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Georgian PM explains Health Minister resignation

Georgian PM explains Health Minister resignation

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze cited “problems in management communication” in comments on the resignation of Zurab Azarashvili, the Minister of IDPs, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of …

Azerbaijan's government resigns

Azerbaijan's government resigns

The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan has resigned on February 14. The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan resigned on the day the newly elected Azerbaijani President takes office and begins to exercise his powers, in accordance with …

Harvard President resigns

Harvard President resigns

Harvard President Claudine Gay said she would resign from her position, ending a six-month tenure marred by allegations of plagiarism and backlash over her congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus. Gay had come under …

Netanyahu fires defense minister

Netanyahu fires defense minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister Yoav Gallant for challenging the Israeli leader's judicial overhaul plan. In a brief statement, Netanyahu's office said late Sunday the prime …

Stoltenberg confirms he plans to step down in fall

Stoltenberg confirms he plans to step down in fall

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg plans to leave his post in the fall of 2023, he said in an interview with CNN that was aired on Monday. He said he was sure the alliance will find a good replacement. …

Kyrgyz parliament speaker tenders resignation

Kyrgyz parliament speaker tenders resignation

Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Talant Mamytov has tendered his resignation. "I have decided to resign as the speaker. This is my personal decision. I think my colleagues will understand me correctly. The speaker's position is vacant …

UK's Patel and Dorries quit as Liz Truss takes over

UK's Patel and Dorries quit as Liz Truss takes over

Britain's Priti Patel and Nadine Dorries both stepped down ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle as Liz Truss formally takes over as the country's prime minister. Patel said she will stand down as Britain's Home secretary, or …

Sri Lanka's president officially resigns

Sri Lanka's president officially resigns

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stepped down, and his official resignation letter has been received, Sri Lankan parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told reporters in Colombo on Friday. "Gotabaya Rajapaksa has …

Italian President rejects Prime Minister Draghi's resignation

Italian President rejects Prime Minister Draghi's resignation

Italian President Sergio Mattarella rejected resignation pf Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the presidential palace said on Thursday. "The President of the Republic did not accept the resignation and invited the Prime Minister to come …

U.S. Secret Service Director to retire

U.S. Secret Service Director to retire

U.S. Secret Service Director James M. Murray will retire from his post at the end of the month, after a 32-year career in the federal government and three years at the helm of the agency.  The 27-year veteran of the Secret Service …

Boris Johnson resigns as UK PM

Boris Johnson resigns as UK PM

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, bringing an acrimonious end to a nearly three-year premiership that has been beset by controversy and scandal. "The process of choosing that new leader should begin now," …

Boris Johnson to resign as British PM - report

Boris Johnson to resign as British PM - report

Boris Johnson is going to step down as British prime minister and will address the nation in the next few hours, British media outlets reported on Thursday, citing sources close to the prime minister. Downing Street sources confirmed to …

Opposition leader seeks to resign as Armenian parliament member

Opposition leader seeks to resign as Armenian parliament member

Former director of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) Artur Vanetsyan, who has been head of the opposition Pativ Unem alliance’s faction in the parliament, has submitted an application to resign as MP, Tsovinar Khachatryan, a …

Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser resigns

Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser resigns

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s independent ethics adviser Lord Christopher Geidt has tendered his resignation in a shock announcement that appeared on the Government’s website on Wednesday evening. The peer had …