South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials have offered to resign en masse following Wednesday’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and all senior presidential advisers to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol submitted their resignations, according to Yoon’s office, after Wednesday’s
Simon Harris became Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister on Tuesday and vowed to bring “new ideas, a new energy and a new empathy to public life.” Harris, 37, succeeds Fine Gael Party colleague Leo Varadkar, who announced his resignation nearly three weeks ago, and
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Monday accused the United States of giving Israel the “green light” for a strike on its consulate building in Syria that killed seven Iranian military officials including two generals. Hossein Amirabdollahian reiterated Tehran’s vows that
Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, has announced a plan to overhaul military command to improve the country’s war capabilities. Pistorius voiced the necessity for the German military to become “war-capable” in light of potential Russian threats. Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated a significant
Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s prime minister, has denied allegations of money laundering after a complaint was filed in France by anti-corruption groups. Mikati, 68, is one of the wealthiest people in Lebanon and has served as prime minister since 2021. French prosecutors have
Austria’s justice minister seeks to tighten espionage rules, which currently allow spying on other countries or international organizations, but not Austria itself. The move follows the arrest of a former Austrian intelligence officer accused of spying for Russia. Austria, an EU member
Ukraine’s partners are not providing enough air defense to protect against Russian missile attacks even though they have more than 100 Patriot systems in their own arsenals, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday. In an interview with Reuters, Kuleba said
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto said he wants to “further strengthen” relations with Japan as he met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday on the heels of a visit to China. Subianto, who’s currently defense minister, told Kishida that the two
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday that Hamas has “ceased to function as a military organization in most parts of the Gaza Strip.” The comments from Gallant came during an operational briefing before Israel’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in Tel
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