Reforms

Malaysia’s Anwar to drop anti-graft chief, but protesters want deeper reforms after corruption saga

Protestors at the "Arrest Azam Baki" rally on April 25, 2026 march to Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur to call for reforms in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission which will see a new chief after the government announced Tan Sri Azam Baki will not be renewed when his contract ends on May 12, 2026.

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Slovenian president tells lawmakers to nominate PM able to form coalition

Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

Doping-Tougher dope testing for Indian athletes as federation banished to highest-risk bracket

Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) David Howman talks to reporters at the WADA symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Colombia court orders Petro government to return emergency funds

Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

El Salvador to apply life sentences to minors for serious crimes

FILE PHOTO: El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during a press conference with Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast (not pictured) at the Presidential House in San Salvador, El Salvador January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo

Czech, Slovak leaders back ally Orban ahead of Hungary vote

FILE PHOTO: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis speaks during a press conference, after bilateral talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in Berlin, Germany, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

Zelensky urges lawmakers to act as Ukraine funding hangs in balance

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Germany's struggling Social Democrats pin hopes on new policy plans

FILE PHOTO: Lars Klingbeil and Baerbel Bas, co-leaders of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), hold a press conference following the Rhineland-Palatinate state election, at the SPD headquarters in Berlin, Germany, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo

WTO chief calls for trade overhaul to meet new world order

Delegates arrive for the opening of the World Trade Organization 14th ministerial conference, at the Palais des Congres, in Yaounde, Cameroon, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Olivia Le Poidevin

Mexico's lower house rejects Sheinbaum's electoral reform, 'Plan B' looms

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

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