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New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins emerges as the sole nominee to replace Jacinda Ardern as the country's new prime minister. Speaking to reporters outside parliament in the capital Wellington, Hipkins said he will strive to "reach a consensus about who was best to lead Labour and therefore New Zealand forward." SOUNDBITE
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi handed in his resignation on Thursday, the office of President Sergio Mattarella says, after his national unity coalition government crumbled. SOUNDBITE
Putrajaya, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned Monday following the political crisis his country has been experiencing for a year and in the face of growing criticism over his Covid-19 pandemic management, according to government reports."The cabinet has presented its resignation to the king. Thank you for the opportunity to (let me) serve the nation," said Khairy Jamaluddin, Science and Technology Minister said on Instagram.Muhyiddin, who took office in March 2020 after abruptly leaving the ruling coalition as predecessor Mahathir Mohamad stepped down, met government members Monday morning and headed to the National Palace where he presented King Abdullah with his resignation. (Camera: AHMAD YUSNI).SHOT LIST: EXTERIOR VIEW OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE IN PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA.
Rumors have been flying about what, if anything, President Donald Trump will do during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. According to Business Insider, one such story making the rounds is that Trump will visit his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland. In fact, a Scottish newspaper reported Sunday that a US military plane sometimes used by Trump is scheduled to arrive at an airport near the resort. But on Tuesday, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon put an end to such speculation. Sturgeon said the country's national lockdown, which includes a prohibition on non-essential travel, applies to Trump as well.
There have been numerous comings and goings at the entrance of the Hôtel Matignon in Paris this morning, as Edouard Philippe tendered his resignation and a new Prime Minister is set to be appointed later today, to embody a "new path", according to the Elysée Palace. IMAGES
A man who said he was armed with a grenade hijacked a Libyan plane which has landed on the Mediterranean island of Malta with 118 people on board, according to Malta's prime minister and government sources. PHOTOS of plane on ground in Malta
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