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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was implicated for the first time in a plot to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions.

The White House is weighing a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, three administration officials said, amid frustration with the top diplomat’s slow pace of

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and House Speaker Paul Ryan called on Representative John Conyers to resign amid allegations that he sexually harassed members of his staff.

A purge in Venezuela’s economically crucial energy establishment reached the top tiers of power as the former heads of the oil ministry and state-run producer PDVSA were accused of corruption and

Rex Tillerson, U.S. secretary of State, listens to a question at a news conference during the Security Consultative Committee (2+2) meeting at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., on

She got in line to take a photo with him and she says he groped her right breast.

The U.S. pledged to provide funding to cash-starved media outlets in rural Hungary, where allies of Prime Minister Viktor Orban dominate.

South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa won the backing of a third province in the battle to succeed President Jacob Zuma as leader of the ruling party next month, extending his early lead in

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and a Republican from Texas, discusses the Republican tax bill, confusion over leadership of the CFPB, and the future of bank

A diplomatic spat flared overnight when Trump tweeted that May should mind her own business after her spokesman reproached him over his retweets of Britain First

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and a Republican from Texas, explains why he is against including a tax trigger in the Republican tax bill. He speaks with

The European Union and the U.K. reached the first compromise on Brexit in vote on a contingency plan for the world’s biggest emissions market.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama offered in his first post-retirement meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help ensure strong ties between the world’s two largest economies, Chinese state media

As Venezuela’s economy sinks deeper into depression with a fourth consecutive year of recession to go along with hyperinflation, some ruling socialist party members are raising their voices to call

Kuwait’s ruler has invited Qatar to attend next week’s Gulf Cooperation Council summit.

U.K. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that U.S. President Donald Trump was wrong to share far-right videos via his Twitter account. She spoke today in the House of Commons in London as lawmakers united

Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Barack Obama's efforts to develop relations between the nations when he was president of the U.S., Chinese state media reported Thursday.

A fight over who leads the consumer watchdog is only the start of Trump’s bid to rein it in.

Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli discusses U.S. tax reform and the relevance of President Trump. He speaks with Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

At least four finance ministers have thrown their hats into the ring to take over a top euro-area post.