Sri Lankan leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday sacked two of his brothers and a nephew from his cabinet after public anger over the ruling family's mishandling of a crippling economic crisis and called for his resignation.
French President Emmanuel Macron faced a tough test on Sunday as he sought re-election in a vote that is expected to end in a close runoff with far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
US President Joe Biden held phone calls with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday, a day after the powerful African nation abstained on a resolution suspending Russia for its aggression in Ukraine by a UN legal body.
NEW YORK — Elon Musk will join Twitter's board of directors, the social network's chief executive announced Tuesday, a day after the Tesla boss bought a large stake in the company and became its largest shareholder.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he favors new sanctions against Moscow after claiming Russian forces committed atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv.
Pakistan's president Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi has dissolved parliament - a step towards a snap election - after a campaign to impeach Prime Minister Imran Khan.
A Russian governor has accused Ukraine of bombing a fuel storage facility in western Russia with helicopters and starting a massive fire in Kyiv's first reported airstrike on Russian soil.
North Korea last week simulated the launch of what analysts called its "monster missile," Seoul's military said on Wednesday, adding that in reality the test was likely the same ICBM that Pyongyang fired in 2017.
