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South Korea to overhaul election process after ballot shortage shocks country

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung takes questions during a press conference to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration at Yeongbingwan of Blue House on June 08, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS

Greece's leftist firebrand Tsipras makes comeback with new political party

Greece's former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras holds the founding declaration, during the official announcement of his new political party, ELAS-Greek Left Alliance, ahead of the 2027 parliamentary elections, in Athens, Greece, May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Russia ‘trying to destabilise’ European democracies with drone alerts: EU chief

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the air raid alerts are a deliberate strategy from Russia.

Mother of Greek train crash victim launches political party

Maria Karystianou, whose 19-year-old daughter died in the deadly February 2023 Tempi train crash, greets supporters during an event to announce her political party, \"Hope for Democracy,\" in Thessaloniki, Greece, May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

Turkey court rules to oust opposition leader in latest blow to Erdogan's challengers

Ozgur Ozel, leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), speaks to the media at party headquarters after a Turkish court dismissed a case seeking to remove him and annul the party's 2023 congress, in Ankara, Turkey, October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Efekan Akyuz

Bolivia plans cabinet shakeup amid protests, dismisses Colombian ambassador

Demonstrators take part in a march, which organizers have dubbed a \"defense of democracy,\" to rally against road blockades and what they call pressure measures used by protesters calling for the resignation of Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz, amid the country’s economic and fuel crisis, in La Paz, Bolivia, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Cape Verde ruling party unseated in election, partial results show

Venezuela interim president arrives in Netherlands for Esequibo region hearing

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez addresses supporters during an event announcing an increase in the minimum income, in Caracas, Venezuela April 30, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

South Korea Parliament drops constitutional amendment vote tied to martial law

A view of the hall at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 07 December, 2024. JEON HEON-KYUN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Global perceptions of US fall below Russia under Trump, survey finds

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

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