirus outbreak arrived in New York this week, the city was armed with hundreds of … Read More

By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s main political rival said on Thursday the two sides were holding talks over a disputed presidential election result but … Read More