Africa: The Prime Minister of Malaysia Makes Historic Visit to the African Union Commission

Africa: The Prime Minister of Malaysia Makes Historic Visit to the African Union Commission

Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim today paid a historic official visit to the African Union Commission (AUC), where he was received by H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AUC. This first-ever visit by a Malaysian Prime Minister marks a significant milestone in Africa-Malaysia relations. Welcoming the Prime Minister, the Chairperson expressed confidence that…

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Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on charges of crimes against humanity involving last year’s mass uprising that killed hundreds of people and ended her 15-year rule. The tribunal also sentenced former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan to death in the case while a third suspect — a former police…

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Japan getting its first female prime minister, ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi

Japan getting its first female prime minister, ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi

Tokyo — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic…

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Nepal protests over repealed social media ban rage, sparking prime minister’s sudden resignation

Nepal protests over repealed social media ban rage, sparking prime minister’s sudden resignation

Kathmandu — Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli announced his resignation on Tuesday as the country was rocked by a second day of violent unrest that began as protests against a since-repealed ban on many major social media platforms. Clashes between young demonstrators and police on Monday turned violent, with police killing 19 people. Protesters in Nepal’s…

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Thailand names third prime minister in two years

Thailand names third prime minister in two years

Jonathan HeadBBC News, Bangkok and Joel GuintoBBC News, Singapore Getty Images Anutin is Thailand’s third prime minister in two years Thailand’s parliament has chosen business tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul as the country’s prime minister – the third in two years, after yet another leader was removed from office. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who belongs to Thailand’s most powerful…

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Houthi rebel prime minister killed in Israeli airstrike, the group says

Houthi rebel prime minister killed in Israeli airstrike, the group says

The Iranian-backed Houthis said Saturday an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Thursday strike in Sanaa along with a number of ministers, the rebels said in a statement. Yemen’s Houthi-led government’s Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi. MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images…

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