Armenia is the latest country to leave Moscow’s orbit

Critics warn judicial move against prominent tycoon risks undermining investment in Turkey

Prime minister’s party secures parliamentary majority against Russia-friendly rivals

Results too close to call as rightwing autocrat’s daughter vies with leftist lawmaker

Chinese president to meet Kim Jong Un as North Korean leader steps up nuclear rhetoric

Chinese leader’s first trip to Pyongyang in 7 years comes as regime has stepped up its rhetoric of nuclear expansion

Asia’s fourth-largest economy is in a sweet spot as its biggest companies capitalise on geopolitical trends

Former Chelsea FC owner invited to Kyiv last month in failed attempt to broker direct negotiations

Radiation levels remain ‘within normal limits’, says Ukraine’s state nuclear company

Trump administration funding cuts and weak private equity performance prompt a search for higher endowment returns

Neither candidate, who offer widely differing agendas, obtained 20% in first round of voting

Lawmakers call for EU sanctions on Oleg Deripaska-linked plant in Ireland if raw material is used in Russian weapons

Samvel Karapetyan is biggest challenger to pro-western incumbent in Sunday’s election

The chef shares the culinary and cultural secrets of her Thai hometown

Indonesia has arrested top officials overseeing $15bn scheme over alleged corruption

Cancellation of medical entrance tests taken by more than 2mn people sparks anger at Narendra Modi’s government

Rightwing populist Abelardo de la Espriella goes into second-round presidential vote

Central bank holds interest rates despite pressure on currency from foreign outflows and war in Iran

The energy price shock and doubts over plan to tackle organised crime batter new president’s popularity

The anxiety of those whose jobs are at risk won’t be enough to stave off the march of the androids