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Top StoriesSri Lanka’s Rajapaksa Ousted, Ally Nominated as Successor
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Top StoriesFactbox-Possible Scenarios as Italy’s Government Faces Collapse
Top StoriesItaly’s Government Faces Collapse if 5-Star Pulls Out
Ex-Finance Minister Sunak Launches Bid to Be UK PM as Rival Backs Him
Date: July 12, 2022
By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak, the favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, kicked off his campaign on Tuesday promising “honesty”, in a increasingly testy and divisive battle to succeed Boris Johnson. An initial 11 candidates put their names forward to become leader of the governing Conservative...
New UK Prime Minister to Be Announced on Sept. 5 as Tax Dominates Contest
Date: July 11, 2022
By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new prime minister will be announced on Sept. 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded and increasingly unpredictable and divisive contest to replace Boris Johnson coming this week. So far 11 candidates have thrown their hat in the ring to...
Sri Lanka to Get New President Next Week Amid Political and Economic Meltdown
Date: July 11, 2022
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s parliament will elect a new president on July 20, its speaker said on Monday, after protesters stormed the residences of the current president and prime minister, who have both offered to quit amid an economic meltdown. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had overseen a ruthless crushing...
Abe Assassination Raises Questions About Japan’s Vip Security
Date: July 8, 2022
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) – The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close-range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a country where political violence and gun crimes are extremely rare. Politicians in Japan often travel with fairly light security...
UK Labour’s Starmer Cleared of Wrongdoing After Lockdown Investigation
Date: July 8, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer was cleared by police of breaking COVID-19 lockdown laws on Friday, having said he would quit his job if he was fined. A day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he would resign following a series of scandals, including repeated lockdown breaches at his Downing Street office,...
UK Labour Threaten to Pursue Election Through No Confidence Vote
Date: July 8, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -The leader of the British opposition Labour Party on Friday said he would try to bring about a national election using a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson next week unless Conservative lawmakers acted to remove him earlier. Johnson has said he will resign when a new Conservative Party leader is...