Political News, Analysis and Opinion

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed talks about loans and grants from countries that backed a U.N. investigation into his bloody war on drugs to resume, his … Read More

By Rozanna Latiff and Krishna N. Das KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – On trial for corruption that includes the multi-billion dollar 1MDB fraud, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak said on … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has close economic ties with Russia and could use this leverage to pressure President Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s involvement in Syria, its defense minister said on … Read More

By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Decommissioning work at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power station, halted during a G7 summit in Japan in 2016, will not stop during this summer’s … Read More

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand police said on Wednesday they have stepped up patrols at two mosques ahead of the first anniversary of a shooting that killed 51 worshippers, after … Read More

By Zachary Fagenson and Jason Lange MIAMI (Reuters) – Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will reassess the future of his Democratic presidential campaign after his disappointing showing on Super … Read More

By Tim Reid and Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ campaign requested an emergency injunction on Tuesday asking for polls in Los Angeles County to … Read More

By Chris Kahn WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The race for the Democratic nomination is effectively down to a tight two-way race after almost a third of U.S. states cast ballots on … Read More

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the dramatic winnowing of the Democratic presidential field, the 14 nominating contests held on Tuesday largely came down to a single question: Could … Read More

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s new prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin has postponed the start of parliamentary proceedings by two months, the speaker said on Wednesday, amid opposition efforts to challenge … Read More