The South Korean parliament has voted to impeach its scandal-hit president amid mass protests in Seoul. Park Geun-Hye faces being the first democratically-elected leader of the country to be kicked out of office following the vote. The impeachment motion had accused Park of constitutional and criminal violations ranging from a failure to protect people’s lives to bribery and abuse of power. The... 

Thousands of people have joined demonstrations in cities across Poland to protest against the new government’s attempts to take control of the country’s Constitutional Court in a lingering political row. The rallies against the actions of the month-old government formed by the ruling Law and Justice party were staged in more than 20 cities in different regions of Poland as well as in several cities... 

Thailand’s army has declared martial law across the country amid the political tensions over the past months. A Thai army statement said the decision was made “to restore peace and order for people from all sides.” The Thai government says it is still in office and has not been consulted on a military rule. Tensions deepened in Thailand after the Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Yingluck...