Tag: prime minister
Peru cuts ties with Mexico over asylum for ex-prime minister
Peru has decided to break off diplomatic relations with Mexico after accusing it of granting asylum to a…
Iran banking on Iraq vote to retain regional influence
Iraq will hold parliamentary elections on November 11, with analysts saying Iran will be watching closely as it…
Center-left candidate Rob Jetten wins Dutch election in close race
Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Rob Jetten, leader of the Dutch centrist-liberal D66 party, is likely to become the…
Alleged killer of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pleads guilty
Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The man accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 pleaded…
Trump meets Japan’s new leader Takaichi for trade, security talks
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Tim Kelly and John GeddieTOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump met Japan's new prime minister,…
East Timor formally admitted to ASEAN in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — East Timor's prime minister pledged Sunday that his country would be a productive…
‘Stealth husband’ of Japan’s new PM vows quiet support
The spouse of Japan's first woman Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes to support her by being a "stealth…
Japan getting its first female prime minister, ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi
Tokyo — Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a day…
Hardliner conservative Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female leader
Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by the country’s parliament on Tuesday, in…
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies aged 90
By Lucy CraymerWELLINGTON (Reuters) -Jim Bolger, New Zealand's prime minister from 1990 to 1997 who helped usher in…
French presidency unveils new cabinet as budget pressure intensifies
By Elizabeth Pineau and Mathieu RosemainPARIS (Reuters) -The French presidency announced Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's new cabinet line-up…