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South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party is set to increase its parliamentary majority, according to exit polls. After a polarizing and personal campaign, the result is a blow for President Yoon Suk

The European Union is set to vote on a landmark reform of its asylum system to reduce irregular migration to the bloc. If adopted the new rules would come into effect in

US President Joe Biden has welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House. They are expected to increase cooperation over a perceived Chinese threat in the Asia-Pacific region. Japanese Prime Minister

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a visit to Beijing. They discussed their close ties and plans to boost Eurasian security. China’s Foreign

Jorge Glas was arrested over the weekend following a rare security raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. Prison authorities say he had been refusing to eat. Ecuador’s detained former Vice President Jorge

Donald Trump has argued that Democrat-heavy Manhattan would produce a jury that was prejudiced against him. The April 15 trial would be the first criminal trial for a former US president. A

Poles have voted in local elections seen as being a test of the public mood under a new liberal government. Premier Donald Tusk is seeking confirmation of support for his pro-European course.

South Korea is holding two days of early voting ahead of April 10 parliamentary elections. President Yoon Suk-yeol is hoping his ruling party will retake a majority in the assembly. Many South

The envoy was told to leave due to what Ecuador called “unfortunate” comments from the Mexican president AMLO about the South American country’s elections last year. Ecuador on Thursday declared Mexico’s ambassador to

Hundreds of German police officers are under investigation over links with right-wing extremist or conspiracist ideology, a media report says. There are more than 400 investigations into far-right extremist attitudes or beliefs in conspiracy