TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday. Abe, 67, had been delivering a stump speech near a train station in the western city of Nara when he was shot by an assailant. (Reporting by Tokyo Bureau; Editing by David Dolan and Mark Heinrich)
By Stanley Widianto and David Brunnstrom NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -G20 host Indonesia urged foreign ministers of the group on Friday to help end the war in Ukraine, as Russia’s top diplomat accused the West of scuppering a chance to tackle global economic issues with “frenzied” criticism of the conflict. The G20 ministers’ meeting in …
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By Michael Holden and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – As many as a dozen candidates were on Friday eyeing up replacing Boris Johnson as British prime minister who is quitting after his Conservative Party turned on him, as opponents said they wanted him out of Downing Street immediately. Johnson said on Thursday that he would …
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(Reuters) – Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday while campaigning in the city of Nara, a government spokesman said. Here are reactions: JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER FUMIO KISHIDA BRIEFING REPORTERS “Former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot in Nara, before noon, and is currently in a grave condition. As far as I’ve …
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine opposes Canada’s handing over a turbine to Russia’s Gazprom that Moscow says is critical for supplying natural gas to Germany and Kyiv believes such a move would flout sanctions on Russia, a Ukrainian energy ministry source said on Thursday. A senior energy ministry source told Reuters that Kyiv opposed the move …
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By Max Hunder and Simon Lewis KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of decades of aggression towards Moscow and warned that if it wanted to attempt to beat Russia on the battlefield it was welcome to try, but this would bring tragedy for Ukraine. His remarks came as Russian Foreign …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to resign on Thursday. Below are some reactions: KEIR STARMER, LEADER OF OPPOSITION LABOUR PARTY “It is good news for the country that Boris Johnson has resigned as Prime Minister. “But it should have happened long ago. He was always unfit for office. He has …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson was due to resign as Britain’s prime minister on Thursday, bringing an end to a turbulent two and half years in office and triggering a search for a new leader. Below is a summary of some of those who could be in the frame to replace him. …
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By Kate Holton and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British prime minister on Thursday after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party’s lawmakers who said he was no longer fit to govern. With eight ministers, including two secretaries of state, resigning in the last two hours, an …
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By Alistair Smout and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British Prime Minister on Thursday, a government source said, after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party’s lawmakers who said he was no longer fit to govern. After days of battling for his job, Johnson had been …
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