Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday in a major legal battle over taxpayer funds going to religious schools, with Chief Justice John … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would travel to Ukraine sometime soon, but gave no date for his planned visit to the country … Read More

By Denise Paglinawan TORONTO (Reuters) – A tour guide died and five French tourists were missing after a group of snowmobilers plunged through the ice into the water near Québec’s … Read More

By Alexandra Alper and Luke Baker DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called climate activists like Greta Thunberg “prophets of doom” at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday. … Read More

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc shares surged on Wednesday, and the company became the first publicly listed U.S. automaker to cross $100 billion in market valuation, more than Ford Motor Co … Read More

By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Luigi Di Maio stepped down on Wednesday as leader of Italy’s co-governing 5-Star movement, as it seeks to stem a wave … Read More

By Alessandra Galloni DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Former Lebanese foreign minister Gebran Bassil appealed to world leaders on Wednesday to help save his country from becoming a “failed state” amid … Read More

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Social media has become a hotbed of extremism, used to undermine democracy, a think-tank said on Wednesday, calling for reforms to restore trust in government and … Read More

By Mariel Cristaldo ASUNCION (Reuters) – A dengue fever outbreak that has affected thousands of Paraguayans in recent weeks has reached as far as the presidential palace, with the country’s … Read More

By John Irish JERUSALEM (Reuters) – “Go outside,” French President Emmanuel Macron demanded in English in a melee with Israeli security men on Wednesday, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica … Read More