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Japan elects Takaichi as first woman Prime Minister

Tokyo, Japan—Japan officially got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. Japan's...

New deal puts Takaichi 1st woman PM

TOKYO – Japan’s ruling party is set to sign a new coalition deal on Monday, paving the way for Sanae Takaichi to become the...

Macron to name new French PM

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister within the next 48 hours, his office said Wednesday, after the resignation...

France PM in effort to save Cabinet

PARIS—France’s outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was on Tuesday due to start a last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support for a cabinet lineup to...

Japan’s Takaichi eyes bigger coalition

TOKYO—Japan’s incoming new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has approached an opposition party with a view to expanding the governing coalition to give it a...

Japan ruling party leadership race on

TOKYO – The leadership contest for Japan’s ruling party kicked off on Monday, with five candidates vying to become the country’s fourth prime minister...

Macron names ally Lecornu new PM

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has named his defense minister and close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to resolve a...

‘Trump Whisperer’ ex-minister joins PM race

TOKYO – A former top diplomat dubbed the “Trump Whisperer” was the first candidate Monday to join the race to be Japan’s next leader,...

Thai tycoon Anutin takes office as PM after winning vote

BANGKOK — Thai tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul took office as prime minister on Sunday, with the cannabis-championing conservative ousting the nation’s dominant political dynasty and...

Thai tycoon wins parliament vote to become prime minister

Bangkok, Thailand—Thai conservative construction magnate Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday won a parliament vote to serve as the nation's next prime minister, according to an Agence...

Thai opposition holds summit deciding new PM

BANGKOK – Thailand’s largest opposition party was set to hold a kingmaking summit Monday to decide who to back as the nation’s next prime...

Singapore PM to make first official visit to Philippines

Malacañang on Monday announced that Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will undertake his first official bilateral visit to the Philippines from June 4 to...

Carney sworn in as Canada PM Friday

OTTAWA – Former central banker Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister on Friday morning along with his cabinet, the...

Canada ruling party elects Mark Carney as new leader, next PM

Ottawa, Canada — Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday and the former central banker lost no time...
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