US President Donald Trump has pardoned Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, the former chief of staff of former Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted in 2007 for perjury and obstructing justice.
Thousands of South Africans commemorated Winnie Madikizela-Mandela during a mourning ceremony in Johannesburg. Relatives, politicians, activists and fans proved their last honors with speeches and singing and praised her decades of struggle against the apartheid system.
In order to increase confidence in food safety after all the controversy about the herbicide glyphosate, the European Commission wants to give consumers better insight into how the risks are determined. The studies on, for example, the authorization of pesticides by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will be accessible to everyone, as will the underlying research material from manufacturers.
US President Donald Trump has canceled a summit in South America this week to focus on the crisis in Syria.
The Peruvian parliament has accepted the resignation of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. His successor Martin Vizcarra completed the oath of office later in the day.
The US President Donald Trump has taken over from former Vice President Joe Biden. ' The crazy Joe Biden tries to pretend to be a tough guy, but he is weak. Both mentally and physically \u0026 # x27; \u0026 # x27 ;, the president sneered on Twitter. ' And yet he threatened me with physical violence for the second time. \u0026 # X27; \u0026 # x27;
The President of Myanmar, Htin Kyaw, resigned with immediate effect. He wants to equip the 'tasks and responsibilities' that he had, according to a statement from his office.
The Chinese National People's Congress has once again elected Xi Jinping as President of China. The parliament also chose former vice premier Wang Qishan as his first replacement.
US President Donald Trump has decided to dismiss his national security advisor Herbert McMaster. The White House has not yet made a decision about who should replace him, The Washington Post reports on several sources.
Angela Merkel has her new government team around. The three government parties present many new faces. Yesterday the SPD introduced its ministers, including newcomer Olaf Scholz as vice chancellor and boss of the influential Ministry of Finance. Heiko Maas will become the new Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Deputy SPD leader Olaf Scholz and Andrea Nahles, the intended new chairman of the German Social Democrats, presented their ministerial team for the big coalition cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday.
Aditya Mittal, the son of ArcelorMittal-chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal, has risen a step on the steel conglomerate ladder. Aditya (42) has been appointed president at a time when a lot of steering skills from the steel company are being asked.
Two of the nineteen MEPs of the British Conservative Party have joined another group in the European Parliament. Julie Girling and Richard Ashworth think they can better serve their voters as members of the European People's Party (EPP), the largest and most influential political group in parliament, including the CDA.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has brought Nhlanhla Nene back as Minister of Finance. Nene was kicked out of office at the end of 2015 after one and a half years in office by the then leader Jacob Zuma. Now he gets a new chance at this important post.
The central committee of the Chinese Communist Party wants the limit to lapse on the number of successive terms that a president and vice president may serve. That reported the state news agency Xinhua. Now that is two terms.
The US Vice President Mike Pence had scheduled a meeting with the North Korean delegation during his visit to the Winter Games in South Korea, but the latter said at the last minute, reports the Washington Post.
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov does not want to comment on Saturday on the investigation of the American special prosecutor Robert Mueller. In his indictment, thirteen Russians and three Russian authorities are accused of interference in the American elections and political trials.
In the already fragile government coalition in Australia, the bonje is now high. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce refuses to resign after an affair with an employee. Instead of putting on the fines, Joyce mocked Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull because he sharply condemned his behavior. The Turnbull coalition has the majority with only one seat.
Cyril Ramaphosa will be elected by the parliament of South Africa as the new president of the country. That says the ANC party champion Jackson Mthembu. Ramaphosa was already the vice president of the country.
South African president Jacob Zuma does not find it fair that his party, the ANC (African National Congress), asks him to leave quickly without saying why. Zuma states in an interview with broadcaster SABC that he has done nothing wrong and that no one has told him why he has to leave.
The United States is prepared to talk to North Korea about its nuclear program, but in the meantime it is putting pressure on the Kim Jong-un regime. That's what Vice President Mike Pence said in an interview with the Washington Post.
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un closed a three-day visit to South Korea. Kim Yo-jong and the other members of the North Korean delegation boarded the plane at Incheon airport, news agency Yonhap.
The Polish Ryszard Czarnecki is no longer Vice-President of the European Parliament because of a controversial statement. The 55-year-old politician had compared his compatriot and fellow MEP Roza Thun with Polish Nazi laboratories who betrayed Jews in the Second World War.
The representatives of CDU, CSU and SPD have once again not come true in the negotiations on the formation of a new government. Nevertheless, all parties showed optimism.
American Vice President Mike Pence takes a notable guest to the Olympic Games in South Korea. According to the newspaper Washington Post, it concerns Fred Warmbier, the father of an American student who died after his imprisonment in North Korea.
Germany wants to compensate for the first time a large group of Holocaust survivors from Algeria. It is estimated that 25,000 Algerian Jews, most of whom live in France. Approximately 3900 of those affected live in Israel. The Algerian Jews would receive a one-time payment of 2556 euros.
Ecuadorians have determined by a referendum on Sunday that the president can only stay in office for two terms. This in particular prevents a return of former President Rafael Correa.
More and more Iranians are against the duty of women to wear a headscarf in public. This is shown by a message from the office of the president in which concerns are expressed about the development.
A controversial statement by the Polish Ryszard Czarnecki probably cost him his post as Vice-President of the European Parliament. The politician had compared his compatriot and fellow MEP Roza Thun with Polish Nazi laboratories who betrayed Jews in the Second World War.
The US Embassy in Israel is moving to Jerusalem before the end of next year. That said the American Vice President Mike Pence, who incidentally did not mention a date for the controversial transfer of the diplomatic post.
