The former opposition leader, who won a landslide election, now faces the formidable job of dismantling what his predecessor called an “illiberal democracy.”

The macaque, now 9 months old, has been attracting tens of thousands of visitors to a small Japanese zoo. He ignores the attention.

The war in Iran, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. But expectations are modest.

Xi Jinping spent 13 years building a military to rival that of the United States. But the stronger the Chinese forces grew, the less he trusted the generals he had handpicked to run them.

Peter Magyar, the incoming prime minister, has promised to push out “puppets of the old regime.” Many are jumping first.

Judges ruled that an impeachment hearing should be held over a case involving money stolen from a couch at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm six years ago.

The United States said it had attacked Iranian military targets in response to strikes on American ships. Washington and Tehran are debating a peace proposal, Iranian officials said.

As Pakistan mediates between the U.S. and Iran, its ties to the Emirates have deteriorated. Pakistani workers say they are now being sent home en masse.

A spree of thefts last summer heightened alarm in France over protection of cultural and rural heritage.

Votes are still being tallied in thousands of local races across Britain, but hundreds of candidates from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party have already lost their council seats.