Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has appointed a new attorney general to the national prosecutor’s office, putting an end to a fierce, years-long struggle between the anti-corruption progressive and former top prosecutor Consuelo Porras

South Korea's Kospi soars nearly 7% to fresh records as Samsung Electronics stock jumps nearly 13%.

President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place

A majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump have lost

White House officials are renewing calls on China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz

China’s state media says Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Beijing

A former FedEx driver has been sentenced to death after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while delivering a Christmas gift

Romania’s pro-European coalition has collapsed after lawmakers voted in favor of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan

Ukrainian authorities say Russian drone and missile strikes during the night and into daylight hours have killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 others