Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Richard Cowan, Susan Cornwell and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even with acquittal seemingly assured, Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial made a forceful appeal for … Read More

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia suspended parliament on Tuesday to honor the victims of a national bushfire crisis that has killed 33 people, as more than 100 fires remained ablaze across … Read More

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese policymakers are readying measures to support an economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak that is expected to have a devastating impact on first-quarter … Read More

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, an unpredictable moderate in a polarized Washington, on Monday declared she will vote to acquit Donald Trump, but not … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The results of Iowa’s Democratic presidential caucuses have been delayed because of “quality checks” during the reporting process, the state party said. “The integrity of the results … Read More

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Foxconn could see a “big” production impact and shipments to customers including Apple face disruption if a Chinese factory halt due to the coronavirus … Read More

By David Stanway and Winni Zhou SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China faced mounting isolation in the face of increasing international travel curbs and flight suspensions on Saturday, as the death toll … Read More

By Tracy Rucinski and Laurence Frost CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) – Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly … Read More

By Krishna N. Das KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – AirAsia Group Bhd’s <AIRA.KL> Tony Fernandes on Tuesday denied a now-defunct Formula 1 racing team formerly co-owned by him had any links … Read More

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s already tenuous economic lifelines to the outside world are now nearly severed as it seals its borders with China and Russia to … Read More