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France faces more political upheaval as prime minister's fate hangs in the balance
PARIS (AP) — France risks losing its third prime minister in 12 months on Monday, with incumbent François Bayrou facing a parliamentary…
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Another French prime minister could be toppled. More political instability is ahead
PARIS (AP) — France ’s prime minister has announced a confidence vote next month that likely will lead to the collapse of his centrist…
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S.Korea ex-PM falsely links tourism campaign to voter fraud
Former South Korea prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn falsely claims in a Facebook post that the government's plan to grant visa-free entry to…
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Mali charges ex-PM with undermining the state over post on X
A former prime minister of Mali, which is now under military rule, has been charged with undermining the credibility of the state over…
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Herzog clashes with Dutch PM over threat to suspend Israel from EU programs
Tensions erupted between Herzog and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, following a statement from the Netherlands suggesting punitive…
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Future Polish president calls Tusk 'worst prime minister since 1989'
Poland's incoming president Karol Nawrocki on Thursday made it clear that he is planning to make life for Prime Minister Donald Tusk more…
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France's prime minister wants to cut 2 public holidays to save money for the indebted economy
PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister proposed on Tuesday the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar —…
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Romania's new president nominates center-right former mayor as prime minister
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s new pro-Western president on Friday nominated a center-right former mayor to be prime minister, as the…
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Carney Looks to AI for Savings as Canada’s Budget Pressures Mount
(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will begin to use artificial intelligence “at scale” to make the government more…
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Tunisia jails ex-prime minister on terrorism charges
A court in Tunisia has sentenced former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh to 34 years in prison on a raft of terrorism charges. He is the…
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Conservative commentator Steve Hilton announces a run for California governor
Conservative commentator and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Hilton announced Monday that he is running for governor, the second…
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Vance meets with Modi as India seeks reprieve from Trump tariffs
NEW DELHI — Vice President JD Vance held trade talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday as the South Asian…
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South Korean court reinstates suspended prime minister but is silent on impeached President Yoon
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was reinstated as acting president on Monday after the country’s Constitutional Court dismissed…
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The unseen map that promised to bring peace to the Middle East
"In the next 50 years, you will not find one Israeli leader that will propose to you what I propose to you now. "Sign it! Sign it and…
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African leaders elect Djibouti's foreign minister as new leader of the African Union Commission
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders on Saturday elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission…
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Mother on hunger strike asks PM for help to free her son
A mother who has been on hunger strike for 134 days to campaign for her son to be freed from an Egyptian prison has asked Sir Keir Starmer…
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Starmer visits Auschwitz and vows to fight the antisemitism he sees growing in the UK
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday visited the site of Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz, voicing his “sheer…
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Canada's Trudeau resigns as party leader and prime minister
Justin Trudeau said on Monday he plans to step down as leader of his governing Liberal Party and as Canada's prime minister after nearly a…
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Manmohan Singh, former Indian prime minister, survived by family
What's New Manmohan Singh, India's former prime minister, died on Thursday at age 92 and is survived by his wife and three daughters. The…
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Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 93
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, considered the architect of economic reforms that opened up the world's most populous country…
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Greenland says no thanks to Trump purchase idea — again
WASHINGTON — If President-elect Donald Trump’s assertion that the United States should have control of Greenland sounds familiar, that’s…
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Clock ticks down on France government nomination
The clock ticked Monday for French President Emmanuel Macron to appoint the fourth government in a year marked by a deepening political…
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The EU's two biggest economies are grappling with political uncertainty
The News The European Union’s heavyweights France and Germany are grappling with political challenges, with the former hit by a credit…
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Mixed reaction as France's Macron appoints centrist as new premier
Senior politicians in France gave a mixed reaction on Friday to the appointment of centrist politician François Bayrou as prime minister,…