After election losses and policy clashes, the Nationals walked away from their federal partnership with the Liberals, opening a new phase of opposition politics.
Two close aides to Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada were shot dead during the morning commute in an attack that authorities said was under investigation and may have involved multiple assailants.
The election commission named 52 party-list groups after the May 12 vote, but withheld proclamations for Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon while disqualification cases remain pending.
Police in Halle say an altercation outside a house ended with three stabbing victims, including an 11-year-old girl, and the suspect was arrested soon after.
Kenyan politician Martha Karua says Tanzanian authorities detained and deported her as she arrived to observe the treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu.
Portugal’s latest general election produced another minority government, strengthened the far right, and left the country facing a fresh round of coalition negotiations.
Koo Joo-wa has withdrawn from South Korea’s presidential contest after filing a formal resignation with the election commission, reshaping a race already moving quickly toward June 3.
Investigators said a 35-year-old Syrian man attacked football supporters outside a bar in Bielefeld and fled, leaving behind a bag containing more knives.
Police were called to the OHM Club on South Washington Street after a shooting that left three people dead and another critically injured on 2025-05-17.
Iran’s Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence against pop singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, on May 17, 2025, while his lawyer’s retrial and clemency bids remained under review.
A New York court has handed Hadi Matar a 25-year sentence for the 2022 attack on Salman Rushdie, closing one phase of a case that remains one of the most notorious assaults on a writer in recent years.
The Queensland senator replaces Adam Bandt after the Greens lost three of their four lower house seats, while the party keeps the balance of power in the Senate.
Argentina’s president has tightened immigration rules, citizenship paths and access to public services in a decree that echoes Donald Trump’s hard-line messaging.
Mali's transitional president Assimi Goita signed a decree dissolving political parties nationwide and barring members of those groups from meeting, deepening the military government's crackdown on opposition activity.