Afghanistan's Taliban insurgency has lifted a ban on World Health Organization activities in areas the militants control, a spokesperson for the Islamist group said, reversing a stance that had been complicating efforts to eradicate polio. The Taliban had in April banned the WHO and...

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plunged into a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump Wednesday, a move that could dramatically change the 2020 presidential race. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had for months resisted calls for Trump's impeachment from within...

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Wednesday he supported talks between the embattled leader and the opposition, warning that refusing dialogue could further threaten the crisis-stricken country. Welcoming the leftist leader at the Kremlin, Putin reiterated...

China marks 70 years of Communist rule next week, with a massive military parade in Beijing anchoring celebrations of its emergence as a global superpower, despite a damaging year of trade tensions with the US and pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong. The anniversary is meant to showcase...