TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, following her party’s last-minute coalition deal to secure a majority.

Oct. 15 (UPI) --Raila Odinga, a respected statesman who led Kenya as prime minister during the late 2000s and into the 2010s, has reportedly died at the age of 80. Odinga died Wednesday in southern ...

PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday announced he would suspend a much-debated plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move aimed at preventing his fragile ...

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s government will live to see another day. After a high-stakes policy speech and the unveiling of his draft budget on Tuesday, the Socialist Party (PS) said it ...

Japan appears poised to select a new leader, and this will likely shatter the country’s longstanding glass ceiling: Sanae Takaichi is all but guaranteed to be chosen as Japan’s next prime minister, ...

Oct. 10 (UPI) --A plot to attack the Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever and other Belgian leadership was intercepted by police in Antwerp, and three young adult men were arrested. Prosecutors ...

Addis Ababa, October 7, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed congratulated the awardees of the 7th Annual Loyal Taxpayers Recognition Ceremony, highlighting how their contributions have ...

The announcement from the French president came after last-ditch talks held by Sébastien Lecornu, France’s departing prime minister, who said most parties wanted to avoid snap elections. By Aurelien ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting President Donald Trump at the White House. Trump is scheduled to greet Carney at 11:30 a.m. and then participate in a bilateral meeting together at ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Sébastien Lecornu resigned as France’s prime minister less than 24 hours after naming his Cabinet, shocking the ...

U.S. government bond yields followed their counterparts in Europe higher on Monday in reaction to the resignation of French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who had been in the job for less than a ...