Skip next section Nitish Kumar steps down as Bihar chief minister April 14, 2026 Nitish Kumar steps down as Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was the longest-serving CM of BIharImage: Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times/Sipa USA/picture alliance Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to the governor, ending his tenure as the longest serving CM of the state.
Benin's Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has won Sunday's presidential election in a landslide victory with 94% of the vote. That's according to preliminary results based on more than 90% of counted votes, the electoral commission, CENA, said on Monday.
US immigration officers on Monday have detained a former Brazilian intelligence chief who fled to the United States after being convicted for his role in a coup plot.
A federal judge has tossed out US President Donald Trump's $10 billion (€8.5 billion) defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and its owners, which include Rupert Murdoch. In his ruling, Judge Darrin P. Gayles said Trump hadn't come close to meeting the "actual malice" threshold that public figures must clear in defamation cases.
"Europe’s heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight," said Ursula von der Leyen on election night. The country was reclaiming its European path, she wrote on X, adding that the European Union would become stronger as a result.
US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted his own social media post where he portrayed himself as a Jesus-like figure.
Pilots with Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and subsidiary Eurowings began a 48-hour strike on Monday morning. The airline is also facing a cabin crew work stoppage right after the pilots end their strike.
How will Trump's blockade of Iranian oil work? After US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan collapsed at the weekend, US President Donald Trump said the US Navy would block ships entering or leaving any Iranian port or coastal facility via the Strait of Hormuz.