Liz Truss resigns as UK Prime Minister in shortest reign ever
Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after 45 days in office as British Prime Minister on Thursday in a statement outside Downing Street.
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UN chief Guterres chides PM Modi on India’s human rights record
United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres chastised India during a visit on Wednesday for its human rights record, which critics say has declined under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Massive protests hit France as workers demand wage increment
Striking workers staged rallies across France on Tuesday to demand higher wages in response to rising inflation, fuelling a protest by refinery workers that emptied gas stations and caused headaches to millions of motorists.
Truss faces uphill task to stay in power after UK tax reforms trashed
British Prime Minister Liz Truss struggled to stabilize her position on Tuesday after an economic crash forced her to make a humiliating U-turn on tax reforms, threatening her future as head of government.
Death toll in Turkey mine blast rises to 41
Rescuers found the body of the last miner missing in a coal mine in northern Turkey on Saturday, raising the death toll from a methane explosion the previous day to 41.
Truss fires finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng due to UK economic crisis
British Prime Minister Liz Truss sacked her finance minister on Friday, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to take the blame for the turmoil caused by her right-wing economic platform as unruly Tories plotted her downfall.
Saudi Arabia women fight pole dancing stigma
When yoga teacher Nada took up pole dancing, the reaction in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia was both fierce and swift, and she has struggled to weather the fallout ever since.
President Biden vows to defeat Donald Trump again in US 2024 polls
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he was confident he could beat his predecessor Donald Trump in a rematch in 2024 — even though he acknowledged the country could slide back into recession under his leadership.
Russia likely to be charged for war crimes after strikes on Ukraine towns
Russia's attack on Ukrainian towns would amount to war crimes if civilians were deliberately targeted, the United Nations said on Tuesday, calling the location and timing of the attacks "shocking".
Ukraine calls Russia a “terrorist state” at urgent United Nations session
Ukraine called Russia a "terrorist state" during an urgent session of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday following its neighbour's latest attacks, as Western powers sought to highlight the isolation of Moscow.
