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A former aide to Shimon Peres says his body will lie in state at the Knesset, or Israeli parliament, on Thursday before a state funeral at the country's national cemetery in Jerusalem on Friday. Yona Bartal, his former aide, told Israel's Channel 10 TV that the plans were in line with Peres' wishes.
By Samantha Tan KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 -- Cuba intends to present a resolution before the United Nations General Assembly next month against the blockade imposed by the US, which still remained in place, despite renewed diplomatic ties more than a year ago. Cuban Ambassador to Malaysia, Ibete Fernandez Hernandez, said at a press conference that the resolution titled "Necessity of Ending The Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States Against Cuba" will be brought before the 71st Session of the UNGA on Oct 26. This will be the 25th time Cuba goes to the UNGA to present resolutions to lift sanctions imposed by the US.
FILE - In this March 22, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama walks on the tarmac with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, prior to his departure fro... . FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, file photo, Shimon Peres, Minister of Regional Cooperation of Israel, left, applauds Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, right, as it is announced that Arafat is about to speak at ... .
When Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton's stamina on the debate stage, Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett said she heard a "dog whistle" that smacked of unmistakable sexism. "Why doesn't he just say that she needs more testosterone?" said Bennett, a 69-year-old independent from the Philadelphia suburbs who plans to vote for Clinton in November.
Bexar County District Attorney Nicholas "Nico" LaHood presents his inaugural State of the District Attorney Address earlier this year. A reader criticizes him for continuing to discourage parents from having their children vaccinated.
Political outsider Donald Trump exceeded expectations in yesterday's first US presidential debate if only by successfully binding Washington veteran Hillary Clinton to America's entrenched economic problems. While the media and political elites scored the debate as a Clinton win, it is likely the public will see it differently.
The centerpiece of President Barack Obama's climate change strategy faced a key test on Tuesday as conservative appeals court judges questioned whether his administration overstepped its legal authority under an air pollution law to make sweeping changes to the U.S. electric sector. Twenty-seven states led by coal-producer West Virginia and industry groups are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan rules before 10 judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton covered a lot of ground in their first debate , but there were several foreign policy issues that deserve a closer look. On these questions, the next president will have some hard choices to make.
A white Memphis police officer won't face federal civil rights charges in the shooting death of a 19-year-old black man, the federal government announced Tuesday. A white Memphis police officer won't face federal civil rights charges in the shooting death of a 19-year-old black man, the federal government announced Tuesday.
The moment when Donald Trump's fortunes turned sharply south in the first presidential debate began like any other moment in his confident, loose-tongued campaign. Moderator Lester Holt asked why it took Trump "so long" to assess that President Barack Obama was born in the United States.
Bombings in New York and New Jersey - and a stabbing attack in Minnesota the same day - underscore that homegrown attacks inspired by violent extremists are as much a threat to the United States as those directed by terrorists, the nation's Homeland Security chief says. While all attacks are difficult to detect and prevent, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the United States and its allies continue to "take the fight militarily to terrorist organizations overseas" 15 years after the Sept.
There's a scene in the Bill Clinton-era film "Office Space" where Tom Symkowski explains to the human resources department what he does for the company. "I have people skills!" he exclaims.
Donald Trump repeatedly clashed with Hillary Clinton during Monday's first presidential debate, interrupting her and appearing agitated at times as they tangled over the economy, her use of a private mail server and his unwillingness to release his income tax returns. Clinton maintained an even demeanour, smiling indulgently when Trump turned aggressive.
File-This Sept. 21, 2016, file photo shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, meeting United Nations General Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, at U.N. headquarters.
Get Boston Globe's Political Happy Hour newsletter , your afternoon shot of politics, sent straight from the desk of Joshua Miller. The two presidential candidates held the first of their three planned debates on Monday night, an event that was expected to be one of the most-watched in presidential history.
Hillary Clinton was deemed the winner of Monday night's debate by 62% of voters who tuned in to watch, while just 27% said they thought Donald Trump had the better night, according to a CNN/ORC Poll of voters who watched the debate. That drubbing is similar to Mitt Romney's dominant performance over President Barack Obama in the first 2012 presidential debate.
The new Philippine president uses an expletive to warn key ally Barack Obama not to lecture him on human rights and, in another impromptu speech, declares a dramatic policy change in policy such as removing U.S. counterterrorism forces out of his country's volatile south. His key officials walk back the remarks and say everything is normal.
No Monday Night Football for Obama! He'll be watching tonight's debate says White House as it offers praise for the 'always well-prepared' Lester Holt Even the president has plans to tune into the hotly anticipated slugfest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, his spokesman says In a rebuke to both, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest also offered praise to moderator and NBC News journalist Lester Holt Obama's spokesman said even the president has plans to tune into the hotly anticipated slugfest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign manager, David Plouffe, said Monday on MSNBC's Morning Joe there is a 100 percent chance that Hillary Clinton will win the election in November. Bloomberg's John Heilemann asked Plouffe about an earlier statement he had made after Trump secured the Republican nomination.