POLITICS

This statement marks the first time Biden has indicated his readiness to participate in a debate with Trump during this election cycle.

David Pecker, a pivotal witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial, testified on Thursday that Trump hosted a "thank you" dinner for him at the White House for suppressing stories involving Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels.

The Arizona Attorney General has indicted 18 individuals, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, for their alleged involvement in unlawfully attempting to secure Arizona's 2020 electoral votes for Donald Trump.

Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said Wednesday he would run for a second term in presidential elections due in June.

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge dismissed a case against former president Jair Bolsonaro over his two-day stay at the Hungarian embassy, ruling there was no hard evidence he was trying to evade prosecution.

In the battleground state of Pennsylvania, both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured victories in their respective primary races, solidifying their positions as their parties' presumptive nominees for the 2024 presidential election.

Santos announced the discontinuation of his campaign for an eastern Long Island House seat in Congress. The announcement follows reports from his campaign committee revealing no fundraising or expenditures in March, fueling speculation that his campaign had failed to take off.

Trump's comments outside the Manhattan courthouse Monday, where he accused Michael Cohen of lying, raise questions about potential violations of a gag order issued by Judge Juan Merchan last month.

Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of "betraying" Republican constituents following the House's vote for fresh aid to Ukraine.

The House Rules Committee advanced a set of foreign aid bills, overcoming resistance from some Republicans with crucial support from Democrats.

The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon was on Thursday re-arrested and charged over alleged embezzlement as part of a probe into the pro-independence Scottish National Party's finances, police said.

Attack violent crime at its roots or go to war with powerful drug cartels?

The corruption investigation that sparked ex-Portuguese premier Antonio Costa's resignation last year risks collapsing after a court said there had been no indication of a crime being committed.

Hungarian former government insider-turned critic Peter Magyar on Thursday said he has been put under investigation by a controversial new government agency set up to curb foreign influence.

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is looking to initiate a trial, but the Democratic-majority Senate is expected to dismiss the charges without a trial or hold a brief trial that concludes without a conviction.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday that tightens the state's law, restricting numerous books and classroom materials subject to challenges within school districts.

France's far-right National Rally is banking on its youthful and charismatic party leader to be a major asset as it scents massive gains in upcoming European elections.