Pope Francis appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and for the reconciliation between enemies in a ...

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In a recent development it has been known that US President Joe Biden might be planning for a parting gift for US President- ...

With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders ...

President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law on Tuesday that include making the bald eagle the country's official bird and ...

The media has taken up the cause and the story has gone mainstream, with baffled officials furnishing no unified explanation ...

Joe Biden is considering final sanctions on Russia’s "dark fleet" oil exports, targeting Vladimir Putin’s energy revenue ...

Russian troops are likely seeking to seize a bridgehead on the western bank of the Dnipro River or one of its islands in ...

President-elect Trump’s return to the White House is expected to bring a return to border policies that emphasize security ...

The administration is considering major new financial sanctions on energy, in part to give the new Trump team leverage in Ukraine talks. But Biden may not want to drive gas prices up, even in his ...

President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that boosts overall military spending to $895 billion.

We speak to Cuba’s deputy minister of foreign affairs about bilateral relations with Washington and what remains of Cuban ...