Government

The UN’s chief painted a grim picture of a divided and polarised world and urged solidarity among nations.

Two months after sacking the PM and suspending parliament, President Saied faces major protests.

All except one of Iranian president’s cabinet member picks were approved with overwhelming support by parliament.

Ambitious proposals to expand childcare, clean energy, other social programmes depend on Democratic unity.

The judge believes the moratorium is illegal but argued her ‘hands are tied’ by a previous ruling by a higher court.

After years of partisan gridlock, Republicans join Democrats in support of future investment in highways, transit.

The New York governor was embroiled in a political firestorm after an investigation concluded he harassed 11 women.

Pedro Castillo is facing political and economic turmoil – including impeachment calls – as he forms his administration.

The woman, whose name has not been made public, accused the New York governor of groping her.

China has ‘fundamentally altered the bedrock’ of Hong Kong’s democratic institutions and ‘suppressed freedoms’, US says.

“There’s still a lot of trauma. There have been emotional scars, physical scars.”

Iran’s economy has been crippled by US sanctions and decades-long structural issues.

Can pro-democracy activists and ethnic nationalists join forces to overthrow Myanmar’s brutal military regime?

As more places reopened and people got COVID-19 jabs, consumers confidently spent money at restaurants and stores.