Anyone born in 2007 or later is now barred for life from buying or using tobacco in the Maldives, a move the government says applies to residents and foreign visitors alike.
Read report »The first-time officeholder takes over as Chisinau pushes for EU membership after a pro-European election win.
Read report »The killing of Uruapan mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez during Day of the Dead festivities has sharpened scrutiny of cartel violence in Michoacán.
Read report »Azruddin Mohamed was arrested, released on bond and told to return to court as U.S. authorities pursue extradition on financial-crime charges.
Read report »31, 2025. Protests over a disputed vote spread across Tanzania as the government cut internet access, deployed the military and extended a curfew.
Read report »A notice in the US Federal Register says the 2026 refugee ceiling will fall sharply from 125,000, with most admissions reserved for Afrikaners from South Africa and other victims of discrimination.
Read report »Buckingham Palace said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will lose his remaining titles and be moved out of Royal Lodge after renewed scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Read report »A main exit poll suggests the centrist liberal party won 27 seats, two more than Geert Wilders' PVV, after ranking sixth two years ago.
Read report »The former EU climate chief said he would step back after GreenLeft-Labor underperformed in the Dutch election and finished behind several rivals.
Read report »Dutch voters are casting ballots in a snap election triggered by the collapse of the Schoof cabinet in June, with no party holding a clear majority.
Read report »Danielle Smith’s government pushed through emergency legislation overnight, overriding rights protections to end the strike and reopen schools on Wednesday.
Read report »Street demonstrations, a security crackdown and a network disruption accompanied Tanzania’s disputed presidential vote.
Read report »Biman Prasad has told Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka he intends to step down after being charged by Fiji’s anti-corruption office, deepening pressure on the coalition government.
Read report »The trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, accused of assassinating former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, has opened in Nara and is expected to run until mid-December.
Read report »The lower house approved a bill that would let conscription offices summon men for medical checks and paperwork at any time, though service windows stay seasonal.
Read report »A Malian court sentenced former prime minister Moussa Mara to prison after he publicly expressed solidarity with jailed critics of the ruling military authorities.
Read report »After ANO won the most seats in the October election, President Petr Pavel told Babis to try to assemble a governing coalition.
Read report »Cameroon’s top court declared 92-year-old Paul Biya the winner of the presidential election, extending his rule after protests over the result left at least four people dead.
Read report »French authorities arrested suspects in the Louvre jewellery theft probe, including one detained as he was preparing to leave the country, while the hunt for the missing pieces continued.
Read report »Javier Milei’s party outperformed expectations in Argentina’s midterm elections, giving the libertarian president fresh leverage for his austerity agenda and reassuring investors watching U.S. support.
Read report »The Kurdish group says the withdrawal to northern Iraq is meant to reduce the risk of clashes, but it also pressed Ankara for legal and political steps to keep the talks moving.
Read report »Clashes in Douala escalated ahead of formal results as supporters of the opposition challenged Biya's win.
Read report »Independent candidate Catherine Connolly was declared president-elect of Ireland after taking 63% of first-preference votes in a result that shook the political establishment.
Read report »Yostin Andres Mosquera was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 42 years after killing two men and dumping their remains in suitcases.
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