Turkish President Erdogan meets his US counterpart in Washington

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the White House to hold a meeting with US President Donald Trump as well as select senators, a meeting set to focus on bilateral relations and foreign policy issues, including Syria.

Trump impeachment probe goes public as political drama mounts

In the first impeachment proceedings since Bill Clinton's presidency, the focus is on Trump's dealings with Ukraine, ranging from asking the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden to possibly withholding millions in security assistance.

The FBI releases 2018 hate crime stats –– underreporting a serious drawback

While the number of hate crime incidents is down slightly from 2017, so are the number of reporting law agencies. Murders are at a 27-year high, totalling 24, and blacks, Hispanics, Jews and Muslims are still victimised, as are LGBTQ persons.

Clashes in Bolivia after opposition leader assumes interim presidency

Bolivian Senator Jeanine Anez declares herself interim president of the South American country in Congress despite a lack of a quorum to appoint her in a legislative session boycotted by lawmakers from former president Evo Morales’ leftist party.

Uber CEO’s faces severe backlash over comments on Khashoggi murder

Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Saudi Arabia face backlash online under the #boycottuber hashtag after CEO calls the Khashoggi murder, a “mistake”.

Morales leaves for Mexico as clashes rock Bolivia

Morales stepped down Sunday following weeks of massive protests over a disputed presidential election, but the resignations of every constitutionally designated successor left unclear who will take his place and how.

Morales says Bolivia repudiates 'coup' as power vacuum continues

Evo Morales, country's first indigenous president, says his opposition rivals "will go down in history as racists and coup plotters," day after he resigned and fled to central Chapare region. Meanwhile, US "applauds" Bolivia's army for his ouster.

What’s happening in Bolivia?

Evo Morales, the popular president of Bolivia, was forced to leave power through a combination of protests and pressure from the military after being accused of election irregularities.

Who is the former president of Brazil who was just released from prison?

After 18 months in prison, Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to bring the country back to the left.

Uber CEO regrets calling Khashoggi death 'mistake'

Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, took a u-turn after drawing criticism for comparing the gruesome killing of Jamal Khashoggi to the company's fatal driverless car accident in March 2018.

Latin America slams Bolivian president’s resignation

Presidents of South American states condemned what they called a coup against democratically elected President of Bolivia who resigned following protests that led the army pressure to do so, with Mexico offering asylum to President Morales.

Bolivia President Morales announces resignation

Evo Morales steps down after urging by military chief General Williams Kaliman and weeks of protests over his disputed election he had claimed to win.