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A series of choreographed moves have set the stage for him to potentially rule until at least 2036.

The U.S. president has disrupted the global economy for three years based on misguided notions about trade deficits. Now it’s Europe’s turn.

Front-runner Keir Starmer is seeking to get past Jeremy Corbyn and return the party to the early glory days of Tony Blair, but whoever the winner is will have to reckon with the party’s hard turn leftward.

Nissan just filed a lawsuit against its former CEO. Here’s why—and what could happen next.

Disgruntled Irish voters have made their voices heard, but translating that mandate into a governing coalition won’t be easy.

The German chancellor’s anointed successor says she will no longer seek the country’s top position. Berlin now faces months of political uncertainty.

After Saturday’s vote, the nationalist Sinn Fein party could form parts of governments in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for the first time in history.

China struggles with a fast-moving outbreak, as the authorities move to cut off unauthorized information.

Trains and flights out of the central Chinese city have been canceled as the toll from a new coronavirus grows.

How an obscure taxman just became Putin’s No. 2.

Europe’s decision to start the dispute settlement process may set the clock ticking on the deal’s ultimate demise.

Successive presidents have tried to shape new terminology for political killings. But they’re still mostly illegal.