Singapore on Wednesday swore in Lawrence Wong as its new prime minister Wednesday, replacing Lee Hsien Loong following two decades in office, with the new leader warning that the trade-dependent city-state faced a riskier, more conflict-ridden world. Wong, formerly deputy prime minister, became only the second person outside of the
PVV leader Geert Wilders has still not said who he plans to nominate for Prime Minister if the right-wing PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB Cabinet works out. That has sparked rampant speculations in the political circles in The Hague.
Senegal’s new prime minister has criticized the French military presence in the West African country
Wong, who is 51, will be Singapore's first prime minister that was born
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is out of danger following an attempt on his life on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kaliňák and the deputy head of the hospital where Fico is being treated told the news agency TASR on Sunday. "Based on the adviser to the medical consultation this morning, we can state that the patient is currently not in a life-threatening condition," the deputy head of the university hospital in Banská Bystrica, Milan Urbáni, told journalists. "However, his...
Australia and New Zealand will send flights to New Caledonia on Tuesday in a bid to evacuate their citizens currently stuck in the crisis-stricken French Pacific archipelago, AFP reported."We have rec
The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia.
The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-wracked New Caledonia. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed Australia had received clearance from French authorities for two flights to evacuate citizens and other tourists from New Caledonia amid violent unrest that has
The French Pacific territory's airport has been closed since deadly unrest erupted last week.
SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-wracked New Caledonia. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed Australia had received clearance from French authorities for two flights to evacuate citizens and other tourists from New Caledonia amid violent unrest that has beset the
The Australian and New Zealand governments say they are sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia
Australia and New Zealand sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia's unrest