Albania’s Constitutional Court has overturned parliament’s impeachment of President Ilir Meta for allegedly inciting instability and showing bias before the country’s parliamentary election last year.

In a virtual address on Sunday, Mr Higgins paid tribute to the victims of Bloody Sunday and all those who lost their lives throughout the Troubles

Italian president Sergio Mattarella has been elected to a second seven-year term as the country’s head of state, ending a political deadlock lasting days as party leaders struggled to choose his successor.

Italian political party leaders have urged 80-year-old president Sergio Mattarella to change his mind and stay on for a second seven-year term amid concerns that protracted political squabbling will erode the nation’s credibility.

Mexico’s president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has undergone cardiac catheterisation at a military hospital, the government announced.

Since his stabbing during the 2018 presidential election, Mr Bolsonaro has undergone stomach surgery several times

President Michael D Higgins has hailed the courage and resilience of the people of Ireland amid the Covid pandemic. In his Christmas and New Year message, Mr Higgins said the vaccine roll-out had provided hope for the future.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and chief whip Jack Chambers were sent on behalf of the Government.

Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president after the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, has died at the age of 88.

Michael D Higgins has made the correct decision not to attend a service commemorating partition and those criticising him are the ones who have trouble reconciling the past

Haiti’s chief prosecutor has asked a judge to charge prime minister Ariel Henry over the killing of the president and asked officials to bar him from leaving the country.

President Higgins was pictured last week signing copies of his new book and speaking with staff without wearing a face covering

Pedro Castillo, a left-wing political novice who has promised to be a champion of his country’s poor, has been sworn in as Peru’s new president.

The hometown of Haitian President Jovenel Moise received his body on Friday for a private funeral amid heavy security following violent protests and fears of political volatility in the Caribbean nation.

Demonstrations in Haiti turned violent as gunshots rang out while supporters of slain President Jovenel Moise blocked roads and demanded justice while threatening to disrupt his upcoming funeral.

Hundreds of workers fled businesses in northern Haiti on Wednesday after demonstrations near the hometown of assassinated President Jovenel Moise grew violent ahead of his funeral.

Haitians are beginning a series of official ceremonies to honour President Jovenel Moise nearly two weeks after he was assassinated at home.

Haiti’s designated prime minister Ariel Henry will replace the country’s interim prime minister to honour the wishes of the country’s murdered president, an official said.

Haiti’s elections minister said that interim prime minister Claude Joseph will step down. The move comes in the wake of the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

Former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has returned to Haiti after a nearly a month in Cuba, thrilling hundreds of supporters who gathered at the airport at a time of tensions over the recent assassination of the country’s leader.

Haiti’s interim government has asked the US to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilise the country and prepare the way for elections following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

Two men believed to be Haitian Americans – one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy – have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti’s president.

Police say they have arrested four more suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, bringing the total to six detained and seven killed.

Haiti stumbled into an uncertain future after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, followed by a gunfight in which authorities said police killed four suspects, detained two others and freed three officers being held hostage.

Authorities said that during the gunbattle, police killed four suspects, detained two others and freed three officers being held hostage

A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife, with four suspects later shot dead by police.

Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in their home, inflicting more chaos on the unstable Caribbean country that was already enduring an escalation of gang violence, anti-government protests and a recent surge in ...

The assassination of President Jovenel Moise seemed to have thrown an already turbulent nation into chaos, with a muddled line of succession.

Haitian President Jovenel Moise, a former banana producer and political novice who ruled Haiti for more than four years as the country grew increasingly unstable under his watch, was killed on Wednesday aged 53.

The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise drew shock and condemnation from leaders in Latin America, Europe and elsewhere, along with calls for calm and unity in the troubled Caribbean nation.

Isaac Herzog, member of a prominent Zionist family, took the oath of office on Wednesday and became Israel’s new president.

The killing late on Tuesday comes amid deepening political and economic instability and a spike in gang violence

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the removal of the long-time Israeli leader.

Opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s are scrambling to finalise a coalition government that would end his 12-year rule.

Isaac Herzog, a veteran politician from a prominent Israeli family, has been elected as the country’s president. The position of president is a largely ceremonial role that is meant to serve as the nation’s moral compass and promote unity.

In honour of the president's birthday, we went through the archives to track through the historic politician's long life

Kosovo’s new president took office, becoming the country’s youngest head of state and one of the youngest in the world.

The tragedy occurred as regional leaders joined Tanzanians to pay their last respects to the controversial leader

Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president.

Had last week’s rugby game between Wales and Ireland been played in normal circumstances, then a minor military tattoo might have been offered as a stir-the-juices aperitif.

Portugal’s president has been returned to office for a second term in an election held amid a devastating Covid-19 surge that has made the country the worst in the world for cases and deaths. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa captured around 61. 5% of the vote.

Portugal is holding a presidential election, with the moderate incumbent candidate strongly favoured to earn a second five-year term as a devastating Covid-19 surge grips the European Union nation.

Address spoke not to the power or size of America, but to its spirit, history, humanity, and purpose in the world

Four years ago, we heard Donald Trump announce that 'the American carnage ends now'. Joe Biden is taking over in the White House with a country divided and with much on his plate