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Republican congressman George Santos positioned himself in a prime location for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he is axing or delaying many of his government’s more contentious policy plans as he looks to refocus on priorities like the rising cost of living.

President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time since voters in the midterm elections handed control of the House to Republicans.

The toll of police brutality in America was on painful display as family members of Black men and women killed in custody sit alongside lawmakers in the House to hear the president’s State of the Union address.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has brought his daughter to visit troops to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the country’s army as he lauded the “irresistible might” of his nuclear-armed military.

The extraordinary scene of U.S. fighter jets getting ready to strike the Chinese balloon had many people along the Carolina coast straining their necks and pointing their smartphones to the sky to capture the moment of impact.

Missouri K-12 teachers would be banned from talking about being gay with students without first getting parents' permission under a pending bill.

A federal judge in Nevada has ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a proposed lithium mine.

Two major conservative groups have signaled they are open to supporting someone other than Donald Trump in the 2024 race for the White House.

The intruder who breached Joint Base Andrews, the home of Air Force One, reached the residence of one of the Air Force’s top leaders before her spouse opened fire.

The Navy has shifted to an all-underwater search for pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association.

President Joe Biden has finished with his State of the Union address in the House chamber.

Disney’s government in Florida has been the envy of any private business, with its unprecedented powers in deciding what to build and how to build it at Walt Disney World.

Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas.

The man who entered an Omaha Target with an AR-15-style rifle and began firing before he was killed by police had been repeatedly sent to psychiatric hospitals because of his schizophrenia.

The White House says President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union address to call for new steps to help veterans and cancer patients, fight drug addition and provide more access to mental health care.

President Joe Biden is set Tuesday night to deliver his second State of the Union address.

Rock star Bono, the family of Tyre Nichols and the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month’s Monterey Park, California, shooting were among the featured guests sitting with first lady Jill Biden at Tuesday’s State of the Union address.

China says it will "resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests" over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon by the United States.

Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands have announced plans to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks.

Three migrants died and 16 have been rescued off the Greek island of Lesbos after a dinghy transporting them from the nearby coast of Turkey hit rocks in high winds.

Public transport, schools and electricity supplies have been disrupted in France as tens of thousands of demonstrators are taking to the streets for a third round of nationwide strikes and protests against planned pension reforms.

Denmark’s defense minister has taken a leave of absence for an undetermined period of time after he felt unwell and went to a Copenhagen hospital for a medical checkup last week.

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate has passed a bill requiring teachers to alert parents before calling their child by a different name or pronoun.

British energy firm BP has reported record annual earnings amid growing calls for the U.K. government to boost taxes on companies profiting from the high price of oil and natural gas after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Democrats have won control of the Pennsylvania House by sweeping three special elections, gaining new power in an important swing state.

President Joe Biden has exhorted Republicans in his State of the Union address to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation.

When lawmakers gather for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, the Republican side of the aisle will look slightly different than in years past.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders painted a dystopian portrait of the country in the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

An intruder has breached the home of Air Force One, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases.

Britcoin is moving closer to reality.

Monday was supposed to be a day of modest hope in the U.S.-China relationship.

Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic representative from Hawaii who clashed often with her party and eventually left it, has a memoir coming out in October.

Many governments have rushed to dispatch aid, personnel and equipment to help the rescue efforts in quake-stricken areas of Turkey and Syria.

For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney in a drab room, alone except for the eyes of witnesses staring through thick glass as unidentified executioners administered the lethal chemical from behind a cinderblock wall.

Expect lots of new faces and fresh political dynamics as President Joe Biden delivers this year’s State of the Union address.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is urging the European Union to “reindustrialize” to end its dependence on energy, microchips and food from outside the bloc.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could take control over the board of a special governing district Walt Disney World operates over its theme parks in the state.

Officials in Ukraine say Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with attacks in the eastern Donbas region.

Concerns about the medical condition of two hunger strikers seeking political and judicial reforms in Thailand have heightened as the hospital where the young women are being kept urgently summoned their parents.

A president's State of the Union address has a predictable formula.

Hong Kong’s top court has ruled that full sex reassignment surgery should not be a prerequisite for transgender people to have their gender changed on their official identity cards.

The French parliament has started debating President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform proposals, which prompted strikes and large demonstrations in recent weeks.

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are walking off the job in the U.K. in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country's public health system.

A confidential U_N_ report into the alleged missteps by senior World Health Organization staffers in how they handled a sexual misconduct case during an Ebola outbreak in Congo has found their response didn't violate the agency’s policies because of what some officials described as a “loophole.”.

High winds and a cold snap in Greece have halted ferry services and highway traffic and dusted the Acropolis and other ancient monuments in Athens with snowy.

Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has called on Western powers not to pressure his tiny Balkan country into accepting a contentious association of five Serb-majority municipalities that is ramping up tensions between Kosovo and Serbia.

About 200,000 Russians have left their homeland for Serbia since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Australian and Chinese trade ministers are holding their first bilateral meeting since 2019 as Australia urges China to lift barriers that are costing exporters $14 billion a year.

The justice secretary says none of five trans prisoners in women's units had convictions for violence against women.

The co-authors of "From Here to Equality" say the federal government should pay $14 trillion in reparations to Black Americans.

It's much easier to cut spending in the abstract — particularly when there are things you won't touch.

The women and equalities committee accuses the government of "glacial progress" on menopause.

Fumio Kishida says Japan is on the brink of not being able to function due to its falling birth rate.

Thousands of UK laws are due to expire automatically at the end of this year, prompting warnings from MPs.

Tech bosses could face jail time for failing to protect children online, after a backbench rebellion.

As pilgrims mark Epiphany, Jordan plans an ambitious project to upgrade place of Jesus's baptism.

Activists and police are facing off in Lützerath, where diggers plan to expand a giant coal mine.

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Steve Barclay says he remains "ready to engage" with unions.

The economic crisis may no longer make headlines but it has a devastating effect on education.

Rishi Sunak also makes pledges on the economy and small boat crossings in his first major speech of 2023.

Postal strikes may have added to delays in claims for energy support in December's sub-zero snap.

A right-wing Christian movement in the US is set on what it sees as its divine mission.

The government will discuss contingency plans, including using the military to cover border staff.

Legally changing gender is to become easier in Scotland but Westminster is not happy about the move.

Local housing targets are being watered down in the face of a Tory rebellion - but not everyone is happy.

A Fredericksburg contractor has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to settle a labor dispute with the federal government, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Nadhim Zahawi says the military could be drafted in as part of plans to minimise strike disruption.

For three years the patience of one billion Chinese was stretched with lockdowns - now it's snapped.

The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said industrial action over a pay dispute would intensify in the new year.

Steve Barclay says the delay is a "difficult decision" but will allow more funding for social care.

Some voters said they cast ballots for Republicans because they wanted to end single-party Democratic control, but history shows that doesn’t always lead to progress.

The economy is forecast to contract next year due to the cost-of-living crisis.

The Brazilian president-in-waiting is expected to say his country is a global player on climate again.

A lack of government investment in an animal disease lab is a threat to safety, a report says.

The mother's bill was sky-high because she has to run life support equipment for her daughter, age 12.

The Democrats currently control all three branches of government, but that could change after the US midterms.

Former PM Liz Truss had cast doubt on the aim, saying she would scrap "Stalinist" housing targets.

Amber Rudd says a scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is also "impractical" and will not happen.

He wasn’t saying a politician should join you on your doctor’s visit. He was saying politicians should be able to limit your care without meeting you at all.

Former Bank of England governor Lord King says people could face "significantly higher taxes".

Households will get a discount of £3 per kw/h instead of 52p off bills, National Grid says.

The union body says UK employees are facing two decades of pay failing to keep up with price rises.

Discussions are ongoing but many Tory MPs believe a U-turn on aspects of the economic plan is now inevitable.

Ministers say the move would ensure consumers and businesses pay a fair price for energy.

The SNP conference will hear much about the fallout from the UK government's tax cutting mini-budget.

Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor, announced the government was abandoning plans to abolish the 45 percent tax rate for the highest earners amid widespread opposition.

Young people with cancer say they are struggling with rent and bills because of soaring living costs.

The Conservatives can never again claim to be a party of fiscal responsibility, Labour leader says.

The IMF says it "does not recommend large and untargeted fiscal packages" and that the U.K.'s latest economic measures will "likely increase inequality".

The justice secretary says it will spare rape victims the "additional trauma" of testifying in court.

Government borrowing reached £11.8bn in August, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Italian businesses fear politicians are failing to address the cost of living crisis ahead of elections.

The fast food chain will shut all its restaurants until 5pm on 19 September.

Alistair Darling says the new prime minister must quickly take "bold action" to help with soaring costs.

Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Scotland, was seized by Indian police in 2017 and remains in jail.

Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area. The move by Arizona comes without explicit permission on federal land, with state contractors starting to move in 60-foot-long (18.3-meter-long) shipping containers and stacking two of the 9-foot-tall (2.7-meter-tall) containers on top of each other early Friday.

The charity voices concerns of delaying support for households bracing themselves for energy bill hikes.

As worldwide sales of the algae soar, the European Union wants to establish giant seaweed farms.