Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the IRS.

McConnell joined Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, moderates from Maine and Alaska respectively, in creating what would have been a tie had Vice President JD Vance not broken it, in his first such vote as President of the Senate.

Israel’s Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza Appear Fragile Israeli forces killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said. In Gaza, Israel ...

Russia said on Monday a British man captured fighting on Ukraine's side in the Kursk region faces charges of "terrorism" and acting as a "mercenary", punishable by decades in prison.

Russia says UNICEF head deserves a 'most serious censure' UNICEF says head was in Davos, focused on humanitarian crises US rejects Russian accusation is it responsible for Gaza deaths UNITED ...

MOSCOW, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Russia sees a small window of opportunity to do deals with Donald Trump but Moscow is making preparations for President Vladimir Putin's future discussions with the new ...

In Tuesday’s call with Xi, Putin emphasized that Russia-China relations are based on shared interests, equality and mutual benefits, noting that they “don’t depend on internal political ...

Russian law enforcement authorities said Monday that a British man captured fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the southwestern Kursk region faces charges of "terrorism" and acting as a "mercenary.

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. Videos showed fireballs over a facility in ...

Concerns of Russian sabotage in international waters are growing, amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and a string of other incidents in the Baltic Sea. British Defence Secretary John Healey said the ...

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) comically dodged ABC News congressional correspondent Jay O’Brien as he pressed the GOP lawmaker on President Donald Trump’s pardon of January 6 convicts who ...

“The Moscow City Court found Dmitry Arkadyevich Shatresov… guilty of committing high treason in favor of the United States,” TASS cited Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) as saying.