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Japan ruling party elects Suga as PM successor

Tokyo—Japan’s ruling party on Monday elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe...

Japan PM Abe resigns over health problems

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday he will resign over health problems, in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership contest in...

Lebanon government to resign over blast fallout

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab was expected to announce his government's resignation Monday amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion that has...

Macron taps right-wing man as PM

Paris—French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday tapped a senior but low-profile bureaucrat as prime minister to replace Edouard Philippe, the first move in a...

Malaysian turmoil ends; King names new premier

Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad lost a power struggle Saturday with a little-known ex-interior minister to be the country’s new prime minister in a shock twist...

Cuba gets first prime minister

Havana-Cuba’s first prime minister in more than four decades"•long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero"•took office Saturday as the country resurrected a post last held by...

Race to become next premier in UK heats up

London"•The race to become Britain’s next premier  heated up on Sunday as Environment Secretary Michael Gove joined an already crowded field of hopefuls with...

Euro sinks to 20-month low

HONG KONG"•The euro hit a 20-month low Monday and most Asian stocks retreated as a fresh wave of uncertainty hit markets after Italy’s prime...

Park sacks prime minister

SEOUL"•South Korean President Park Geun-Hye replaced her prime minister and finance minister Wednesday, as she scrambled to contain a damaging scandal over a close...
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