Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s centrist President Klaus Iohannis will launch fresh consultations to form a government on Wednesday, two days after the constitutional court overturned his re-nomination … Read More

By Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) – The leaders of Ireland’s two largest center-right parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, held preliminary talks on Tuesday and said they agreed to meet … Read More

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Slovakia’s long-ruling leftist Smer party, facing slipping support before a national election this month, pushed a rise in pension payments through parliament on Tuesday amid criticism from … Read More

By Amanda Becker and John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bernie Sanders’ surge to the front of the Democratic presidential contest has echoes of Donald Trump’s improbable 2016 nomination, according to … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday confirmed that the Afghan government has agreed to postpone its presidential inauguration, amid an election feud in which both Afghan President … Read More

BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) – Hezbollah is against allowing the International Monetary Fund to manage Lebanon’s financial crisis, the powerful group said on Tuesday, indicating opposition to any IMF bailout that would … Read More

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s leftist government on Tuesday approved a series of measures to ensure that farmers, who have been protesting for weeks against low food prices and precarious working … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Should travelers avoid parts of the world near coronavirus hotspots? Or go – but then tread carefully? The official advice they receive may depend on whether they … Read More

By Gabriela Baczynska and Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Tuesday talks on post-Brexit ties with Britain would kick off next Monday, but warned that the … Read More

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street added to losses on Tuesday with its three major stock indexes falling 1%, after officials said the coronavirus was “a rapidly … Read More