The UK Prime Minister has fired his party chairman over tax bill allegations
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the chairman of his ruling Conservative Party Sunday over a "serious breach" of the ministerial code.
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Liz Truss will have a claim to being the U.K.'s shortest-serving prime minister
Truss beats George Canning, who was prime minister for 119 days in 1827.
Liz Truss is the U.K.'s next prime minister
Truss, who currently serves as foreign minister, will be the U.K.'s new prime minister, after the Conservative Party named her as its next leader on Monday, replacing the outgoing Boris Johnson.
Japan police chief to resign over shooting death of former prime minister
A police report found holes in former prime minister Shinzo Abe's protection that allowed the alleged attacker to shoot him from behind.
These are the two final candidates in the race to become the U.K.'s prime minister
The voting process now pits former finance minister Rishi Sunak against current foreign minister Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson.
Shinzo Abe's party scores a major victory in Japan's election
The victory may be propelled by what is seen as a wave of sympathy votes in a country still reeling from the shock of the former prime minister's assassination.
The UK defense minister rules himself out of the race to succeed Boris Johnson
Ben Wallace had been tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party's leadership race — and to serve as the country's prime minister.
Embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns
His resignation will trigger an internal election to pick a new leader of the Conservative Party, who will also be the next prime minister. He steps down after defections left him unable to govern.
Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote in a victory of sorts
Johnson was booed during the queen's Platinum Jubilee — the latest sign of intense public anger over his flouting of his own government's COVID-19 rules.
Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result
Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader, though it remains unclear whether his party can form a majority government.