Political News, Analysis and Opinion

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s new coalition government took office on Friday and Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh said the country needed political stability to start urgent reforms and revive the ailing … Read More

By Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investment-advisers are increasingly worried that U.S. authorities are not be doing enough to prevent a widespread outbreak of coronavirus in the country, potentially … Read More

By Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fourteen states and one U.S. territory host Super Tuesday primaries next week, a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender … Read More

By Stephanie Nebehay, Michael Shields and Parisa Hafezi GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) – All countries need to prepare to combat the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as authorities raced … Read More

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Media billionaire Michael Bloomberg would allow the United States to keep exporting crude oil overseas if he is elected president, his campaign says, unlike … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed during a phone call on Friday on the need for new measures to be put in place … Read More

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria is tightening security along its border with its southeastern neighbor Turkey after groups of migrants in Turkey headed toward the frontier, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone on Friday to discuss the implementation of agreements on Syria’s Idlib province amid mounting tension, … Read More

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – A U.S.-Philippines troop agreement recently scrapped by President Rodrigo Duterte could still be salvaged, a senior diplomat said on Friday, boosting hopes in both … Read More

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and five cabinet ministers comfortably survived a vote of no confidence in parliament on Friday, a week after a court ban on … Read More