91±¬ÁÏ

June 26, 2023

Putin says Wagner mutineers ‘betrayed’ Russia, offers non-participants contract with Ministry of Defense

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday gave his first address to the nation after a short-lived mutiny of Wagner forces led by Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened his grip on power.

June 25, 2023

Greece’s conservatives win landslide victory in elections

Greece's conservative New Democracy party won a majority in election's Sunday, handing its leader another term as prime minister and inflicting a major defeat on their leftist rival.

June 19, 2023

Nigerian president replaces all security chiefs in major shakeup

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has dismissed and replaced all of the nation's security chiefs as insurgent rebel groups and violent crime take their toll on the West African nation.

June 19, 2023

UN special envoy for Libya to double down on negotiations amid continued election delays

U.N. special envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Monday announced plans to crack down on the nation's rival political factions in negotiations to ensure long-postponed elections occur.

June 16, 2023

Serbia bucks US, EU; opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo police officers

Serbian prosecutors on Friday began legal proceedings against three Kosovar police officers arrested near the two nations' border, leaving pleas by the international community unheeded.

June 16, 2023

Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16

The Japanese parliament on Friday voted to raise the country's age of consent to 16 from its longstanding 13, which was among the world's lowest.

June 13, 2023

Nigerian ruling party holds parliament as new leaders elected

Nigeria's ruling party retained control of parliament, with consensus candidates Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas elected as leaders of each legislative chamber.

June 9, 2023

Spanish leftist party unity may improve Socialist PM Sánchez’s re-election odds

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, leader of the nation's Socialist Party, may see improved re-election odds as smaller leftist parties agree to run on a joint ticket.

June 9, 2023

Mexico to require employer-provided internet, ergonomic chairs for remote workers

Mexico's Labor Department issued new rules Friday, mandating employers subsidize internet costs and ergonomic chairs for their remote workers.

June 9, 2023

Ex-Italian PM Berlusconi readmitted to hospital for routine leukemia checks

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, 86, was readmitted Friday to a Milan hospital to undergo planned medical checks for chronic leukemia.