The mayor of Mexico City has announced she will step down at the end of the week to run for president and seek to become the country’s first female leader. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, a member of the leftist National Regeneration
Canadian Prime Minister Justice Trudeau’s special investigator on foreign interference resigned amid controversy over leaked information about China’s alleged meddling in Canada’s elections. “When I undertook the task of independent special rapporteur on foreign interference, my objective was to help build trust
Boris Johnson, so the joke goes, will always be remembered as the third prime minister to have been brought down by… Boris Johnson. After bringing down his old rival David Cameron by campaigning for Brexit, and then helping to bring down Theresa May
A bishop acquitted of raping a nun resigned as leader of the Catholic diocese in an Indian city on Thursday. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of 59-year-old Franco Mulakkal, who was bishop of the Jalandhar Diocese in the northern state of Punjab.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday his son is resigning as his executive policy secretary to take responsibility for using the prime minister’s residence for a private party at which the merrymaking was exposed in magazine photos that triggered public outrage.
In a shocking move, Glenn “Shemy” Schembechler, son of legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, has stepped down from his role as the Michigan Wolverines’ assistant director of recruiting. Schembechler had only been on the job a few days before Michigan head coach
Dominic Raab has said he will resign following the conclusion of an inquiry into bullying allegations. The Deputy Prime Minister shared his resignation letter on Twitter this morning. Rishi Sunak had been reviewing the long-awaited report by senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC
The SNP’s accountants have resigned in the wake of the investigation into the party’s finances and the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband. Peter Murrell was arrested – and released 11 hours later – on Wednesday. Accountants Johnston Carmichael, which has worked with
Venezuela’s oil czar announced his resignation Monday as officials investigate alleged corruption among public officials in the state oil industry and other parts of the government. Tareck El Aissami announced his resignation on Twitter and pledged to help the investigation into any
It comes after reports suggested members of the SNP’s ruling National Executive Committee threatened a vote of no confidence in him.