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Anwar Ibrahim named new Malaysian PM

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:50:42 +0000

Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, has been named as the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the national palace said on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony for Anwar will take place at 5:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) at the national palace, the national place said in a statement. The place said that […]

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Israeli court orders former premier to pay compensation to Netanyahu

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:23:24 +0000

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert must pay the equivalent of around €17,000 ($17,550) in compensation to Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu for defamation, the court in Tel Aviv announced on Monday. Olmert, who had called Netanyahu and his family “mentally ill,” must also pay the court costs. Netanyahu filed the defamation suit against his predecessor […]

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NATO ally Estonia urges Sunak to increase Britain’s defense spending

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:11:51 +0000

Estonia has called on Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to commit to raising defense spending. Mr Sunak has not matched a pledge by his predecessor Liz Truss to boost defense spending from 2 per cent to 3 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, having previously described such targets as “arbitrary”. When […]

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Sunak to face first prime minister’s questions in British parliament

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:47:37 +0000

Rishi Sunak will face his first Commons appearance in London as prime minister on Wednesday, as he begins the grueling task of uniting his party and restoring Britain’s economic credibility. The new prime minister will square off against Sir Keir Starmer later, fresh from appointing a new Cabinet that he hopes will bring a measure […]

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Sunak looks set to become next UK PM after Johnson quits race

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:01:26 +0000

Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race, admitting that he could no longer unite their party following one of the most turbulent periods in British political history. Sunak, the 42-year-old former finance minister, could be named leader as soon as Monday to replace Liz […]

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Theresa May to succeed Cameron as UK PM on Wednesday

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:48:14 +0000

Theresa May is to become UK’s prime minister on Wednesday evening – after David Cameron announced he would quit after Prime Minister’s Questions. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Cameron said he would offer his resignation to the Queen on Wednesday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. Mrs May’s only rival to succeed Cameron as Conservative leader, […]

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