government policy

Bank of England cuts UK interest rates again despite modest budget-related inflation spike

LONDON -- The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.75%…

2 weeks ago

Sweden cuts its key rate by 0.5 percentage points to 2.75%, the largest reduction in over a decade

STOCKHOLM -- Sweden’s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 2.75% in…

2 weeks ago

Inside ‘the weave’: How Donald Trump’s rhetoric has grown darker and windier

DULUTH, Ga. -- No scene has dominated U.S. politics since 2015 quite like Donald Trump on stage, waxing on for…

3 weeks ago

Migrant families separated under Trump still feel the fallout and they fear his return to office

WASHINGTON -- Sixteen-year-old Billy's friends at his rural high school in the South don't know he was one of thousands…

4 weeks ago

Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement

LOS ANGELES -- The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial…

4 weeks ago

Harris bets her policies can attract Latino voters while Trump touts his time as president to them

WASHINGTON -- Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump see economic policy as their best chance to win Latino voters. But…

4 weeks ago

Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edge

WASHINGTON -- Two weeks out from Election Day, the crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for…

4 weeks ago

Here’s why every Australian can request, and receive, a free portrait of King Charles

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Hours before King Charles III was due to arrive in Australia last week, lawmaker Patrick Gorman…

4 weeks ago

How a broke Argentine province is countering Milei’s deep austerity cuts

LA RIOJA, Argentina -- They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they’ll be treated…

1 month ago

Trump insults Detroit while campaigning in the city

DETROIT -- Former President Donald Trump criticized Detroit while delivering remarks to an economic group there on Thursday, saying the…

1 month ago

4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded

MEXICO CITY -- Four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week…

1 month ago

EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are part of an ‘economic cold war,’ Hungary’s Orbán says

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- The European Union risks entering an “economic cold war” with China, Hungary's prime minister said on Friday,…

1 month ago

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s first female president

2024-10-02 13:20:04 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm…

2 months ago

Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida

TOKYO -- A record nine candidates are running in Japan's ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio…

2 months ago

Top Muslim-voter organization endorses Harris as Middle East conflict escalates

LANSING, Mich. -- Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the endorsement of one of the nation’s largest Muslim American voter…

2 months ago

Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch

NEW YORK -- One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough border security measures. The other vows…

2 months ago

Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line, sometimes for days,…

2 months ago

Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday

WASHINGTON -- Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday after its latest policy meeting ended:Recent indicators suggest that…

2 months ago

New Jersey voters are set to pick a successor to late congressman in special election

TRENTON, N.J. -- Voters in northern New Jersey are set to settle a special U.S. House election to fill the…

2 months ago

Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders ordered…

2 months ago