PENTAGON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that he would make “no apologies” after his recent comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” stressing he was “expressing moral outrage” and not actually calling for regime c…

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden intends to propose a spending plan for the 2023 budget year that would cut projected deficits by more than $1 trillion over the next decade, according to a fact sheet released Saturday by the White House budget office.I…

Al-Shabab mounted one of its deadliest attacks Wednesday, targeting elections at the regional presidential palace in Beledweyne town. Forty-eight people were killed and more than 100 others wounded.Among the dead was a firebrand woman member of parliam…

Political analysts say South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has undercut his own utility as a potential mediator of the war in Ukraine with a controversial suggestion that NATO’s own actions are to blame for Russia’s invasion of its western neighbor…

Mali’s former Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga died on Monday in the capital, Bamako, a close relative of his family announced.Maiga, who served as prime minister of Mali from 2017 until 2019, was 67.He remained an influential figure in security …

ALGIERS— Algeria has recalled its ambassador from Madrid in protest at Spain’s decision to back a Moroccan autonomy plan for the disputed former Spanish colony of Western Sahara.Morocco sees Western Sahara, with rich phosphate resources and access to l…