(Bloomberg) -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday won lawmakers’ backing for 32 billion euros ($39 billion) of extra spending as he tries to consolidate support for what’s now a minority government. In separate votes, the two houses...

A Japanese court upheld a ban on dual citizenship on Thursday, rejecting a suit that challenged the measure's constitutionality and sought damages for those affected. Japan is one of around 50 countries internationally, including China and South Korea,...

The steady drumbeat of reports about new variants of the coronavirus — first in Britain, then in South Africa, Brazil and the United States — have brought a new worry: Will vaccines protect against these altered versions of the virus?

The Powerball drawing on Wednesday night was worth a projected $730 million, the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.

The move by David Pekoske, acting secretary of Homeland Security, comes on the first day of the Biden administration.

The press got its first glimpse of President Joe Biden's Oval Office on Wednesday, showing how in a matter of hours the office has visibly transformed in both dramatic and subtle ways to reflect the taste and politics of the officeholder.