Bangladesh’s new prime minister has been sworn in after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising ...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani (Center) meets on January 28 with the country’s Supreme Armament Committee, including members of the Popular Mobilization Forces, which is largely ...

Bulgarian president resigns, seeks to become prime minister The emergence of a new political party led by now-former President Rumen Radev could significantly reshape not only Bulgaria’s domestic ...

Jan. 19 (UPI) --Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called for a snap election three months after being elected to office in pursuit of a mandate to fuel what she said is major changes to ...

Takaichi Sanae’s confidence is immense. Since she took the helm of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (ldp) and became Japan’s first female prime minister last October her administration’s approval ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Khaleda Zia, who became Bangladesh’s first female prime minister in 1991 and went on to develop a bitter rivalry with Sheikh Hasina as they spent decades trading power, died ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Political parties in Thailand on Sunday registered their candidates for the next prime minister, marking the unofficial start of campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election. Prime ...

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the sixth prime minister in five years, bowed out amid public anger over corruption and democratic dysfunction. By Lara Jakes and Boryana Dzhambazova Bulgaria’s prime ...

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