Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi delivers his address ahead of a confidence vote at the Senate for the government, in Rome, Oct 26, 2022. (PHOTO / AP) MILAN – An Italian court will on Wednesday deliver its verdict on whether former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi paid witnesses to lie in an underage prostitution case […]
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Moldovan PM announces resignation
In this photo taken on May 9, 2022, Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita attends a joint press conference with UN Secretary-General following their talks in Chisinau. (PHOTO / AFP) BUCHAREST – Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita announced her resignation on Friday, according to Moldpres, the national news agency. "The time has come to announce my […]
UK PM Sunak shuffles cabinet to bolster pledges on economy
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (center left) and newly appointed Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps (center right) are given a tour of the District Energy Centre in central London, Feb 7, 2023. (PHOTO / POOL / AP) LONDON – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two […]
UK’s Sunak may announce mini cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons, in London, on Feb 1, 2023. Sunak may announce a mini reshuffle of his Cabinet on Feb 7, 2023, a source familiar with the discussions said on […]
Haiti police block streets, break into airport over officer killings
A woman with her daughter walks past a barricade that was set up by members of the police as they protest bad police governance, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan 26, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haitian police officers on Thursday blocked streets and forced their way into the country's main airport to protest the […]
Sunak fined by police for failing to wear seat belt
In this file photo dated Dec 9, 2022, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts during his visit to Royal Air Force RAF Coningsby, near Lincoln, eastern England. (JOE GIDDENS / POOL / AFP) LONDON – British police fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday for failing to wear a seat belt while he filmed a […]
Portugal approves new vetting system after hiring scandals
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, standing in the center, answers a member of parliament during debate at the parliament in Lisbon on Jan 11, 2023. (ARMANDO FRANCA / AP) LISBON – Portugal's government said on Thursday future officials would from now on have to answer a questionnaire before they are appointed to prove they are […]
Peru’s top prosecutor launches inquiry into president, ministers
Demonstrators block the Desaguadero Border Crossing Point between Bolivia and Peru during a protest following the ouster of Peru’s former president Pedro Castillo, in Desaguadero, Peru, Jan 6, 2023. (CLAUDIA MORALES / REUTERS) LIMA – Peru's top prosecutor's office on Tuesday said it has launched an inquiry into new President Dina Boluarte and members of […]
Anti-Mafia author Saviano on trial for calling Italy PM a ‘bastard’
Italian writer Roberto Saviano leaves on Nov 15, 2022 the City of Justice (Citta Giudiziaria) in Rome, following a hearing in a defamation lawsuit from Italy's current prime minister. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP) ROME – Roberto Saviano, Italy's best-known anti-Mafia author and a leading human rights campaigner, went on trial for libel on Tuesday for […]
UK PM ‘pleased’ with progress on Northern Ireland protocol talks
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, Nov 9, 2022. (HENRY NICHOLLS / REUTERS) LONDON – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he was pleased with the progress the government was making on resolving a long running post-Brexit trade row with the European Union over Northern […]
Finland, Sweden pledge to join NATO together
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Oct 20, 2022. (GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT / AP) HELSINKI – Ways to further enhance cooperation between Finland and Sweden, especially on their path to membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), topped the agenda of talks here between the prime ministers of […]
UK PM Sunak vows to ‘fix mistakes’, restore stability
Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waves as he poses outside to door to 10 Downing Street in central London, on Oct 25, 2022, after delivering his first speech as prime minister. (DANIEL LEAL / AFP) LONDON – Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday pledged to "fix the mistakes" made by the Truss […]
Sunak becomes British PM after meeting King Charles III
Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waves as he poses outside to door to 10 Downing Street in central London, on Oct 25, 2022, after delivering his first speech as prime minister. (DANIEL LEAL / AFP) LONDON – Rishi Sunak became Britain's new prime minister on Tuesday after meeting King Charles III in Buckingham […]
German Chancellor vows to help rebuild Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) and Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal (back right) attend the German-Ukraine economic forum with the motto "Rebuild Ukraine" in Berlin on Oct 24, 2022 to discuss the post-conflict reconstruction of Ukraine. (MICHAEL KAPPELER / POOL / AFP) BERLIN / JERUSALEM / BUCHAREST – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday […]
New Italian PM Meloni calls for unity
Outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi (left) shakes hands with new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the handover ceremony at Chigi Palace Premier's office, in Rome on Oct 23, 2022. (ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP) ROME – New Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday called for unity as she symbolically took power in a country that […]
Italy’s new PM, govt sworn in
Italian President Sergio Mattarella (second left) welcomes new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (center) as she arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Italian Government at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Oct 22, 2022. (FABIO FRUSTACI / ANSA / AFP) ROME – The new Italian government formed by appointed Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was […]
John Lineker vs. Fabricio Andrade Main Event Ends in No Contest After Unintentional Foul Stops Fight
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – ONE Championship(TM)(ONE) made a triumphant return to the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a thrilling night of martial arts action. ONE on Prime Video 3: Lineker vs. Andrade featured a series of exciting matchups, headlined by three World Title bouts. John Lineker […]
Far-right leader Meloni becomes Italy’s first woman PM
This handout picture taken and released by Quirinale Press Office on Oct 21, 2022 shows President of the Italian party Fratelli d'Italia and Italian Prime Minister-designate Giorgia Meloni addressing the media after a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome. (FRANCESCO AMMENDOLA / QUIRINALE PRESS OFFICE / AFP) ROME – […]
Irish PM urges UK to support peace, stability in N. Ireland
Ireland's Prime Minister Michael Martin speaks to members of the media during his visit to Terminal 10, the largest state facility in Dublin Port, in Dublin on Nov 23, 2020. (JULIEN BEHAL / POOL / AFP) DUBLIN – Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on Thursday called on the British government to work together to support […]
UK PM Truss resigns, new leader expected next week
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss reacts as she delivers a speech outside of 10 Downing Street in central London on Oct 20, 2022 to announce her resignation. (DANIEL LEAL / AFP) LONDON – United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after just a little over six weeks in office and thus became the shortest-serving […]