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Workers across globe feel due for huge pay increase

8:58 AM on Tuesday, May 19

FILE - Former Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa addresses the media at his election headquarters in Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, file)

Slovenia set for a right-wing government and a comeback for former Prime Minister Jansa

6:11 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Right-wing politician Janez Jansa is set to become Slovenia's prime minister again after his candidacy was submitted to Parliament on Tuesday

Visitors are gathered next to a display of an NSM Naval Strike Missile made by Norwegian company Kongsberg, presented at the Euronaval show, in Le Bourget, North of Paris, France, Wednesday Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

Malaysia seeks $251 million from Kongsberg after Norway scuttles missile deal

4:58 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Malaysia's government is seeking $251 million in compensation from Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS after Norway revoked an export permit

FILE - New Zealand Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, holds a press conference in her office at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay, File)

New Zealand's government plans to cut 14% of public sector jobs to slash spending

11:49 PM on Monday, May 18

New Zealand's government plans to lay off nearly 9,000 workers, cutting 14% of public sector jobs by 2029

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and South Kore's President Lee Jae Myung react during their meeting in Andong, South Korea, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

Lee and Takaichi hold 4th meeting in 6 months to push South Korea-Japan cooperation

9:02 PM on Monday, May 18

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have emphasized the need for cooperation amid global challenges, including the Iran war

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

9:01 PM on Monday, May 18

President Donald Trump considers himself an effective dealmaker but appears to have hit a wall with Iran

FILE - President Donald Trump greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, at the White House, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year

7:29 PM on Monday, May 18

The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States, citing discrimination against Afrikaners

File - Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks to the 2025 Supreme Court Fellows Program, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Library of Congress in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision

7:02 PM on Monday, May 18

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Monday that the Supreme Court risks being seen as political in the wake of a major voting rights decision

Rachel Maddow takes on the DOJ’s 150-year saga in a new book, 'Department of Fate'

6:19 PM on Monday, May 18

Rachel Maddow is working on a new book about the Justice Department

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., right, hugs a supporter during an election night watch party Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has no regrets over Trump impeachment vote, even as it cost him his seat

6:11 PM on Monday, May 18

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he has no regrets about his “momentous” vote to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges five years ago

A man holds a Venezuela national flag during a protest calling for justice for Carmen Navas the day after her death in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 18, 2026, a week after the government confirmed that her missing son Victor Hugo Quero had died in custody following his arrest about a year earlier. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Students protest in Venezuela after deaths of political prisoner and his mother

2:27 PM on Monday, May 18

A few dozen people have demonstrated in Venezuela’s capital to remember a woman who died over the weekend

President Donald Trump listens during an event about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

What to know about Trump’s nearly $1.8B fund to compensate allies claiming political targeting

1:01 PM on Monday, May 18

The Justice Department has announced a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administration

President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

12:14 PM on Monday, May 18

President Donald Trump says he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war

The Asian Katra cargo ship, top left, arrives in Havana Bay in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana as US-Cuba tensions escalate

10:17 AM on Monday, May 18

A ship carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico and Uruguay has arrived in Havana to help ease Cuba’s spiraling crises

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, starts a morning run in Manchester, England, Monday, May 18, 2026 whilst Britain's government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

What to know about the political chaos engulfing the UK's Labour Party and efforts to unseat Starmer

9:20 AM on Monday, May 18

Beleaguered British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is trying to return to the business of running government

President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Justice Department announces nearly $1.8B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

6:12 AM on Monday, May 18

The Trump administration has announced the creation a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted

Blood is seen next to a destroyed car on a street of Modena, Italy, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Lapresse via AP)

Italian minister says Modena attack raises integration concerns as migration debate heats up

3:21 AM on Monday, May 18

Italy’s interior minister says a car-ramming and stabbing attack in Modena highlights deeper integration challenges even for second-generation Italians

Democratic South Carolina House Rep. Hamilton Grant speaks out against drawing new congressional maps on Monday, May 18, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats

10:59 PM on Sunday, May 17

The South Carolina House is debating legislation that could redraw congressional districts to help Republicans possibly win an additional seat in the November elections

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