South Korea’s parliament on Wednesday approved Lee Nak-Yon as the country’s new prime minister, paving the way for President Moon Jae-In to replace ministers appointed by his ousted predecessor Park Geun-Hye. The National Assembly voted 164 to 20 in favor of Lee, a journalist-turned-politician, as new prime minister, amid a ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to lift certain economic measures against Turkey, the Kremlin’s press service said in a statement Wednesday. As part of the decree, the list of categories of Turkish citizens entitled to visa-free travel to Russia has been expanded. “Citizens of the Turkish Republic ...