Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will begin an ambitious prison-building program in an attempt to stem a tide of costly lawsuits by inmates complaining of overcrowding and inhumane … Read More

By Joseph Menn and Jack Stubbs (Reuters) – The FBI is investigating the role of Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group Technologies in possible hacks on American residents and companies as … Read More

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Perhaps no issue has divided the field of Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls more than “Medicare for All.” Liberal candidates favor the sweeping proposal, which would … Read More

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – U.S. authorities could face difficulties fining Danske Bank <DANSKE.CO> over its involvement in suspected money-laundering in Estonia, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The … Read More

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Instagram on Wednesday she has applied to register her name and that of the Fridays For Future movement she founded … Read More

By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) – Bewildered, sad and disappointed, Brazilians migrants sent from the United States to Mexico this week were left wondering how they had ended … Read More

By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) – Civil disobedience group Extinction Rebellion staged a protest outside McKinsey & Company’s London office on Friday to demand the consulting firm use its influence … Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s top court ruled on Friday that it had no jurisdiction to settle a border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia, complicating Croatia’s accession to the … Read More

By Byron Kaye and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities warned on Friday of severe fire danger in densely populated areas this weekend, declaring a state of emergency in … Read More

By Marine Strauss and John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brexit cleared its last formal hurdle in Brussels on Thursday, setting Britain’s Jan. 31 exit from the European Union in stone, … Read More