UK PM Sunak to resign as prime minister and Conservative leader
Rishi Sunak said he would step down as leader of the defeated Conservative Party.
Fri Jul 05 2024
UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigns after bullying probe
The loss of the third senior minister over their personal conduct in the last six months will damage PM Rishi Sunak's efforts to revive the governing Conservative Party's fortunes.
Fri Apr 21 2023
Indians pinning their hopes on Rishi Sunak on Diwali
Boris Johnson pulled out of the prime ministerial race late on Sunday, boosting Sunak's chances of taking the top job and replacing his Conservative party leadership rival Liz Truss.
Mon Oct 24 2022
Sterling rallies as Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister
Truss was brought down by her economic programme that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party.
Thu Oct 20 2022
Liz Truss's cabinet is Britain's first without white man in top jobs
The growing diversity is a push by the Conservative Party in recent years to put forward a more varied set of candidates for parliament.
Wed Sep 07 2022
Leadership race rival Sunak will not be in UK Truss's new cabinet - Guardian
Sunak said earlier in the day that he would not accept a ministerial job from Truss.
Tue Sep 06 2022
Liz Truss becomes UK's 3rd female premier, replacing Boris Johnson
Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has won the Tory leadership race, the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee announced on Monday.
Mon Sep 05 2022
Liz Truss named as Britain's next prime minister
Truss came out on top in a vote of Conservative Party members, winning by 81,326 votes to 60,399.
Mon Sep 05 2022
Britain's Truss expected to be named Conservative leader, new PM
Monday's announcement will trigger the beginning of a handover from Boris Johnson.
Mon Sep 05 2022
UK PM hopefuls Sunak and Truss clash over recession warning in debate
Truss is up against Sunak to win the votes of 200,000 members of the Conservative Party who will choose Britain's next PM by Sept. 5.
Fri Aug 05 2022
FACTBOX - What's next in process to replace UK PM Boris Johnson?
The winner will inherit a parliamentary majority and will become the next prime minister.
Thu Jul 21 2022
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to go head-to-head to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister how their prospects compare
Sunak and Truss will now spend the coming weeks campaigning to win votes among the Conservative party membership.
Thu Jul 21 2022
Former finance minister Sunak cements lead in race to be Britain's PM
The new leader will then be chosen from those two by the country's 200,000 Conservative Party members, and will be announced on Sept. 5.
Fri Jul 15 2022
UK PM Johnson seeks to rally his party after surviving leadership test
Johnson tried to shore up his leadership by setting out a raft of new policies to ministers after he narrowly survived a confidence vote.
Wed Jun 08 2022
UK's Johnson set to scrap COVID restrictions
Johnson will set out the plans as part of a "living with COVID" strategy that aims to achieve a faster exit from the pandemic.
Mon Feb 21 2022
AI Revolution: Will Malaysia’s workforce sink or swim?
AI is no longer a distant concept, it is actively transforming industries, reshaping job markets, and redefining the skills needed.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside China
Beijing insists it will choose his successor, but the Dalai Lama says any successor named by China would not be respected.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Philippines' ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC's request over 'drugs war', government says
Rodrigo Duterte was arrested upon his arrival at a Manila airport and the ex-leader is now in custody, the office of the president said.
Tue Mar 11 2025
US judge says Musk's DOGE must release records on operations run in 'secrecy'
The ruling, the first of its kind, marks an early victory for advocates pushing DOGE to be more transparent about its role in mass firings.
Tue Mar 11 2025
How to Get to Merdeka 118: Your Complete Guide
Heres everything you need to know about getting there efficiently.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Trump's renewed interest in Greenland lacks respect, says prime minister
Greenland, whose population is only 57,000, belongs to its people and that it should decide on its own future, says it's PM.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Why Canada is jailing more Indigenous people despite Trudeau's promises
Sentencing rules, supervisory orders and parole denials drive higher incarceration rates.
Tue Mar 11 2025
BRICS' climate leadership aims hang on healing deep divides
So far the middle-income BRICS have resisted demands from cash-strapped developed countries that they should share financial liability.
Tue Mar 11 2025
As US restores some aid, humanitarian groups ask: where is the money?
The United Nations has started evaluating "choices we are making on which lives not to save" due to cuts.
Tue Mar 11 2025
Social media platform X down again for thousands of users, Downdetector shows
Elon Musk's social media platform X was down again for thousands of users in the United States, according to Downdetector.com.
Mon Mar 10 2025