56 m. ago Mongolia gets a new prime minister who pledged to address the economic demands of protesters

The new prime minister of Mongolia has pledged to address the economic demands of protesters after their daily rallies led to the fall of his predecessor

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16 h. ago Cuba’s students call for resignations and strikes after brutal internet price hike

Students say rise in prices was trigger but underlying anger was communist government’s increasing reliance on USDHaving endured electricity blackouts, water shortages, transport failures and the spiralling cost of food, Cuba’s students appear to have finally lost patience with their government over a ferocious price hike for the country’s faltering internet.Local chapters of Cuba’s Federation of University Students (FEU) have been calling for a slew of measures, including attendance strikes, explanations from ministers and even the resignation of their own organisation’s president. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Northern Ireland minister rejects call to resign as political unity over riots cracks

DUP’s Gordon Lyons criticised for social media post about leisure centre before it was set on fire by masked attackers A minister in Northern Ireland has rejected calls to resign, as the display of political unity amid three nights of violence fractured after a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire.Staff and customers, including children learning to swim, were in the building at the time. The attack coincided with violent scenes amid tensions over immigration in the nearby town of Ballymena. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Donald Tusk wins vote of confidence after Polish presidential election blow

Vote passed by 243-210 for prime minister whose preferred presidential candidate lost election this monthThe Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has comfortably won a vote of confidence in parliament that was called to shore up his fragile coalition government after a bruising setback in the presidential election earlier this month.The vote of confidence on Wednesday was passed by 243 votes in favour to 210 against. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Tusk wins vote of confidence in Polish parliament – Europe live

Tusk bounces back from presidential election defeat two weeks ago with 243 votes in favour and 210 againstThere are about 260 questions to Tusk, one minute each, so it may take a while.Hope he is making comprehensive notes. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Polish prime minister Donald Tusk faces vote of confidence in parliament – Europe live

Tusk seeks to bounce back from presidential election defeat two weeks ago after unexpected victory by right-wing populist Karol NawrockiTusk starts by saying he wants to “get straight to the point,” as “this is not a day for long, flowery speeches.”He says that the result of the presidential election makes it clear that the government will face “greater challenges than we expected.” Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Yvette Cooper not on 'resignation watch' after Spending Review row with Rachel Reeves, says minister

Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband dismisses reports that Yvette Cooper was considering quitting as Home Secretary

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6 d. ago New Zealand PM's aide quits after prostitute reveals he had been secretly recording sex workers and taking intimate photos of other women

The Prime Minister's aide resigned after a local news outlet alleged he covertly recorded audio of sessions with sex workers and secretly photographed women at the gym.

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7 d. ago Senior aide to New Zealand prime minister resigns over secret recordings of sex workers

Christopher Luxon says Michael Forbes’ behaviour was shocking and ‘unacceptably short of the standards that I expect from our people’

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9 d. ago Opposition parties claim Dumfries and Galloway Council has descended into 'chaos'

The SNP group has submitted a vote of no confidence in the Conservative administration after seven councillors quit the group.

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9 d. ago Rattled Polish PM Donald Tusk calls confidence vote on his pro

Donald Tusk announced the ballot on Tuesday when his political ally, the liberal Warsaw mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, lost the weekend election to conservative Karol Nawrocki.

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1 week ago Tusk reels as Poland’s ruling coalition braces for confidence vote

Presidential election defeat triggers fresh infighting within government and speculation over early election

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1 week ago Tusk rattled as Poland’s ruling coalition braces for confidence vote

Presidential election defeat triggers fresh infighting within government and speculation over early election

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1 week ago Mongolia PM resigns after losing confidence vote that followed weeks of protests

Critics had called for Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai to step down after reports of his son’s lavish spending Mongolia’s prime minister has resigned after he failed to receive enough support in a vote of confidence in parliament, Mongolian media has reported. The country’s embassy in Washington confirmed it.Prime minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai received 44 votes, well short of the 64 needed, according to news site ikon.mn. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mongolia's prime minister resigns after losing a parliament vote of confidence after protests

Mongolia’s prime minister has resigned after he failed to receive enough support in a vote of confidence in parliament

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1 week ago Donald Tusk will call vote of confidence after Polish election setback

Prime minister seeks to shore up his fragile coalition and vows not to back downDonald Tusk says he will call a vote of confidence in his government to try to shore up support for his coalition after a bruising setback in Poland’s presidential election.In his first public comments since Sunday’s election result was declared, the prime minister sought to regain momentum as he promised to “get to work” and submit a number of draft laws. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mongolia PM expected to call vote of confidence in the face of protests

Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai is expected to call a vote of confidence this week after questions were raised over his family’s wealthThe political direction of mineral rich Mongolia is to be put to the test, with the country’s prime minister expected to call a vote of confidence in his premiership, amid claims that allegations swirling about his son’s lavish lifestyle are being exploited to push the country back to authoritarianism.Mongolia has been an outpost of parliamentary democracy since 1992, uneasily squeezed between superpowers Russia and China. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Japan's rice crisis: Prices soar, supplies dwindle and a minister resigns

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics

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3 w. ago Protests against prime minister in Mongolia could lead to government shake

Mongolia’s 10-month-old coalition government appears to be breaking up as daily protests calling on the prime minister to resign enter their ninth day

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3 w. ago Hamburg Ballet dancers accuse artistic director of creating ‘toxic environment’ – reports

More than half troupe’s dancers write to minister criticising Demis Volpi – and five soloists announce resignationEurope live – latest updatesBallet dancers at a top German company have reportedly written an excoriating critique of their new artistic director, accusing him of creating a “toxic work environment.”More than half of the 63 dancers making up the troupe have complained of untenable working conditions under Hamburg Ballet’s artistic director, Demis Volpi, who joined the company last September, taking over from the US choreographer John Neumeier. Continue reading...

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