$15 minimum wage signs outside the Capitol Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Minimum wage increased in 19 states on January 1, affecting over 8 million workers. Washington, D.C., leads wit...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, James J. Townsend Jr, Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council, says that the presence of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Ukraine peace talks in Par...
There have been angry protests across the country against economic hardships....
Despite record spending on military, the frontline country has invested little in civilian protection...
Maduro's lawyers are expected to contest the legality of his arrest, arguing that he is immune from prosecution as a sovereign head of state....
US capture of strongman Nicolás Maduro lifts hopes that country will make good on some debt...
US president has been pressuring the country for almost a decade with sanctions and military manoeuvres...
Rallies over collapse in living standards rattle authorities in country with history of cracking down on demonstrators...
Polls have opened for parliamentary elections in the West African country, despite allegations of repression for opposition parties....
Israel has become the world's first country to recognize Somaliland, which proclaimed independence from Somalia in 1991, as a sovereign nation....
Yemen's Saudi-backed presidential council canceled a defense pact with the UAE and asked its forces to leave the country within 24 hours....
Yemen's Saudi-backed presidential council canceled a defense pact with the UAE and asked its forces to leave the country within 24 hours....
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 recently marked its first 100 days in operation. US Marine Corps photo by Connor Taggart There's no single answer to defeating the threat of small drones, a counte...
Venezuelans in South Florida celebrated on Saturday following the announcement of the U.S. operation to arrest President Nicolás Maduro and remove him from the country....
Across the country, new laws dealing with artificial intelligence, healthcare, the climate, and a variety of other areas are set to take effect as 2026 begins....
Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)...
The Southeastern European country is set to ditch its national currency in favor of the euro. But while Bulgaria's economy has improved, mismanagement and corruption remain rampant....
US President Donald Trump joked about "bad Santa" infiltrating the country and praised "clean, beautiful coal" while taking calls from children tracking Santa's progress on Christmas Eve....
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Venezuelans scrambled to understand who was in charge of their country after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. President Trump offered an answer: The United States would take control of Venezuela. (Im...