Government and politics

A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul on May 31, 2023.Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty ImagesNorth Korea's first attempt at…

Lengths of pipe wait to be laid in the ground along the under-construction Mountain Valley Pipeline near Elliston, Virginia, September 29, 2019.Charles Mostoller | ReutersA bipartisan debt limit bill struck by President Joe Biden and House…

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesDeal ends the payment pause, likely for goodThe pause on federal student loan payments is one of the few remaining Covid-related relief measures still in effect. It was first announced by then…

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Monday, May 22, 2023.Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The compromise bill to raise the…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: People watch a television show North Korea's 75th anniversary of the founding of the armed forces day military parade released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Seoul, South Korea.Chung Sung-jun |…

People walking next to a Turkish national flag at the historical grand bazaar in Istanbul.Ozan Kose | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Turkish lira slumped to yet another all-time low Tuesday, extending its slide after the re-election of incumbent…

Turkey on Sunday voted for another five years of the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful, nationalist president who now enters his third decade in power.Russian President Vladimir Putin was among the leaders that congratulated…

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 26: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to members of the media after arriving at the U.S. Capitol on May 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Speaker McCarthy discussed the latest development of the debt…

"I took this decision in light of the results of the elections held yesterday," Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a televised press briefing, according to a CNBC translation.Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty ImagesSpain's…

Turkey's President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his partys group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara, on May 18, 2022.Adem Altan | AFP | Getty…