KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday appointed the country’s first female prime minister, fulfilling a campaign promise and making an important step towards the formation of a new government after being reelected late
WWII boat found in lake headed to museum Fox News senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reports on the WWII Higgins boat that was discovered in Shasta Lake, California and how it’s now being transported to a military museum in Nebraska. The British Museum
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a controversial move in a country where many have long believed Museveni is grooming his eldest child for the presidency. Museveni’s son, Gen.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev assigned the task of forming a new government to the GERB-UDF coalition, the largest group in parliament. Maria Gabriel, designated as prime minister under a power-sharing agreement, received the mandate from Radev. The agreement states that each main
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s postwar vision for Gaza. Mohammad Mustafa, a U.S.-educated economist and political
Cambodia’s new prime minister, Hun Manet, has successfully secured approval from lawmakers to appoint his younger brother, Hun Many, as deputy premier. Hun Manet, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and previously Cambodia’s military chief, succeeded his father,
Ukraine’s president replaced his top general Thursday in a shake-up aimed at reigniting momentum in the deadlocked war with Russia, which is grinding into its third year as the country grapples with shortages of ammunition and personnel and struggles to maintain support
Hafize Gaye Erkan, the first woman to lead Turkey’s central bank, has resigned after facing allegations of nepotism and media scrutiny. Fatih Karahan, appointed as Erkan’s replacement, has suggested a continuation of higher interest rates. Despite significant interest rate hikes, Turkey’s inflation
The United Nations has appointed an “independent Review Group” to examine internal policies at the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), amid allegations some of the agency’s workers participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist
The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Damascus in nearly 13 years took up his post on Tuesday as Syria has been reintegrating into mainstream regional acceptance. Syrian state media said the country’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad received Ambassador Hassan Ahmad al-Shihi’s