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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has formally approved a major defense treaty with Russia, as reported by the North’s state media on Tuesday. The treaty outlines mutual military aid, even as the U.S., South Korea, and Ukraine claim that North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. […]

President-elect Donald Trump has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. The selection comes despite concerns within Congress regarding the potential for Trump to appoint House members to his cabinet. With the final election […]

WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon delivered a formal and unreserved apology in Parliament on Tuesday, expressing remorse for the widespread abuse, torture, and neglect suffered by hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in state care. “It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong. And it should never have happened,” […]

As Republicans prepare to take control of the Senate in January, attention is focused on the three-way race to replace Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who has held the top GOP post for nearly two decades and is stepping down at the end of the year. Three senators are vying for the leadership position in […]

President-elect Donald Trump has already started forming a team for his second term. Trump’s new administration is expected to differ from his first. He stated in October that the “biggest mistake” of his first term was selecting “bad, disloyal people” for his administration. Many positions require Senate confirmation, although Trump has demanded that Republican leadership […]

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Elise Stefanik to be the United States ambassador to the United Nations. “Elise is an exceptionally strong, determined, and intelligent America First advocate,” Trump said in a statement Monday announcing his selection. Nikki Haley, who challenged Trump for the Republican nomination, was one of those who […]

Like other social scientists and scholars, I’ll spend the next weeks and months scouring pre-election data, the exit polls, and the first wave of post-election surveys trying to understand how a majority of American voters chose to return—a twice-impeached convicted felon and adjudicated sexual abuser who incited a violent insurrection when he lost the last […]

BAKU, Azerbaijan — As the United Nations climate conference (COP29) commenced in Baku, Azerbaijan, a stark contrast emerged between the passionate rhetoric, urgent appeals, and pledges of cooperation on one hand and the backdrop of seismic political shifts, global conflicts, and economic hardships on the other. The immediate focus of the two-week session is the […]

TOKYO — Japan’s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election results in years, forcing the struggling leader to form his second Cabinet in just over a month since taking office. Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito together secured the majority of seats […]

President-elect has stated that Tom Homan, his former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will serve as “border czar” in his upcoming administration. “I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders,” he […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A transitional council formed to restore democratic order in Haiti has dismissed interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replaced him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a businessman who was previously considered for the position. The decree, set to be published on Monday, was shared with the Associated Press by a government source. This latest […]

LONDON — King Charles III led the nation Sunday in a two-minute silence in remembrance of fallen service personnel in central London as the Princess of Wales looked on, a further sign the royal family is slowly returning to normalcy after a year in which two of the most popular royals were sidelined by cancer. […]

The high-stakes U.S. election this week aims to match the record 66% voter turnout set four years ago and surpass the consistently lower midterm election turnout that peaked at 49% in 2018. However, these figures appear disheartening when considering that many democracies achieve significantly higher voter participation rates. With between a third and half of […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s first major appointment since his recent victory was a historic one. He selected Susie Wiles to serve as his White House chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold this position. Wiles, who managed Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, has earned widespread recognition. The New York Times described her as “perhaps […]

Two years ago, the FBI conducted a search of Donald Trump’s residence to recover government documents he had refused to return. These documents included hundreds containing classified information. The subsequent indictment alleged that the former President had left classified information in close proximity to a toilet and stored it on a ballroom stage. Now Trump […]

While the President of the United States is subjected to intense scrutiny, it’s easy to form myopic judgments about them in real time. Often, our perceptions are shaped by the caricatures presented in the media—like a clumsy Gerald Ford, helpless Jimmy Carter, intellectually limited Ronald Reagan, inept George W. Bush, or a senile Grandpa Joe […]

There has been much discussion about actions that President-elect Trump will take in his second term, especially regarding health. As the president who oversaw the COVID-19 response – which public health experts say was inadequate in many ways, aside from vaccine development – Trump has made broad pronouncements about the future of the American health […]