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Gabriel Attal picked as France’s youngest PM

PARIS—French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France’s...

Spain PM says supports Iraq’s ‘sovereignty and stability’

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday he supported Iraq's "sovereignty and stability", during a visit to Baghdad where he also met with...

Ex-PM Thaksin returns to Thailand after 15 years in exile

By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON Thailand's divisive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday, after 15 years in exile and hours before parliament votes for a...

Cambodian lawmakers elect Hun Sen’s son as next leader

Cambodia's parliament on Tuesday elected long-time ruler Hun Sen's eldest son as the new prime minister, sealing a dynastic handover of power after last...

Thwarted Thai PM bet is chasing support

BANGKOK—The liberal reformist seeking to become Thailand’s prime minister has said he was marshaling support for his next tilt at the job after military-appointed...

UK to host world’s first AI summit: PM Sunak

Britain will host the world's first summit on artificial intelligence later this year, in a bid to broker a common approach by countries to...

Japan PM resumes campaigning after blast incident

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent "smoke bomb" blast. The incident in...

Hipkins vows to win Oct. elections as next New Zealand Prime Minister

New Zealand’s incoming prime minister Chris Hipkins vowed Saturday to “get things done” and win a looming October general election after being chosen as...

Race on to replace Ardern as New Zealand PM

Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation sparked a push on Friday for New Zealand to choose its first Maori prime minister, as a small pack of...

‘Rambo’ Rabuka returns as Fiji’s prime minister

Former military commander Sitiveni Rabuka was on Saturday confirmed as Fiji’s prime minister, after accusing the outgoing government of stoking “fear and chaos” to...

Ireland’s Varadkar PM for second time

DUBLIN—Ireland’s Leo Varadkar on Saturday took over as prime minister for the second time, a handover of power in line with a coalition deal...

Opposition’s Anwar named Malaysia PM

Malaysia’s perennial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was named prime minister on Thursday, ending a days-long political impasse after inconclusive polls. His ascension—making him the country’s...

UK’s Sunak poised to become PM as Johnson abandons race

LONDON—British Conservative Rishi Sunak was on Monday poised to become prime minister and the country’s first leader of color, after the dramatic decision by...

UK’s Johnson ends bid for comeback as PM

Britain's Boris Johnson on Sunday dramatically ended an audacious bid to return to power within weeks of having been ousted, announcing he would not...
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