People
May-21-2024
- Julian Assange wins High Court victory in case against extradition to US
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won a victory in his ongoing battle against extradition from the United Kingdom (UK) to the United States, after the High Court in London granted him permission to appeal.
May-20-2024
- Slovak PM Fico out of danger
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is currently out of danger based on the doctors' morning consultation on Sunday, said Milan Urbani, deputy director of the Roosevelt Hospital, where Fico was hospitalized and underwent two surgeries after being shot Wednesday.
May-16-2024
- Lawrence Wong sworn in as Singaporean PM
- Lawrence Wong took his oath of office as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister at the Istana, the country's presidential palace, on Wednesday.
May-14-2024
- Lee Hsien Loong submits resignation
- Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday submitted his resignation to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, saying he and his government will resign on Wednesday.
May-11-2024
- Putin re-appoints Mishustin as Prime Minister
- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree, re-appointing Mikhail Mishustin as the Prime Minister, according to the Kremlin press office.
May-9-2024
- US won't provide weapons to Israel for Rafah invasion
- The United States will not send weapons to Israel if they are to be used in a major military operation in Rafah, in southern Gaza Strip, U.S. President Joe Biden told CNN on Wednesday.
May-8-2024
- Putin says Russia bound to achieve goals in development
- Russia will overcome all obstacles and achieve its goals in development, Vladimir Putin said Tuesday when he was sworn in as Russian president.
May-7-2024
- Egyptian president urges 'more efforts' to reach Gaza truce
- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Monday called on all parties to exert "more efforts" to reach a comprehensive truce in the Gaza Strip and finalize the exchange of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
April-23-2024
- Biden promises quick provision of additional arms to Ukraine
- U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over phone on Monday that his administration will soon quickly provide additional arms to Ukraine once a bill authorizing related funds clears Congress and becomes law.
April-22-2024
- Netanyahu says to 'increase pressure' on Hamas
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday pledged to intensify the military crackdown on Hamas.
