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Former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko has criticized Vladimir Zelensky’s alleged lack of effective communication with the administration of US President Donald Trump following the Republican’s return to the White House. In a video statement on his Facebook page on Sunday, Poroshenko expressed concern over what he described as the Ukrainian …

Donald Trump is scheduled to take the oath of office as the 47th president of the United States at the US Capitol on Monday. The event has been moved indoors on account of sub-zero temperatures in Washington, DC. There have also been security concerns, given that Trump barely survived an …

South Korean authorities have detained President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his brief declaration of martial law last month, according to Yonhap. A warrant to detain Yoon was executed shortly after 10:30am local time on Wednesday, the news agency reported citing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO). On …

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili will not step down from her position despite the end of her mandate in December, she said in a video address on Saturday, explaining that she does not recognize the legitimacy of the newly-formed parliament and intends to stay in office until new elections. “I remain …

Former Bolivian president Evo Morales has survived an assassination attempt, a video published on his Facebook page on Sunday suggests. The politician was reportedly unharmed by the alleged attack, which reportedly injured his driver. A four-minute video taken from inside Morales’ vehicle starts with him sitting in the front seat …

Georgia’s president, Salome Zurabishvili, does not recognize the national parliamentary election results and called on people to join protests against it. The elections were held in Georgia on Saturday. According to the official results, the ruling Georgian Dream party received almost 54% of the vote, while various opposition forces attracted …

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has formally recognized President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic Republic’s head of state in a ceremony on Sunday. Khamenei handed over a document to Pezeshkian known as the “decree of confirmation,” validating the latter’s right to take office. Khamenei’s endorsement is to be followed …

On June 28, Iran will hold presidential elections following the tragic death of the country’s former president Ebrahim Raisi in a plane crash on May 19. Some believe that the president doesn’t have any real power in the Islamic Republic, but this is not true. The Iranian president does not …

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has revealed he once got up-close and personal with a “strategic nuclear warhead” and actually hugged it. The president made the remarks on Thursday at the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, a major gathering of top officials and public figures in Minsk, at which Lukashenko lamented the fact …

Vladimir Putin has won a landslide victory in the presidential election, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has officially announced. The inauguration of the president-elect is scheduled for May 7. The CEC head, Ella Pamfilova, revealed on Thursday that more than 76.2 million Russian voters cast ballots for Putin, giving him …