When Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused her rival Robert Jenrick of treachery and sacked him this week, some in Keir Starmer’s Labour government wondered: if the UK prime minister were stronger, would he do the same with Wes Streeting?
Thailand’s ruling party, which is seeking to retain power in next month’s election, is vowing to resolve the country’s conflict with Cambodia and clean up its image as a transit hub for trafficked scam victims.
A federal judge ordered immigration officers not to arrest, detain, pepper-spray or otherwise retaliate against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis, where weeks of aggressive enforcement actions culminated last week with the killing of Renee Good.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has accepted an offer from President Donald Trump to join a so-called Board of Peace that’s intended to oversee a US peace plan for the Gaza Strip, according to a senior Canadian official.
Rick Caruso, a billionaire real estate developer, will not run for California governor or mayor of Los Angeles, he announced on X Friday.
In Venezuela, much of the choreography of power looks just as it did before Nicolás Maduro’s capture by US Special Forces.
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) states ICE is a reign of terror and needs accountability when discussing her hearing in Minnesota about people impacted by ICE raids. Michael Allen, Beacon Global Strategies Managing Director, discusses the latest Trump geopolitical news. Representative Mike Flood (R-NE) shares his thoughts on whether or not large companies should pay for surging power costs.
The Trump administration is pushing a sweeping plan to compel technology companies to effectively fund construction of new power plants in an ambitious bid to speed the country’s AI build-out and tame surging consumer utility bills.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will consider a temporary suspension of sales tax on food as part of her election campaign pledge after her expected dissolution of parliament next week, Mainichi newspaper reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
US lawmakers are preparing to advance a plan that promises to expand the market for corn-based ethanol while scaling back exemptions for oil refineries that don’t use enough of it.
