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Irish prime minister plans to call general election this week
Simon Harris expected to dissolve parliament on Thursday or Friday, with election day likely to be at end of November. The Irish prime minister, Simon Harris, has said he plans to call a general ...World - The Guardian - 8 hours ago -
Irish Leader Plans to Call Election Later This Week
Simon Harris, Ireland’s prime minister, said Tuesday that he would dissolve Parliament later this week, setting the stage for a general election by the end of the month.World - The New York Times - 12 minutes ago -
Irish leaders to discuss general election date next week
It comes after the Green Party leader indicated he would like an election to take place on 29 November.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
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Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on new memoir and the U.S. election
Boris Johnson joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new memoir, his time as British Prime Minister, his role in Brexit and offers his views on the current U.S. presidential election.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Ministers complain to Starmer over spending cuts
Some Cabinet members are alarmed at the scale of cuts being sought to plug a rumoured £40bn gap.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Biden meets with the prime minister of Slovenia
President Biden held a meeting with Prime Minister Robert Golob of the Republic of Slovenia at the White House where the two discussed the partnership between nations. Biden also thanked Slovenia ...Politics - NBC News - October 22 -
Israel’s government says a drone was launched toward the the prime minister’s house Saturday, with no casualties
Israel’s government says a drone was launched toward the the prime minister’s house Saturday, with no casualtiesWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires his defense minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza.Top stories - CBS News - 51 minutes ago -
I had plans to sanction Israeli ministers before election, Cameron tells BBC
The ex-foreign secretary says he wanted to put restrictions on two ministers he called "extremists".Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
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Australia's prime minister is criticized for buying a waterfront home during a housing crisis
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being criticized for buying a multimillion dollar waterfront home during a national housing crisis with federal elections only months awayWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Son of Singapore’s First Prime Minister Says He Is Granted Asylum in the U.K.
Lee Hsien Yang accused his brother, a former prime minister, of persecuting him politically, inflaming the feud in Singapore’s first family.World - The New York Times - October 23 -
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Everybody mad at Japan’s new prime minister needs to relax
Knee-jerk criticism of Ishiba misses is that politicians in Japan, like any democracy, make campaign promises that change once they are faced with the realities of governing.Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Haiti's Justice Ministry warns of threats against the prime minister and his Cabinet
Haiti’s Justice Ministry has called for a boost in security for Prime Minister Garry Conille and other Cabinet officials in response to unspecified threats that they could be targeted by malicious ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
Hungarian prime minister says 'fingers crossed' for Trump victory
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday he had just spoken to former President Trump and was rooting for him to win the election Tuesday. “Just got off the phone with President ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
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Scandal-hit Sinn Féin on back foot ahead of Irish elections
Leader Mary Lou McDonald vows to stay at helm of party despite resignations of two deputiesBusiness - Financial Times - October 14 -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister in a surprise announcement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister in a surprise announcementWorld - ABC News - 1 hour ago -
Justice minister calls on McCartney victims to come forward
Naomi Long says anyone who goes to police about this will be 'treated as a victim and not a criminal'.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
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Ministers explore plan to hand Post Office to subpostmasters
Campaigner Alan Bates says mutualisation won’t work as organisation will continue to need government subsidies. Ministers want to turn the Post Office into a co-operative and have asked business ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
GOP primed to back Trump if he contests election
The Republican Party is now more primed to back former President Trump if he contests the results of the 2024 election than it was four years ago, when his efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
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Italy’s top bank fires clerk accused of accessing prime minister’s account info
Intesa Sanpaolo apologized for the breaches that allegedly saw a mid-level bank clerk access information linked to the accounts of thousands of high-profile figures including Italy’s prime ministerBusiness - MarketWatch - October 14 -
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to slash regulatory red tape in bid to boost investment
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed to slash regulatory red tape to boost anaemic investment in the country.Business - CNBC - October 14 -
Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters
A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led ...World - ABC News - October 17 -
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “settled its account” with Sinwar but "war is not yet ended."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “settled its account” with Sinwar but "war is not yet ended."World - ABC News - October 17 -
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Some Liberal lawmakers ask Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau not to run for a fourth term
Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s own Liberal Party have asked the leader not to run for a fourth term Wednesday, handing him one of the biggest tests of his political careerWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Hama Amadou, Niger’s former prime minister and emblematic opposition figure, dies at 74
Niger’s former Prime Minister Hama Amadou has died in a hospital in the country’s capital, NiameyWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
A prime minister defending immigration? It can happen. It just did here in Spain | María Ramírez
Pedro Sánchez’s tone sharply contrasts with that of his European counterparts. He needs to prove it’s not just rhetoric. The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, recently read in parliament a ...World - The Guardian - October 25
