World Politics - Page 39

May 29, 2024

Haiti's new prime minister vows to seek unity after he is selected by transitional council

Haiti's new PM Garry Conille has vowed to seek unity in his first statement since being selected by a transitional council to head the troubled Caribbean country's government.

May 29, 2024

Polls close and South Africa counts votes in election framed as its most important since apartheid

South Africans voted in an election viewed as the most important in the country since the end of apartheid 30 years ago; the African National Congress party's dominance is at stake.

May 28, 2024

Ukraine's Zelenskyy is expected in Normandy for commemorations of 80 years since D-Day, Macron says

For the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day in Normandy, France's President Emmanuel Macron said he will greet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders.

May 28, 2024

Almost 2 months after embassy raid, Ecuador is ready to talk with Mexico and reach solution

Ecuador's government wants to re-establish communication with Mexican officials nearly 2 months after Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy in its country.

May 28, 2024

UN human rights experts ask Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner dying of cancer

U.N. human rights experts appealed to authorities in Belarus to help political prisoner Pavel Kuchynski, who has been diagnosed with advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

May 28, 2024

Malta's ex-leader and others plead not guilty in a hospital fraud scandal that is roiling politics

Joseph Muscat, the former PM of Malta, and other former officials have pleaded not guilty to charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is stirring up Malta ahead of European Parliament elections.

May 24, 2024

Colombian ex-President Uribe charged in witness tampering case

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was formally charged Friday with witness tampering and bribery in a long-running investigation.

May 24, 2024

A UK election has been called for July 4. Here's what to know

The first national election in the U.K. in five years is set to be held on July 4, and some say it poses a threat to the existence of the governing Conservative Party which took power in 2010.

May 24, 2024

UN warns of 'frightening and disturbing' activity by military, rebels in western Burma

The U.N.'s human rights office cautioned Friday of "frightening and disturbing reports" of violence, particularly against civilians, in Burma's Rakhine state.

May 24, 2024

Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines, sources say

Four sources say that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for a negotiated ceasefire that recognizes current battlefield lines in order to halt the war in Ukraine.