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Boris Johnson Resigns as British Prime Minister
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, but said he would remain as prime minister until the party chooses his successor.
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UK Prime Minister's Wife Says She's Pregnant Again
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, has announced she is expecting the couple’s second child.
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Israel's Parliament Votes in Favor of New Coalition
The new coalition will end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule and Naftali Bennett will be the new leader.
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UK's Chief Mouser Celebrates 10 Years at Downing Street
Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday
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New Zealand's Ardern Wins 2nd Term in Election Landslide
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a second term in office in an election landslide of historic proportions
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Suga Wins Party Vote, All But Assuring Election as Japan PM
Yoshihide Suga has been elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country’s next prime minister
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Reopening Strategist Castex Named New French Prime Minister
France’s new prime minister says he feels ready to face the key challenge of reviving France’s economy from the coronavirus pandemic and a months-long nationwide lockdown
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Meet Wilfred: UK Leader's Baby Name Announced
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and fiancee Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson in honor of their grandfathers and two doctors who helped saved the U.K. leader’s life after he became ill with COVID-19.
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UK Leader Boris Johnson, Fiancee Announce Birth of Baby Boy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a son
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UK PM Boris Johnson Out of Intensive Care
The prime minister had been moved to intensive care on Monday due to “persistent” COVID-19 symptoms.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in ICU With Virus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital for tests, 10 days after being diagnosed with the new coronavirus.
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Exit Polls: Netanyahu Short of Majority in Israel Vote
Exit polls indicate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party has emerged as the largest party in the country’s third election in under a year
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British Leader Boris Johnson, Girlfriend Expecting Baby
The patter of tiny feet is coming to Downing Street
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Malaysian King Accepts Mahathir's Resignation Amid Upheaval
Malaysia’s king has accepted Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s shocking resignation but reappointed him as interim leader following the collapse of the ruling alliance in a major political upheaval less than two years after its historic election victory
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Iraqi PM Formally Submits Resignation Amid More Violence
Three anti-government protesters were shot dead and at least 58 wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said, as Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi formally submitted his resignation to parliament. Lawmakers were expected to either vote or accept outright Abdul-Mahdi’s resignation letter in a parliamentary session Sunday, two members of parliament said. The prime minister announced...
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Bangladesh Sentences 7 Militants to Death in Cafe Attack
A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death Wednesday for their involvement in an attack on a Dhaka cafe that killed more than 20 people, mostly foreigners. Judge Mojibur Rahman found the men from the Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh group guilty of various charges including planning the attack, making bombs and murder. An...
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Attorney General: Israel's Netanyahu Not Required to Resign
Israel’s attorney general said Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not required to leave office following his indictment on corruption charges, giving a small boost to the embattled leader. Avichai Mandelblit said in a statement that Netanyahu can remain interim prime minister, just days after serving him with charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery. Netanyahu faces calls...
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Man Found Guilty of Murdering British Tourist in New Zealand
A New Zealand jury on Friday found a man guilty of murder in the death of 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane. Millane died last December on her birthday after meeting the man through the dating app Tinder, going out for drinks with him, and then returning to his hotel apartment in central Auckland. Prosecutors said the man strangled Millane to...
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At Least 12 Killed in Slovakia Bus Crash, Including Children
A bus collided with a truck in Slovakia on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 17 more, officials said. Online news site tvnoviny.sk reported that the bus was carrying high school students. Health Minister Andrea Kalavska, who was at the site, said four of the people killed were children, but did not release their ages.
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Iraqis Block Roads in Support of Anti-Government Protests
Iraqi protesters blocked roads in Baghdad on Sunday to raise pressure on the government to resign after more than a week of renewed mass demonstrations. Protesters blocked one road with burning tires and barbed wire, and held up a banner reading “Roads closed by order of the people.” They appeared to be borrowing a tactic from Lebanon, where similar anti-government...