12/14/2024
South Korea's Yoon faces second impeachment vote over martial law bid
A defiant South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a second impeachment vote on Saturday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that shocked the country, split his party and imperilled his presidency half way through his term.
12/05/2024
France’s parliament fires the prime minister
The country now has no budget and no government
12/05/2024
Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as first female president
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia's ruling SWAPO party has been elected president and will be the country's first female leader, results released by the country's electoral commission showed on Tuesday.
11/01/2024
Botswana votes out ruling party after 58 years in power
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on Friday after a shock election result that saw his Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lose by a landslide after 58 years in power.
10/23/2024
Russia's Putin hosts leaders of India, China at BRICS summit – DW – 10/22/2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed his "dear friend" Xi Jinping of China and other world leaders at the start of a three-day BRICS summit designed to demonstrate that Moscow is not isolated on the global stage.
10/01/2024
Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico's first woman president
Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico's first woman president in a ceremony on Tuesday in the nation's lower house of Congress.
09/08/2024
Maduro likely lost Venezuela’s election but refuses to leave. What now?
More than a month after the authoritarian socialist appears to have lost in a landslide, his grip on power seems as sure as ever. It’s the opposition and its backers who are running out of options.
08/01/2024
Pezeshkian sworn in as Iran’s president, vows to work to remove sanctions
Masoud Pezeshkian is expected to unveil his cabinet within two weeks.
07/05/2024
Starmer pledges to stabilise UK as Labour win huge majority
Keir Starmer vowed to rebuild Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party on Friday surged to a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government.
06/10/2024
Analysis | A right-wing Europe is here to stay
The European Union, long hailed as a post-national bastion of liberal values, is not just hospitable to illiberal nationalism, but possibly a crucible for a new age of right-wing politics in the West.
06/04/2024
Narendra Modi claims victory for his coalition in India election - but party likely short of majority
India's popular but controversial leader, who first swept to power in 2014, is hoping to secure a third consecutive term as prime minister. Exit polls had suggested his party would win an overwhelming majority - and he has declared victory - but that now appears unlikely.
06/03/2024
Claudia Sheinbaum elected as Mexico's 1st female president
Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is projected to win Mexico's presidential election, becoming the country's first woman president.