Gaffeur, entertainer, Brexiteer, premier
GIVE it a few years, UK prime minister Boris Johnson told the House of Commons, and Britain will be ‘the greatest place on earth’. The new Conservative leader, overwhelmingly elected by party
10 key takeaways from Robert Mueller's testimony Chris Cillizza
The big day is over. After months of legal wrangling -- and more than 100 days after the release of his report detailing Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election -- former special counsel Robert Mueller took questions from Capitol Hill lawmakers for hours on Wednesday.
US Navy sails warship through contested waterway as Beijing warns Taiwan
The US Navy sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, a move that came on the same day Beijing warned that it would not rule out using force against self-governed Taiwan to block any move toward formal independence.
Johnson becomes British PM with Brexit vow
Boris Johnson took over as Britain’s prime minister Wednesday, promising to pull his country out of the European Union on October 31 by any means necessary.
'Watermelon smiles' and 'piccaninnies': Boris Johnson on Africans
Boris Johnson has emerged as the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after a leadership contest and could prove to be as divisive a figure in Britain as President Trump is in the United States.
Warplanes from four countries face off in Asian confrontation
Warplanes from four countries faced off Tuesday in a chaotic and unprecedented confrontation above a small, disputed island off the coast of South Korea and Japan.
How China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time
In the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Nganga is watching a Chinese Kung Fu movie. His small home in Limuru village doesn't have running water and its walls are made from
Why China is challenging Australia for influence over the Pacific Islands
With beaches fringed with palm trees and pristine waters full of tropical fish, many Pacific Islands are the kinds of remote places you would expect to see on Instagram.
DOJ tells Robert Mueller 'any testimony must remain in the boundaries of your public report'
The Justice Department wrote a letter to Robert Mueller on Monday about his upcoming congressional hearing, telling the former special counsel his testimony must adhere to the 448-page report he issued earlier this year.
Trump, Pakistani PM talk Taliban, Afghan peace talks at White House
President Donald Trump said the US has made "a lot of progress" toward ending the war in Afghanistan in negotiations with the Taliban in recent weeks and made clear his disdain for the US' ongoing US military presence in Afghanistan.
