Ukraine expects high-level contact with the new U.S. administration immediately after Donald Trump takes office, including an eventual meeting between the U.S. president-elect and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg was sworn in as caretaker chancellor, succeeding fellow conservative Karl Nehammer. The security chief of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, under investigation for blocking Yoon's arrest, resigned and said any further efforts to detain the ex-leader must avoid bloodshed. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term on Friday, staying in power despite a six-month dispute over a July election. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest at its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel's campaign in Gaza.