August 1, 2022 Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe calls Queen Elizabeth II a ‘colonizing’ leader during swearing-in ceremony Lidia Thorpe of the Australian Greens party was heard calling Queen Elizabeth II a colonizer Monday during her swearing-in ceremony at the Parliament House in Canberra.
July 31, 2022 NATO says it's prepared to intervene in Kosovo if ‘stability is jeopardized’ NATO issued a statement Sunday saying its Kosovo Force Pristina (KFOR) was prepared to intervene if tensions at the border with Serbia threatened stability.
July 25, 2022 David Trimble, former first minister and key architect of Good Friday Agreement, dead at 77 Former Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble, who played a key role in brokering the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, has died at the age of 77.
July 25, 2022 Burma executes four democratic activists, including ex-lawmaker For the first time in decades, Burma has executed four democratic activists, including a former lawmaker, sparking condemnation from global leaders.
July 15, 2022 Sri Lankan president resigns after fleeing country, Parliament to start search for replacement Sri Lanka’s Parliament speaker announced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned effective Thursday after he fled the country amid protests and a severe economic crisis.
July 8, 2022 Japan's Shinzo Abe assassination: Who is suspect Tetsuya Yamagami? More details are emerging Friday about Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect accused of shooting and killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a speech in Nara.
June 19, 2022 Colombia elects former rebel Gustavo Petro to become country's first leftist president Colombia elected its first leftist president on Sunday, as former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly edged out political outsider Rodolfo Hernández.
June 12, 2022 France President Macron’s centrist party poised to keep majority in parliamentary elections French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party and its allies were expected to hold on to their majority in parliamentary elections, projections showed.
May 14, 2022 Finland's president tells Putin his country will apply to join NATO Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country will apply for NATO membership. The conversation was initiated by Finland.
May 12, 2022 Iran protests break out across the country amid skyrocketing food prices Protests broke out in Iran Thursday after the government cut subsidies for food, sending prices through the roof as authorities brace for more unrest in the following weeks.