April 1, 2024 Colombian mayor issues 6-month prostitution ban in tourist-heavy neighborhoods MedellÃn, Colombia has implemented a six-month prostitution ban in the tourism hubs of Provenza and El Poblado in a child sexual exploitation crackdown.
April 1, 2024 Greek islands launch special visa program for Turkish visitors in diplomatic effort to calm region Officials on the island of Rhodes in Greece have launched a visa program that will allow Turks to travel to 10 Greek islands for a week; it is part of an effort to ease tensions between the countries.
April 1, 2024 Indonesian President-elect Subianto visits China in bid to strengthen ties Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who will succeed Joko Widodo later this year, met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday to continue Indonesia's 'friendly policy' toward China.
April 1, 2024 Here's what you need to know about the world's largest democratic election kicking off in India India's 6-week-long general election, which starts on April 19, pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi against an alliance of opposition parties; Modi first took power in 2014.
April 1, 2024 Diplomatic crisis averted after Argentina's Milei trades jabs with leftist Colombian counterpart Argentina and Colombia have agreed to end a diplomatic spat between their respective presidents: Javier Milei, a libertarian, and Gustavo Petro, a leftist.
March 31, 2024 Turkey’s Erdogan suffers setback after opposition sees massive gains in urban areas Turkey’s main opposition party made huge gains in the country’s urban areas in local elections Sunday, dealing a blow to longtime President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
March 29, 2024 Polish president vetoes legalization of over-the-counter morning after pill Polish President Andrzej Duda vetoed Friday a law that would have permitted over-the-counter access to the morning after pill for women and girls 15 and older.
March 28, 2024 Greece's conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disaster Greece's government survived a vote of no-confidence on Thursday, brought on by opposition parties over the government's handling of last year's rail crash that left 57 dead.
March 28, 2024 Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions Russia vetoed a United Nations resolution on Thursday, effectively doing away with the monitoring by the U.N. of sanctions against North Korea intended to curb the country's nuclear program.
March 28, 2024 Prominent Bahamas politician killed during robbery attempt near Nassau Don Saunders, a prominent Bahamian politician and top-ranking Free National Movement Party official, was fatally shot Wednesday during an attempted robbery.