2 h. ago Mark Carney sworn in as Canadian prime minister, now faces Trump

Carney, a former head of both the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, is the first Canadian PM without any serious political experience.

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35 h. ago Mark Carney to be sworn in as Canada’s prime minister as trade war with US intensifies

Mark Carney is assuming power amid tensions with the US over trade and Trump’s fixation with annexing Canada.

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60 h. ago Asia watches Trump’s tariff turmoil ‘with anxiety’, Singapore trade chief says

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, who is also Singapore’s minister for trade and industry, sounded the alarm for global economic growth.

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3 d. ago Tariffs and ‘tough’ on China: what to expect from Canada’s next PM Carney

Former central banker Mark Carney will continue battles with both Beijing and Washington when he takes the helm, analysts say.

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4 d. ago Canada’s Liberals elect new leader to replace Trudeau as country deals with Trump threats

Mark Carney, who was governor of Bank of Canada and Bank of England, is front-runner after Trudeau announced plans to resign in January.

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4 d. ago Canada’s ruling Liberal Party elects Mark Carney as new leader, next PM

Former governor of Bank of Canada and Bank of England to take over from Trudeau as country deals with Trump’s trade war, annexation threat.

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4 d. ago Canada’s Liberals pick Mark Carney to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister

Ex-central banker to take over from Justin Trudeau, who is stepping down after more than nine years in power.

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6 d. ago Polish activists open abortion centre in front of parliament

The majority Catholic Poland has one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws despite election promises from Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

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7 d. ago Malaysia’s corruption carousel: here we go again, with Ismail Sabri third ex

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim still has to make good 2018 election promise to push for clean political funding.

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1 week ago Trudeau tells Trump that tariffs are ‘very dumb’, says Canada is striking back

The prime minister says Canadians are polite, but ‘will not back down’ now that US has launched trade war.

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1 week ago Malaysians appalled by another corruption probe involving an ex

Anti-corruption authorities are investigating former leader Ismail Sabri Yaakob after a huge amount of cash was found in several properties.

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1 week ago From geek to chic: Japan PM stuns women’s fashion show with trendy new look

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected fashion statement, in support of ‘cool’ Japan, drew cheers from a mostly young female audience.

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1 week ago Israel’s Netanyahu thanks Trump for weapons to ‘finish the job’ against Iran axis

Israeli prime minister says Trump ‘is the greatest friend that Israel has ever had in the White House’.

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2 w. ago India’s obesity crisis: Modi says to cut down on cooking oil, experts urge wider reforms

The prime minister calls it a small change for better health, but experts say bigger action is needed to prevent a crisis.

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2 w. ago UK to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Starmer says

The British prime minister said the increase would be funded by cutting overseas development aid.

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3 w. ago India can lessen reliance on Russian oil if US emerges as key supplier

President Donald Trump called on India to buy more US oil and gas during his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week.

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3 w. ago Drag at Malaysian awards show riles conservatives over LGBTQ culture

An Islamic agency under the Prime Minister’s Office says it will summon those involved and is treating the matter with ‘grave concern’.

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3 w. ago China seeks deeper trust with Cook Islands, Premier Li tells Prime Minister Mark Brown

Multiple cooperation deals signed as Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown talk in Harbin, CCTV reports.

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