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Partisan redistricting and increasingly restrictive voting laws will make next year’s midterm elections uphill battles for Democrats.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri tells an interviewer that he will return home, and that his resignation may not be final. But many Lebanese remain skeptical.
The agreement paves the way for the ride-hailing company to make sweeping governance changes and to go public by 2019.
The cascade of allegations has prompted broad disavowals and public calls for resignations in male-dominated legislatures.
Informal talks continue amid public acrimony, but the precise roles of some of the participants are elusive. So is a breakthrough.
With all votes counted, the incumbent, Borut Pahor, vowed to help “politicians solve problems, not the deepen divisions” in the nation.
In his first visit to Catalonia since taking control of the restive region, the Spanish prime minister urged Catalans to vote next month for a return to “normality.”
A serial leak of the agency’s cyberweapons has damaged morale, slowed intelligence operations and resulted in hacking attacks on businesses and civilians worldwide.
As a teenager, Bella Pevzner fled Belarus after the Nazi invasion. She worked well into her 70s, and at 89, she is applying her dogged work ethic to her paintings.
Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.
Shingrix, which begins shipping this month, is far more effective than the previous shingles shot. Experts recommend it for everyone over age 50.
Her decision on the Remembrance Sunday duty was seen as a significant step in the monarchy’s transition to its next generation.
In a stream of tweets, he called those raising questions about Russia “haters and fools” and said he could call North Korea’s leader “short and fat.”
While attached to Russia by ethnicity and emotion, residents of Narva, Estonia, say they would never actually want to live there.
The leader of the Philippines is “talking as friends” with the American president, but his long-term goal is a closer relationship with the Chinese.
