Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a majority government with special election wins Monday night, allowing his Liberals to pass legislation without the support of opposition parties. Voters cast ballots for three vacant seats of the 343 districts represented in Parliament.

China says it will restore some ties with Taiwan, including direct flights and aquaculture imports, following a visit by opposition leader Cheng Li-wun.

U.S. President ‌Donald Trump ​has ​nominated a ⁠former ​California ​congresswoman, Michelle Steel, ​to ​be the U.S. ‌ambassador ⁠to Seoul, ​the ​White ⁠House announced ​on ​Monday.

Pope Leo XIV held a special Mass inside the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in the Algerian capital on Monday as he began the first leg of his African tour.

Hezbollah's leader has urged Lebanon to withdraw from direct talks with Israel scheduled in Washington. Naim Kassem on Monday called the negotiations a "free concession" to Israel and the U.S.

The hippos are the descendants of four brought to the country in the 1980s by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar as he built a private zoo.

The Philippines discovered cyanide on Chinese boats operating around a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, security officials from the country said on Monday.

Keiko Fujimori leads Peru's preliminary presidential vote count after an election disrupted by logistical failures in logistics several areas.