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In this file photo from the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh on Dec. 14, 2021.

Biden will visit Saudi Arabia in July, a nation he had once called a 'pariah'

When he was running for office, Joe Biden vowed to make big changes to how the U.S. deals with Saudi Arabia. But that was before gas prices soared past $5 per gallon, making inflation his top issue.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday.

Boris Johnson fights to stay as British prime minister as his party's support unravels

Two top ministers and a slew of more junior officials resigned this week, saying they could no longer serve under Johnson's scandal-tarred leadership. He narrowly got by a no-confidence vote in June.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr appears before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 2023. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sparked scrutiny from lawmakers who want to know what went wrong and whether regulators did enough to oversee the lender.

5 things we learned from the Senate hearing on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

A top federal regulator called the failure of Silicon Valley Bank a "textbook case of bank mismanagement" during a Senate hearing about what led to its spectacular collapse

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is chairing the Senate's top health committee which is focused on solving the U.S. health care worker shortage.

Fixing the health care worker shortage may be something Congress can agree on

The U.S. faces a shortfall of about 450,000 nurses and 120,000 doctors in the coming years. The Senate's top health committee, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, is considering bipartisan solutions.

Jannik Sinner of Italy practices last week prior to the 2024 U.S. Open in New York City. The world's top-ranked player tested positive for low levels of a banned steroid after his physiotherapist used a topical spray to treat a small cut before giving Sinner a massage.

The U.S. Open begins under a cloud, after 1-seed Jannik Sinner is cleared of doping

The world's top-ranked player tested positive for low levels of a banned steroid after his physiotherapist used a topical spray to treat a small cut before giving Sinner a massage, arbitrators found.

In an about-face, Germany plans to build Europe's biggest military

A new Trump presidency and the Ukraine war have pushed Germany to change its constitution to spend more on its military. "Building up our military is our top priority," said Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

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