"We must recognize that this generation of politicians, myself included, have failed to challenge a political culture and an economic model that simply doesn't work well enough for ordinary people."

Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations with Italy after the Italian foreign minister renewed calls for extradition of a former Red Brigades member.

Japan's Parliament revised the Imperial House Law to cement male-only succession, blocking Princess Aiko from inheriting the throne despite public support.

The president accused Beijing of harvesting 220 million voter records but stopped short of announcing retaliation.

China signaled on Friday that the United States could restore Hong Kong 's preferential privileges, saying Washington confirmed it will not renew an executive order that revoked the city's special trading status.

A landslide Friday on the outskirts of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing more than 1,100 people to evacuate,

The military said Friday it used intelligence sources to target militants over the previous 24 hours. The operations were in response to attacks by militants earlier in the week.

From his years in the energy sector to his close working relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, here's what to know about the new Prime Minister.