BERLIN (AP) — German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned following persistent criticism of her handling of military modernization programs and the country’s arms deliveries to Ukraine. Lambrecht said in Read more
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Former U.K. Chancellor Kwarteng says he warned ex-Prime Minister Truss she was headed for trouble
“After the mini-budget, we were going at breakneck speed and I said we should slow down. She said, ‘Well, I’ve only got two years’ and I said, ‘You will have Read more
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan wounded in gun attack
A gunman opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters, a senior leader from Read more
Denmark's centre-left prime minister secures slender majority
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Japan’s finance minister concerned about gradual weakening of yen
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Wednesday showed a broader concern about the yen’s weakness, saying the slower pace of the yen’s depreciation, not just sharp movements, isn’t desirable for Read more
Russian defense minister insists Ukraine infrastructure is military target
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Brazil's Bolsonaro to break silence and accept defeat, minister says
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro will not contest his electoral defeat and plans to address the nation later on Tuesday, his Communications Minister Fabio Faria told Reuters, as a… #brazil Read more
Depleting strategic oil reserves could prove ‘painful in the months to come’: Saudi energy minister
“‘It is my profound duty to make it clear to the world that losing emergency stock may become painful in the months to come.’” — Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Read more
Rishi Sunak becomes U.K. prime minister, pledges to fix Liz Truss mistakes
LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister of the year on Tuesday and now must turn his attention to taming an economic crisis that has left the country’s finances Read more
The U.K.’s next prime minister is worth more than the king. Kind of.
They’re both enormously wealthy, but King Charles III is going to be appointing as prime minister someone wealthier than him in Rishi Sunak. Sunak is a former Goldman Sachs GS, Read more