Only a fool or charlatan will pretend to predict the future, so it’s usually best to avoid election forecasting. So instead, ...

Critics complained that the spending plan prioritizes political concerns over desperately sought funds for strained public ...

Only a fool or charlatan will pretend to predict the future, so it’s usually best to avoid election forecasting. So instead, ...

New elections for the Bundestag in Germany will be held on February 23, 2025. However, Olaf Scholz's chances of being ...

The largest election year in history, 2024 saw a rise in right-leaning governments and coalition formations across the globe ...

As 2024 slips through its twilight days, the events of the past fortnight have been characteristic of a very turbulent year.

By Mark Bendeich Democracy looks bruised but not beaten as it heads into 2025. In a year in which countries representing almost half the world’s population called voters to the polls, democracies ...

The director of the last operating hospital in the northern Gaza Strip has been arrested by Israel Defense Forces after ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crash on Christmas but did not ...

This article explores predictions from RFE/RL journalists for the year 2025, focusing on global conflicts, authoritarianism, and the impact of US politics on the world stage.

Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist party AfD, as Germany prepares for elections. Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has ...