Military detain Mali’s president, prime minister and defence minister
Military officers in Mali detained the president, prime minister and defence minister of the interim government on Monday, deepening political chaos just months after a military coup ousted the...
View ArticleHardline judge wins landslide in Iran presidential vote amid low turnout
Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judge under U.S. sanctions for human rights abuses, secured a landslide victory on Saturday in Iran‘s presidential election after a contest marked by voter apathy over...
View ArticlePakistan’s former president Hussain dies at 80
Pakistan’s former president Mamnoon Hussain died in Karachi on Wednesday at the age of 80 after a long illness, his family confirmed. Hussain served as the 12th President of Pakistan between September...
View ArticlePeru socialist Castillo confirmed president after lengthy battle over results
Peru’s electoral authority on Monday named socialist Pedro Castillo as the country’s next president, having officially won the June 6 runoff against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, who accepted...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Ramaphosa has COVID-19 but symptoms mild, presidency says
South Africa’s 69-year-old President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, though is showing only mild symptoms, the presidency said. “The President started feeling unwell after...
View ArticleValerie Pecresse, the conservative who could become France’s first woman...
Fifteen years ago, Valerie Pecresse quelled a student uprising over her university reforms with the same blend of consensus-building politics and reformist mettle that she believes will now propel her...
View ArticleHonduras inaugurates first female president, Harris vows closer U.S. ties
Xiomara Castro was sworn in as Honduras’ first woman president on Thursday in front of a cheering crowd including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who pledged U.S. government support to stem...
View ArticleUN removes Ashraf Ghani’s name as head of Afghan government
The United Nations has removed former Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani from the list of heads of state. The list, published on the official website of the United Nations, also removes the name of...
View ArticleS.Korea elects conservative outsider as president in major shift
Conservative South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol rode to victory in a tight presidential election on a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals and gender wars, reshaping the...
View ArticleSri Lanka president and prime minister to resign after tumultuous protests
Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after protesters stormed both officials’ homes and set fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nation’s severe economic...
View ArticleDroupadi Murmu becomes India’s first tribal woman President
Draupadi Murmu has been elected as the 15th President of the country. She defeated her opponent Yashwant Sinha and won with more than 50% votes. She will take oath as the President of India on July 25,...
View ArticleSlovenia elects first female president
Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer, won the second round of Slovenia’s presidential election on Sunday and will become its first female head of state, preliminary results showed, Reuters reported. Pirc Musar,...
View ArticleChina’s Xi secures precedent-breaking third term as president
Xi Jinping on Friday secured a precedent-breaking third five-year term as China’s president as he tightens his grip as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, Reuters reported. Nearly...
View ArticleWorld Bank board elects US nominee Ajay Banga as president
The World Bank’s board of governors on Wednesday elected former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to a five-year term as president, ushering in an Indian-born finance and development expert to revamp the...
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