Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns
Shahabuddin, 76, cited health reasons for leaving two years before his five year term was meant to expire. Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned two years ahead the end of…
Former President Hernandez returns to Honduras after Trump pardon
Trump called Hernandez’s drug-trafficking trial a set-up by the Biden administration. Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez has returned to Honduras from the United States after President Donald Trump pardoned him…
President Trump attempts to end hostilities in Lebanon
NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports on US President Trump’s claim of a diplomatic breakthrough after speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to halt escalation toward Beirut. Israel maintains that…
Iraqi president names Shia bloc candidate Ali al-Zaidi as PM-designate
DEVELOPING STORY, Choice of al-Zaidi breaks a months-long deadlock after US President Trump opposed appointment of pro-Iran former PM al-Maliki. Iraq’s President Nizar Amedi has named Ali al-Zaidi as prime…
Latvia’s president asks opposition leader to form new government
If opposition leader Kulbergs were to succeed, the cabinet would still need to be approved by the parliament. Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics has backed opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs to replace…
US President Trump says US ‘wins’ regardless of how Iran talks go
US President Trump says US ‘wins’ regardless of how Iran talks go NewsFeed US President Donald Trump says ‘we win regardless of what happens’ in Iran talks. His comments outside…
Former Peru President Pedro Castillo sentenced to 11.5 years in prison
The decision follows Castillo’s failed 2022 bid to dissolve Congress and avoid a third impeachment attempt. A court in Peru has sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11 years, five…
Q&A: East Timor’s President Ramos-Horta on diplomacy, Gaza, and the West
Dili, East Timor – On the 50th anniversary of Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor, longtime independence advocate and now the country’s President Jose Ramos-Horta reflected on the last half-century of…
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya declared election winner
Ninety-two-year-old incumbent reportedly secures 53.66 percent; opponent reports gunfire targeting supporters. Cameroon’s Constitutional Council has declared that President Paul Biya, leader of the country since 1982, has won re-election in…
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan declared winner of election
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election with nearly 98 percent of the vote, after leading rivals were excluded from the…