Political outsider Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been officially sworn in as Ukraine's president, the Kyiv Post reported May 20. In his inauguration speech, Zelenskiy announced that he would dissolve parliament to hold snap elections and called for the dismissal of the prosecutor general and defense minister within the next two months.
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said on May 18 that she will run as vice president in elections in October, Reuters reported.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on May 18 called for an early election after his vice chancellor was caught on video discussing state contracts with a woman posing as a Russian oligarch’s niece, Reuters reported.
Australia's governing conservative coalition defied predictions to win the country's national election on May 18, BBC reported.
Commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf face a risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, AP reported, citing a May 18 warning relayed by U.S. diplomats in the region from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held a press conference as nationwide parliamentary elections enter their final phase on May 19, Livemint reported May 17.
The United States is reportedly ready to lift steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Bloomberg reported May 17.
The South Korean government has approved $8 million in donations to international agencies, including the World Food Program and the United Nations Children's Fund, to conduct projects inside North Korea, Yonhap reported May 17.
The Iranian Guardian Council has rejected a bill to implement term limits for parliamentary members following its passage through the legislature earlier this month, Fars News reported May 16.
The Algerian gendarmerie has reportedly set up checkpoints along major roads leading to Algiers, The Huffington Post reported May 17.
