Political News, Analysis and Opinion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff will lead a team of seven Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute the impeachment case against President Donald Trump … Read More

By Mark John LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change and environmental destruction top the risks highlighted by world decision-makers in a survey ahead of the 2020 gathering of the global elite … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – A British newspaper which is being sued by Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, will use evidence from her father Thomas Markle, in a court battle over its … Read More

By Orhan Coskun and Thomas Escritt ANKARA/BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkey said on Wednesday it was too early to say whether a ceasefire in Libya had collapsed after Khalifa Haftar, commander … Read More

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Former Pope Benedict wants his name removed as co-author of a new book on the issue of priestly celibacy, his personal secretary said … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – German climate activists said on Wednesday they were suing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government over what they say is its insufficient action to tackle climate change, arguing that … Read More

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s envoy on Venezuela said China appears to be scaling back economic support for President Nicolas Maduro, and Beijing acknowledged a diminishing … Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt formed a new team to investigate the death of an Italian student who was tortured and murdered in Cairo in 2016, Egypt’s public prosecutor’s office said … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – A man wanted in connection with the 2005 murder of British police officer Sharon Beshenivsky has been arrested in Pakistan, the UK’s West Yorkshire police said. Beshenivsky, … Read More

By John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s rising economic and political clout in Southeast Asia is a growing source of concern as U.S. influence wanes under President Donald Trump, according … Read More