7 h. ago Netanyahu’s grip on power faces test following Gaza ceasefire

As Israel enters election year, Israeli opposition parties still hold the edge and the prime minister’s path to a stable majority is uncertain

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67 h. ago Japan’s first female prime minister styles herself after the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher

Sanae Takaichi is not a known advocate of women’s rights or a liberal

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67 h. ago Who is Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister and fan of Margaret Thatcher?

Sanae Takaichi is not a known advocate of women’s rights or a liberal

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7 d. ago Hamas releases all 20 Israeli hostages ahead of ceasefire deadline

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says prisoner release ‘is the beginning of a new path’

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1 week ago Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's prime minister (four days after he resigned)

France has been rocked by political crisis for over a year.

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1 week ago Macron reappoints Lecornu as prime minister after days of political turmoil

French president has lost six prime ministers in under two years amid spiralling political crisis

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1 week ago Israeli cabinet approves plan for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages

A brief statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said early on Friday the cabinet approved the ‘outline’ of a deal.

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1 week ago France’s Macron seeks sixth prime minister in under two years

Political paralysis has made it deeply challenging to pass a belt-tightening budget demanded by investors

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1 week ago Emmanuel Macron to name new French prime minister within 48 hours

Outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu resigned early Monday after less than a month in office in the wake of appointing a pro-Macron cabinet that caused consternation on the right and left.

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1 week ago France’s outgoing prime minister expects Macron to name replacement in 48 hours

The prime minister who resigned abruptly on Monday did not say who his replacement might be.

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1 week ago Greenland’s leader urges EU to invest in island’s infrastructure

Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said that ‘2025 has been an eventful if not dramatic year for Greenland’.

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2 w. ago French prime minister resigns after less than a month in office

Lecornu’s stint in office was the shortest ever for a prime minister in modern France.

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2 w. ago France’s new prime minister resigns hours after appointing cabinet

Unexpected resignation of Macron’s fifth prime minister in two years is another deepening of political crisis

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2 w. ago Georgia’s prime minister claims protesters want to topple his government

Tens of thousands marched in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on polling day against the government’s repressive policies.

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2 w. ago Vincent Durac: Tony Blair’s record makes him an extraordinary choice to govern postwar Gaza

One of the most controversial elements of Trump’s plan for Gaza concerns the role of the former British prime minister

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2 w. ago Netanyahu hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in coming days’

In a brief statement on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has sent a delegation to Egypt ‘to finalise technical details’.

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2 w. ago Japan set for first female prime minster after Sanae Takaichi elected head of ruling party

New leader’s nationalistic positions could stoke friction with China, say analysts

Politics

2 w. ago UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy heckled at vigil near site of Manchester terror attack

The crowd at the vigil accused Lammy and the UK Government of allowing antisemitism to grow in the UK.

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2 w. ago Justine McCarthy: Netanyahu and Trump have a lot in common but only one of them is an evil genius

Israeli prime minister has duped the vainglorious Trump into thinking his ‘eternal peace’ document is not what it actually is – a licence to continue the genocide

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2 w. ago TDs slam Israeli 'piracy and kidnapping' as flotilla organisers name 16 Irish people captured

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the actions of his country’s armed forces.

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