Iran’s president says war with US should end while Tehran is in position of ‘power, dignity’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday that the war with the US should be brought to an end while Iran is in a position of “power and dignity,” as he defended Tehran’s recent agreement with Washington.

Democratic US senator blasts Trump’s ‘incompetence’, welcomes potential end to war

Chris Murphy, a top Democrat in the US Senate, has welcomed the prospect of the war ending while noting that “thousands of innocent people have been killed” and the “economy has been ruined”.

US Republicans break ranks, but Senate fails to curb Trump’s war powers

Three Republican senators have joined Democrats in the Senate in voting to advance a bill to limit Trump’s ability to wage war on Iran without congressional approval.

US Democrats to force sixth Senate vote on War Powers Resolution

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced that the Democrats will force a sixth vote in the US Senate on a war powers resolution this week, aimed at curbing Trump’s “war of choice” in Iran.

Hard-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile presidential election

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over rising crime and migration to steer the country in its sharpest rightward shift since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990.

Bulgarian parliament overrides presidential veto on bill of Lukoil assets sale

The Bulgarian parliament urgently considered and successfully overrode the presidential veto on the bill of investments pertaining to terms of the potential sale of Russian company Lukoil’s assets in the country.

US to revoke Colombian President Petro’s visa over actions in New York City

The United States Department of State has said it will revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, citing his “reckless and incendiary actions”.

Ukrainian parliament fails to pass resolution extending Zelensky's powers

The Verkhovna Rada, in the presence of European commissioners, failed to pass a resolution that would have extended Vladimir Zelensky's powers, said Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak.

Zelensky calls for strong ties with US, Musk slams Ukraine's leader as 'despised'

Volodymyr Zelensky called for "strong" ties with Washington on Thursday, as he met US envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv a day after Donald Trump branded the Ukrainian leader a "dictator." 

Trump says ‘dictator’ Zelenskyy ‘better move fast’ or he won’t have a country left

US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections” Wednesday, stepping up his attacks as tensions soar between Kyiv and Washington.

South Korea’s Yoon in Court Again for Impeachment Hearings

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been arrested and suspended from duties over his declaration of martial law, was in court again Tuesday for hearings that will decide whether to officially remove him from office.

South Korean president indicted on insurrection charges

South Korea's prosecutors have indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on 3 December, the main opposition party said.

Court again rejects request from prosecutors to extend arrest of South Korean president

A Seoul court for a second time dismissed prosecutors' request for an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest, Yonhap reported.

Far-right candidate leads in opinion poll ahead of Romania presidential election

 Călin Georgescu, the far-right candidate who emerged as the favourite at the first round of the annulled presidential election in December, is leading in an opinion poll based on him running in the vote rescheduled for May.

South Korea’s President Yoon arrested over short-lived martial law attempt

South Korean investigators have arrested South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over accusations of insurrection for briefly imposing martial law in a move swiftly overturned by the country’s National Assembly.

Croatian president re-elected in landslide victory

Voters in Croatia have re-elected Zoran Milanovic to a second term, after he won almost three-quarters of votes cast in the country's presidential election.

New York court sentences Trump to unconditional discharge in falsified documents case

A court in New York has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional discharge in the case of falsifying the Trump Organization’s business records to cover up a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Deadline for arrest of suspended South Korean president enters final day

South Korean investigators trying to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol have less than 24 hours before their warrant expires Monday, with the embattled leader holed out in his residence surrounded by loyal security forces.

South Korea police enter impeached President's compound

Authorities entered impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted with presidential security forces inside.

South Korea court issues warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon

A Seoul court has issued an arrest warrant against South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law on 3 December.