Tag: Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi to become Japan’s first female prime minister

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Desk Report: Japan’s ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, putting the 64-year-old politician on course to become Japan’s first female prime minister. Sanae Takaichi is one of the most conservative candidates in the ruling party’s right-wing camp. Former minister Takaichi is well-known in Japanese politics as a TV presenter and heavy metal drummer. But he is also controversial for a number of reasons. If confirmed by parliament as prime minister, Takaichi will face several important challenges. First, resolving the economic problems of…

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New Zealand faces strong criticism for not recognizing Palestine

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Desk Report: The New Zealand government’s decision to not recognize Palestine as a state has sparked strong reactions both within the country and internationally. Opposition parties, including former Prime Minister Helen Clark, have said the decision has put the country on the wrong side of history. In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday (September 27), New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters said that while New Zealand is committed to a two-state solution, it will not recognize Palestine right now. According to him, the war in Gaza…

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Bhutan interested in signing free trade agreement with Bangladesh

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Desk Report: Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has expressed his keen interest in signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh and establishing connectivity between the economic zones of the two countries. He said the initiative will give a new dimension to trade and investment. The Bhutanese Prime Minister made the proposal during a meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Friday local time at the organization’s headquarters in New York on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He said that…

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Trump holds closed-door meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister and Army Chief at the White House

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Desk Report: US President Donald Trump met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir in the Oval Office in Washington. A statement released by the Pakistani Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said that US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were also present at the meeting. The meeting took place on Thursday local time. Photos released after the meeting show Prime Minister Shahbaz and Field Marshal Munir exchanging views with Trump. Trump is seen giving his characteristic thumbs…

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Nepali doctor rejects proposal to become minister while keeping patients

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Desk Report: Nepal’s renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Sanduk Ruit has made it clear that he does not want to become a minister without leaving his patients. On Tuesday morning, Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki met him at the Tilganga Eye Institute in Kathmandu. It is believed that he had taken the offer of becoming a minister to Dr. Sanduk Ruit. However, when reporters asked Karki about the conversation between the two, he did not give any details. Later, reporters went to Dr. Ruit and asked whether he had been offered…

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