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In a surprise move, Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he would step down as Ireland's prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party.
Canada’s housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes. Throughout the week, the premier has made it clear that he does not support a provincial mandate to build fourplexes in residential neighbourhoods—something that both the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force and the federal government have recommended. Later, he clarified he was just against four-storey “towers.” “You have to differentiate between putting four...
Higher education minister will become taoiseach in April after shock resignation of Leo VaradkarSimon Harris will become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after the leadership race in his Fine Gael party ended without any other candidates coming forward.The leadership became vacant after the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, announced his surprise resignation “for personal and political reasons” last week. Continue reading
On paper, the formal resignation of Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a leader who has lost control of his country to gang violence and organized crime, should pave the way for a transitional council and cooler heads to restore law and order. In a deal cut by CARICOM (an organization of Caribbean countries) and welcomed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a “transitional governance arrangement” will pave the way for a “peaceful transition of power” in the latest international effort to save...
The new charges bring his total amount of charges to 35, including corruption. Iswaran has pleaded not guilty to the earlier 27 charges.
Ukraine succeeding against Russia in the war has become a question of U.S. credibility, Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister, said Tuesday.
Haitians are the ones actively fighting to control their destiny, not the international powers interjecting themselves. The former should be kept in mind as Haiti determines its future.
By Jasper WardWASHINGTON (Reuters) - King Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, told Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis on Thursday that he hopes to visit the Commonwealth nation next year, the prime minister's office said in a statement.The visit would possibly coincide with The Bahamas' independence celebration in July 2025, the statement said.Charles, who serves as monarch of The Bahamas, called the Bahamian prime minister to tell him of the possible visit, the prime minister's...
It's hard to imagine a future in which the Liberals win more seats than the Conservatives. Yet we see little indication Trudeau plans to resign.
Varadkar said he’s quitting as leader of Ireland and head of the center-right Fine Gael party for reasons that “are personal and political, but mainly political.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met in Beijing for talks on subjects such as the critical semiconductor industry.