Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked to postpone giving testimony in his long-running corruption trial that was set to resume next week, citing the ongoing security situation in the region, Netanyahu’s lawyer said in a court filing on Friday. Netanyahu, the first sitting Israeli prime minister to be charged with a crime, denies charges of…
Speaking at a 40-signatures debate at the Knesset, the prime minister said that he issued a direct warning to Iran over making “the largest mistake in its history by attacking” Israel. Israel will reply with “unimaginable” force if Iran’s Islamic regime launches an attack on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday evening. The…
“Like in America!” beamed one freshly minted minister. His new boss, Tarique Rahman, had just been sworn in as prime minister of Bangladesh in an open-air ceremony. This new gesture of transparency came five days after an election on February 12th, when the centre-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) mopped up over two-thirds of the 300-seat…
He will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang on Thursday, before heading to Shanghai on Friday for talks with local executives, as the government attempts to reboot the UK’s relationship with China. Over 50 British business and cultural leaders have also made the trip, including representatives from HSBC, GSK, Jaguar Land Rover…
HONG KONG, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Hon. Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu – Jotham Napat Nauka, led a senior government delegation to Hong Kong and successfully convene the event “Future and Development of Vanuatu–Hong Kong Relationship for 2026 and beyond: Press conference of the Hon. Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu’s…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK wouldn’t have to choose between the US and China, as he heralded “significant opportunities” for British businesses ahead of his trip to Beijing this week. Keir Starmer heralded “significant opportunities” for British businesses ahead of his trip to Beijing this week. (Bloomberg) In an interview with Bloomberg on…
The “Qatargate” case revolves around suspected influence by Qatari-linked individuals close to Netanyahu. Efforts were allegedly made to block a sensitive security review involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following a request by MK Naama Lazimi that he be questioned over “Qatargate” and recent reports published in Germany’s Bild, journalist Ben Caspit reported on Sunday. Lazimi…
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s prime minister said Monday that her country has drawn up plans to shut its border crossings with Belarus indefinitely, after flights at the capital’s airport were disrupted repeatedly by suspected sightings of balloons used to smuggle cigarettes across the frontier. Lithuania’s National Security Commission met after balloon sightings prompted the…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Jim Bolger, New Zealand’s prime minister from 1990 to 1997 who helped usher in a new era of reconciliation with indigenous Maori, died on Wednesday aged 90, his family said in a statement. Bolger had suffered kidney failure last year and had been undergoing dialysis. He died surrounded by his…
By Gabriel Stargardter and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -Reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Saturday urged France’s political parties to work together to put an end to the “ridiculous spectacle” seen in recent days, as he faces a Monday deadline to present a budget. President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to reappoint Lecornu has enraged some of…