Tag: politics

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, ...

Caracas (AFP) - Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday gave their initial backing to plans to throw open the oil sector to ...

London (AFP) - Stocks rallied Thursday after President Donald Trump rowed back on threats to hit key European countries with ...

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday of "politicising" the ...

Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela said Tuesday it would start using revenues from a US-brokered oil sale to shore up its ...

Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez appointed a US-educated banker to head the country's main investment agency, in ...

Paris (France) (AFP) - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Tuesday rammed part of the 2026 budget through parliament without ...

Paris (France) (AFP) - Public media in Europe is facing a series of new  threats including scrutiny by a resurgent ...

Paris (France) (AFP) - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed on Monday he would ram his budget bill through parliament ...

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - The collective wealth of the planet's billionaires soared to a record level in 2025, charity Oxfam ...