On 2025-04-13, Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema won the presidency with more than 90% of the vote, consolidating his grip on power nearly two years after the coup that ended the Bongo dynasty.
Pennsylvania authorities said Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated without injury after a man allegedly entered the official residence in Harrisburg and set multiple fires while the family was inside.
Germany’s incoming governing coalition says it will abolish the three-year fast-track naturalization route for highly integrated immigrants, while keeping the standard five-year path and dual citizenship rules in place on 2025-04-10.
Turkish police detained two newspaper journalists and raided their offices, with press-freedom advocates saying the move is tied to reporting on Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
Argentina's largest unions shut trains, planes and ports for 24 hours as they protested President Javier Milei's spending cuts and privatization plans.
Authorities in Duisburg shut a string of schools after receiving right-wing extremist threats, affecting nearly 18,000 children while police investigated the source.
South Korea has scheduled a snap presidential vote for June 3, the latest legal date after the Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Marine Le Pen’s supporters filled central Paris in a protest that looked and sounded like an early campaign rally despite her conviction and political ban.
South Korea’s Constitutional Court has unanimously upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, ending his presidency and triggering a new election deadline.
Police have detained 11 people over social-media calls for a shopping boycott as protests linked to Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest continue to spread across Turkey.