Peru’s Congress has removed its President Dina Boluarte and sworn in legislature chief Jose Jeri as the country’s new leader.

President Trump urges NATO allies to consider expelling Spain after Madrid refused to meet the bloc’s new 5% target.

President Lai launches Taiwan’s new “T-Dome” system and vows higher defence spending as tensions rise with China.

New York AG Letitia James charged with bank fraud as Trump administration targets high-profile political adversaries in sweeping crackdown.

Washington’s boost major intervention to stabilise Argentina’s collapsing economy as Trump strengthens ties with ally Javier Milei.

Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre”

Amid rising tensions with Moscow, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania prepare detailed evacuation plans to safeguard civilians from potential conflict.

Washington seeks to eliminate what it calls an unfair advantage enjoyed by Chinese carriers flying shorter, cheaper routes via Russia.

Britain has signed a £350 million deal to supply lightweight missiles to India, strengthening defence ties.

Hostages could be freed within days after Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace deal.

UN says one detained staffer has been freed in Yemen, but 53 others remain in Houthi custody amid ongoing tensions.

UNICEF reports that 680,000 children have been displaced in Haiti amid worsening gang violence and hunger

French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister in the next 48 hours, his office said on Wednesday.

Trump says hostages held in Gaza will likely be released on Monday following Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.

Costa Rica has nominated former Vice President Rebeca Grynspan for UN Secretary-General following calls for the organisation’s first female leader.

Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of plotting war and backing armed groups as tensions flare over Red Sea access.

Hundreds of Texas National Guard troops deployed near Chicago as Trump pushes immigration crackdown, sparking legal and political backlash.

Three scientists win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering metal organic frameworks that could combat climate change.

A festive holiday gathering turned deadly after Myanmar’s army dropped bombs on civilians, killing 24 and injuring dozens.

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Papua New Guinea’s second-largest city, Lae, on Tuesday