German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's beleaguered coalition was counting the cost Monday of heavy losses at two state elections halfway into its term, that also saw the far right make strong gains.
Voters will bring "shame" on Australia if they reject an October 14 referendum on Indigenous rights, a leading advocate warned Monday, as polls pointed to defeat.
Through quiet diplomacy with Iran, US President Joe Biden's administration had strived to keep a lid on Middle East troubles.
India had given Ottawa a deadline of Oct. 10 to repatriate its diplomats amid the ongoing row over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Ex-international football star George Weah is running for a second term as Liberia's president in elections on Tuesday, with peace and development among voters' main concerns.
Efforts to help millions of people in need in Sudan due to the civil war are being hampered by a lack of security and meagre international funding, the United Nations said Thursday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's troubled coalition is expected to take a hit at two major state polls that come halfway through its term, while the far-right is set for new gains.
More candidates are expected to be announced. The vote on a new speaker is planed for Oct. 11.
As the Republican Party tears itself apart, US President Joe Biden has quietly left them to it in a bid to show he is the calm alternative to chaos.
The French government on Wednesday sought to calm growing public fears over a supposed bedbug invasion, saying there was no evidence of any resurgence of the biting irritants on public transport.
The measure is a new step after the Supreme Court ruled that Biden's initial student debt cancelation plan was unconstitutional.
The French government said Tuesday it would host emergency meetings this week to examine surging numbers of reported bedbug cases, which are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem.
The House voted 216-210 to remove Kevin McCarthy from his post.
Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed Tuesday to be "generous" with Catalan separatists whose support he needs to remain in power after King Felipe VI tasked him with forming the next government.
Diplomats staying in Canada after Oct. 10 will face the risk of having their diplomatic immunity revoked, the Financial Times reported.
A far-right Republican lawmaker launched a bid on Monday to oust US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, triggering the most serious showdown yet within the Republican party as it battles to contain firebrand supporters of ex-president Donald Trump.
Britain's grassroots Conservatives braving national railway strikes and the Manchester rain to attend their party's annual conference appeared pragmatic Monday about the electoral realities they face.
DR Congo's Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynaecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced on Monday that he would run for president in elections planned for December.
Congress will continue discussing a new bill to fund the government in 2024; OPEC+, Russia and allies are meeting.
The president-elect of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, secured the release of his jailed mentor on Sunday, a day after divisive polls that saw the pro-Beijing leader vow to rebalance relations with New Delhi.
Afghanistan's embassy in India suspended operations on Sunday, more than two years after the Taliban's return to power in Kabul following the collapse of the Western-backed government.
U.S. Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Saturday, averting a government shutdown with just hours to spare. President Joe Biden signed the bill after the Senate passed it in the evening.
The U.S. Treasury secretary said the shutdown threatens economic progress.
Members of the Republican party joined Democrats to reject the stopgap measure aimed at avoiding the shutdown.
Canada's domestic politics could be a factor in the escalating row with India, as the Trudeau government is dependent on Jagmeet Singh's New Democratic Party for survival.
Trudeau described India as a "growing economic power and important geopolitical player" and said Canada is serious about building closer ties with the South Asian country.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo hip surgery Friday, saying he'd been reluctant to interrupt his global diplomatic travels but hopes the operation will put a spring in his step — and boost his mood.
House Speaker McCarthy signals he's opposed to the Senate resolution to prevent a shutdown.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government does not support the revival of the Khalistan movement, which is banned in India. However, Khalistan groups are allowed to vocalize their campaign.
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller did not confirm whether the India-Canada diplomatic standoff over the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar will be discussed in an upcoming meeting.
