Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Sunday dismissed a senior minister recently convicted of tax fraud to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified the minister from serving, shaking the right-wing government just weeks after it came to power. By complying with the court’s ruling to remove the minister, Aryeh Deri, Mr. Netanyahu […]
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Guatemala Targets Colombia’s Defense Minister in Crackdown on Anticorruption Forces
As the Guatemalan authorities intensify a methodical, yearslong crackdown on officials who were tasked with rooting out government corruption in the country, the government announced this week that it was investigating Colombia’s defense minister, who had led a United Nations-backed anticorruption body that was active in Guatemala until 2019. The announcement, which is straining bilateral […]
Israel’s Judicial Standoff Deepens as Netanyahu Delays Firing Minister
The new right-wing Israeli government and the country’s judiciary remained locked in a standoff Thursday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed upholding a Supreme Court ruling that called for the dismissal of a key government minister. Mr. Netanyahu had taken no action on removing his interior minister, Aryeh Deri, by the early afternoon, a day […]
Untested German Defense Minister Has Allies Watching Closely
BERLIN — Within hours of being sworn into office, Germany’s new defense minister will be expected to hold talks with the U.S. defense secretary. A day later, he will represent Germany’s armed forces at a meeting with European allies awaiting critical decisions on the war in Ukraine. That would not be an easy first week […]
Ukraine Helicopter Crash Kills at Least 18, Including Cabinet Minister: Live Updates
The site of the helicopter crash on Wednesday in Brovary, Ukraine, that damaged a kindergarten and a 14-story residential building.Credit…Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA, via Shutterstock A helicopter carrying senior Ukrainian officials crashed on Wednesday in a Kyiv suburb, killing at least 18 people, including Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs and other pivotal figures in the wartime leadership, […]
Anwar Ibrahim Is Prime Minister of Malaysia, After a Wait of Decades
After days of political chaos, Malaysia has a new prime minister, its fifth in less than five years. The country is now relying on a veteran politician to bring back political stability while leading a polarized electorate — split between one faction that sees itself as modern and multicultural, and another that is driven by […]
Russia’s Defense Minister Says Draft Is Complete, and No More Are Planned
Announced by Mr. Putin in September, the draft sent shock waves across Russia.
U.K. Live Updates: Sunak Officially Becomes Prime Minister After Meeting King Charles III
In his first address as leader, Mr. Sunak said “mistakes were made” by his predecessor, Liz Truss. He promised to fix them.
U.K. Live Updates: Rishi Sunak Is Poised to Become Next Prime Minister
The former chancellor of the Exchequer emerged as the clear front-runner after Boris Johnson dropped out of the race. Mr. Sunak would become the first person of color to lead the country.
Boris Johnson Drops Out of UK Prime Minister Race
Pulling out of the race to succeed Liz Truss, the former prime minister eased a path for Rishi Sunak, his former chancellor of Britain’s treasury.