The Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is due to officially resign on Wednesday after months of protests, has made a failed attempt to flee the crisis-hit country.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) predicts a surge in “domestic violent extremism” in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the country’s federal abortion protections, a report has unveiled.

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmajo) calls for a presidential election and a return to dialog, dropping his controversial decision to extend his own mandate.

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan dismisses the  country's top military official over the allegation that the military has effectively staged a coup against his government.

Clashes between Peruvian protesters and police injure at least 27 amid a new unrest over the ouster of its president by lawmakers.

The country has experienced turmoil since official results of an October 4 parliamentary election.

The Belarusian president announces plans to put the military on high alert and shut its western borders amid rising hostility from the US and the EU.