Despite Donald Trump's strongly conservative cast of Cabinet nominees, a veteran strategist who worked for a pro-Trump super PAC predicts the new presidency will be unpredictable, at times confounding members of both parties.
South Korea's parliament's vote on whether to impeach the country's embattled leader is underway. President Park Geun-hye has faced terrible approval ratings and massive protests since it emerged that her confidante and adviser, Choi Soon-sil, had access to confidential government documents despite holding no official government position.
The autocratic ruler of the Gambia will be prosecuted for his crimes within a year of handing over the reins of government in January, the chair of the country’s new ruling coalition has vowed.
Austria's far-right presidential candidate Norbert Hofer has conceded defeat in an election rerun after exit polls showed an apparent win for his left-leaning rival.
France's President Francois Hollande announced Thursday he will not seek a second term in office. French voters will go to the polls in April and May 2017, but Hollande, who has low popularity ratings, says he will not stand for re-election.
Howard Schultz, the visionary leader of Starbucks, will be stepping down next year as CEO of the iconic coffee giant. Schultz's surprise decision to step aside as the leader of Starbucks (SBUX) sent the stock sinking 3% in after-hours trading on Thursday.
