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Poland's interior ministry said Sunday a man had been detained on suspicion of plotting an attack against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. Interior minister Marcin Kierwinski told Polish media that the suspect, a man in his 60s, had been arrested in the southwestern region of Lower Silesia. He was identified through an analysis of content posted online. The man's home is being searched and his contacts examined. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Warsaw, Adrien Sarlat.

Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday expressed her deep concern over the U.S. government's decision to add the International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, to its sanctions list. In a social media post, Takaichi said that the U.S. decision, announced earlier in the day, is "incompatible with" Japan's position. "Japan has consi...

France is bracing for another day of high school protests after Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said his policy response would only come at the end of the month.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has tried to calm both student protesters and jittery bond markets. In an address to the nation, Lecornu stressed that the education ministry had not seen any cuts in last week's budget proposal, but insisted the government must cut its public deficit to 5%. There are growing concerns about France's spending and debt, with the IMF urging the country to "get your house in order." Lecornu also confirmed the release of 10 million barrels of diesel fuel. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--University students in Japan have rushed to participate in an event allowing them to experience government intelligence jobs, at a time when the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to boost the country's intelligence capabilities. The Public Security Intelligence Agency sought around 15 participants for the Sept. 20 event, but received more than...

King Mohammed VI named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri Morocco’s first woman head of government on 29 September 2026. This profile covers her career and coalition. The post Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco’s New PM appeared first on The Rio Times.

Ethiopia's parliament has re-elected Abiy Ahmed as prime minister for the next five years, following the general election in June.

The Opposition party also alleged that the CEC “betrayed” the Constitution in letter and spirit at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah

The Flydubai pilot who was attacked earlier this week on a flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by phone about the incident (translation via AP) (Source: Bloomberg)

St Kitts PM Terrance Drew met his deputy Geoffrey Hanley in Miami on 28 September while recovering from a stroke, and thanked his Cabinet for its steady work. The post St Kitts and Nevis PM Drew Meets Deputy Hanley in Miami While Recovering From Stroke appeared first on The Rio Times.

The king of Morocco on Tuesday named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri the country's first woman prime minister after her centre-right Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) party won last week's parliamentary elections. El Mansouri joined the PAM in 2008 and was also the first woman to serve as mayor of Marrakesh, winning the office in 2009 before losing it six years later, then retaking it again in 2021.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has named Marrakesh’s long-time mayor as the country’s first female prime minister.

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly two years of protests.

Embattled Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned on Sunday in a well-telegraphed move as he seeks to transition to the role of prime minister as a way of staying close to power in the Balkan nation. Parliamentary Speaker Ana Brnabic, his ally, will take over the presidential role for an interim period. Serbia will hold presidential elections by the end of the year, Vucic said on public television. Meanwhile, Serbs head to a snap election on October 25 that seeks to resolve almost two years...

Africa Intelligence Brief — Saturday, 26 September 2026 Dusk in Senegal. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye used an interview in New York to explain why he replaced the prime minister who brought him to power, and would… The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 26, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Manmohan Singh assumed charge as India's 14th Prime Minister on May 22, 2004 and for the second consecutive term on May 22, 2009

Justice Datta said the Minister “cannot be expected to defy the Prime Minister”; he said the Prime Minister and his Cabinet Minister shared a “collective responsibility” and inclusion of a Minister “fails to provide an independent countenance”

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his country’s relations with Britain were better under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, but he criticised a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands. Trump and Burnham shook hands as they met for the first time on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “No, I think they’re up – well, they’re more up now than they were with your last prime minister, let me put it that way,” Trump told reporters, referring to Keir Starmer. “Right...

Support for Australia’s center-left government fell to a new low as approval for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese weakened, according to a new poll.

Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026 Stockholm. The count from the election of 13 September closed at 176 seats to 173, Ulf Kristersson resigned as prime minister on 17 September, and parliament cannot vote… The post Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday described her second cabinet, which she launched the same day, as one that will make decisions, take on challenges and act. "I will pursue a responsible and proactive fiscal policy to make Japan strong and prosperous," Takaichi said at a press conference. Regarding the planned consumption tax cut for food ne...

Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will launch her reshuffled cabinet later on Thursday, retaining most of her key ministers. Takaichi, who also heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gathered the letters of resignation from her ministers at an extraordinary cabinet meeting in the morning. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, 57, Foreign Minister T...

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to unveil her second cabinet on Thursday, retaining most of her key ministers from the first cabinet. This will be her first cabinet reshuffle since taking office last October. Takaichi plans to reappoint Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, 57, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, 70, Finance Minister Satsuki Kata...

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is keeping radical intervention at Thames Water on the table even as he considers a separate plan to give local mayors a greater role in overseeing the troubled industry.