Tag: prime minister

Peru severs relations with Mexico for granting asylum to ex-PM

Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Peru is severing diplomatic relations with Mexico over its granting of diplomatic asylum to…

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…

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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…

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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…