Australia's former prime minister Scott Morrison speaks to media during a press conference in Sydney on August 17, 2022. (STEVEN SAPHORE / AFP) SYDNEY – Australia's Labor government said it will move a parliamentary censure motion against former Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison this week after an inquiry found his secret appointment to multiple ministries […]
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (center) leaves Putra Mosque after prayers in Putrajaya, on Nov 25, 2020. (ARIF KARTONO / AFP) KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is reviewing its government subsidies program, aiming to direct money toward low-income groups, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday, prioritizing the rising cost of living as he takes office […]
Singapore Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong attends the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Nusa Dua, on Indonesia resort island of Bali, on July 16, 2022. (SONNY TUMBELAKA / POOL / AFP) SINGAPORE – Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong received a top post in the ruling party on Saturday, cementing his […]
Appointment of political veteran as PM seen as helping to restore Malaysia stability Anwar Ibrahim speaks to reporters outside the National Palace after an audience with Malaysia's king in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. (FL WONG / AP) Longtime Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was appointed as prime minister on Thursday, setting the stage for a […]
Malaysia's newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Wan Azizah waves as they arrive at a gatheringin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov 24, 2022. (VINCENT THIAN / AP) KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim is expected to start discussions on forming his cabinet on Friday as he begins work as prime minister at a […]
Malaysia's newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) and his wife Wan Azizah take part in the swearing-in ceremony at the National Palacein Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov 24, 2022. (MOHD RASFAN / POOL / AP) KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as prime minister on Thursday, capping a three-decade political journey from […]
Australian Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek attends the opening session of the G20 Environment and Climate Ministerial Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Aug 31, 2022. (MADE NAGI / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) MELBOURNE – Australia will set up a national legal framework to strengthen protection for Aboriginal cultural heritage, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek […]
Australian Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek attends the opening session of the G20 Environment and Climate Ministerial Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Aug 31, 2022. (MADE NAGI / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) MELBOURNE – Australia will set up a national legal framework to strengthen protection for Aboriginal cultural heritage, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek […]
Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah (center) waves after meeting with members of the media outside the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 21, 2022. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP) Malaysia’s Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah will meet his fellow rulers Thursday to help resolve the current political deadlock where no political party has […]
Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (right) waves as he arrives at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 22, 2022. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP) The Malaysian monarch has set a new timeline for choosing the next prime minister as politicians rushed to end the post-election crisis by trying to form a stable government. Malaysian […]
Japan's Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minoru Terada arrives at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Japan August 10, 2022. REUTERS/ ISSEI KATO/ FILE PHOTO TOKYO — Japan's internal affairs minister resigned on Sunday in connection with a funding scandal, becoming the third cabinet member to leave in less than a month […]
Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, chairman of the Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope), casts his ballot at a polling station during the general election in Permatang Pauh, Malaysia's Penang state, on Nov 19, 2022. (ARIF KARTONO / AFP) KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysians were voting in a closely run general election on Saturday, a contest that […]
The meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Albanese could result in an overdue improvement in relations between our two countries. But real improvements will take time and a lot of goodwill. Will (Defense Minister) Richard Marles be a stumbling block? The language of the thirty-two minute meeting was cordial with President Xi attaching […]
In this file photo taken on November 16, 2022 Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (center) gestures as he arrives at a campaign rally ahead of the country's general elections in Kuala Lumpur. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP) KUALA LUMPUR – Anwar Ibrahim has ramped up campaigning this week to be Malaysia's leader, buoyed by polls putting […]
This file photo dated July 13, 2022, shows Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani holding a press conference in Tehran. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) DUBAI — Australia's ambassador was summoned by Tehran over comments made by the Australian prime minister regarding Iran's internal developments, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday according to the semi-official […]
In this Aug 10, 2022 file photo, newly-appointed Minister of Justice Yasuhiro Hanashi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo for an expected cabinet reshuffle. (KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has firmed up his intention to sack his justice minister, media reported on Friday, raising the possibility of […]
Displaced people stand on flooded highway, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, Sept 16, 2022. (AKHTAR SOOMRO / REUTERS) SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Pakistan will not be satisfied unless UN climate summit negotiators unlock emergency cash for the country to rebuild after this year's devastating floods, its climate minister said […]
Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli prime minister and the head of Likud party, speaks to his supporters after first exit poll results for the Israeli Parliamentary election at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem, Nov 2, 2022. (OREN ZIV / AP) JERUSALEM – Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on track to regain top office […]
Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks during a side event on the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, 14 July 2022. Made Nagi/Pool via REUTERS JAKARTA — Indonesia plans to move the regulation, supervision and oversight of cryptocurrency investments to the Financial Service Authority (OJK) to better […]
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tambun, Perak, Malaysia Nov 4, 2022. (HASNOOR HUSSAIN / REUTERS) TAMBUN, Malaysia – After two decades as opposition leader, Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim was poised to finally become prime minister in 2020. But his alliance collapsed from infighting, leaving him as far away as […]
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan speaks during a news conference in Shaukat Khanum hospital, where he is being treated for a gunshot wound in Lahore, Pakistan, Nov 4, 2022. (K.M. CHAUDHRY / AP) LAHORE – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday he welcomed the government's offer to launch a judicial commission […]
Malaysia Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2nd-right) of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) arrives at the nomination centre to hand over election documents in Bera, in Malaysia's Pahang state on Nov 5, 2022. (STRINGER / AFP) KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian political leaders began their election campaigning on Saturday for what is set to be […]
Motorists ride past a container truck used by the former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan during his political rallies, a day after at the cordoned-off site of a gun attack in Wazirabad on Nov 4, 2022. (AAMIR QURESHI / AFP) WAZIRABAD, Pakistan – The party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was shot […]
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (right) meets with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Amman, Jordan, on Nov 3, 2022. (MOHAMMAD ABU GHOSH / XINHUA) AMMAN – Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held here on Thursday a meeting with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during which the two sides discussed, among others, bilateral […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye speaks during a joint press conference with Libya's interim prime minister in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on Feb 14, 2022. (MAHMUD TURKIA / AFP) RAMALLAH – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Wednesday said that the results of the Israeli parliamentary elections would not produce a peace partner with the […]
In this file photo dated Feb 16, 2022, officials walk near a banner for the G20 finance ministers and central governors meeting during preparations in Jakarta. (MAST IRHAM / POOL / AFP) JAKARTA – Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that the Group of 20 (G20) members reaffirmed a strong commitment to jointly […]
This handout photo released on Oct 27, 2022 by the Press Office of the Ministry of National Defense shows Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (left) and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar shaking hands during a press conference after their meeting at the ministry of Turkish National Defense in Ankara, on Oct 27, 2022. (PRESS OFFICE […]
Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani (right front) and his cabinet members are sworn in at the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct 27, 2022. The Iraqi parliament on Thursday approved the new cabinet lineup and the government program presented by Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani. (IRAQI PARLIMENT / HANDOUT VIA XINHUA) BAGHDAD – The […]
Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh (left), followed by Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, walks to attend a parliament session in Amman, on Dec 15, 2021. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP) AMMAN – Ministers in the Jordanian government submitted their resignation to Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Wednesday to pave the way for a cabinet reshuffle, the state-run […]
People walk on a street in Ankara, Türkiye, on Oct 6, 2022. (PHOTO BY MUSTAFA / XINHUA) ANKARA – Türkiye and Libya have signed two agreements on defense cooperation, Türkiye's Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Libyan Prime Minister and Defense Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah signed the two agreements when they met […]