Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is the highest-ranked political newcomer to the Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful Women, one of a few breakthroughs amid a year otherwise marked by sudden ...

TALLINN, Estonia — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with fear and anguish that still haunt her. She nearly lost parental rights ...

FILE - Belarus opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova stands behind bars in a defendants' cage in a court in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug. 4, 2021. (Ramil Nasibulin/BelTA Pool Photo via AP, File) TALLINN, ...

In2024, 3.8 billion people—nearly half of the world’s population—across 72 countries were eligible to head to the polls and make their voices heard. It was the biggest election year in human history ...

As we did in 2021, AEIdeas will look at women’s progress in several areas during Women’s History Month. In covering women in politics, most news organizations tip their hats to the progress women have ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with a fear and anguish that still haunts her. She nearly lost parental ...