Tag: leader
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The Sudden Death of China’s Former No. 2 Leader Li Keqiang Comes as a Shock – The Diplomat
[ad_1] Advertisement The sudden death of China’s former second-ranking leader, Li Keqiang, has shocked many people in the country, with tributes offered up to the ex-official who promised market-oriented reforms but was politically sidelined. Li, who died early Friday of a heart attack, was China’s top economic official for a decade, helping navigate the world’s…
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Dutch far-right leader Thierry Baudet attacked with an umbrella – POLITICO
[ad_1] Dutch far-right leader Thierry Baudet was attacked Thursday night by a man wielding an umbrella. Baudet, leader of the Forum for Democracy party (FVD), was in the Belgian city of Ghent to give a lecture at an event organized by a conservative university association. In a video posted on social media by Belgian right-wing…
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Cong leader Jairam Ramesh expected to visit poll-bound Mizoram today
[ad_1] Of Jyotiraditya Scindia’s 25 key loyalists who had switched to BJP with him, 18 sitting MLAs have been repeated by the party in this election; some of his supporters who returned to Cong also managed to land its tickets. BJP’s Telangana first list takeaways: Raja Singh returns, 3 MPs fielded, Kishan Reddy to skip…
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State Dinner to Bring Together Biden, Australia’s Leader and the B-52s
[ad_1] Five months ago, President Biden canceled a trip to Australia because the United States was on the brink of defaulting on its debt, and it seemed like a bad time to leave town. Then he extended an invitation to Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of Australia, for a state visit in Washington — a…
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Trump praises Hungary’s ‘Viktor Orbán’ as great ‘leader of Turkey’ – POLITICO
[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to confuse the leaders of Turkey and Hungary in a campaign speech in New Hampshire on Monday. “There’s a man, Viktor Orbán, did anyone ever hear of him?” Trump said, referring to the Hungarian prime minister. “He’s probably, like, one of the strongest leaders anywhere in the world.…
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Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s Former Leader, Gets Driver’s License at 53
[ad_1] Scotland’s former first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, who unexpectedly resigned this year and later became the subject of a police investigation, made another unusual announcement on Monday. “So this happened today,” she said on Instagram. “At the tender age of 53, I passed my driving test (first time!!).” The experience took her “well out of…
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No Evidence of Hate Crime Has Emerged in Killing of Synagogue Leader, Officials Say
[ad_1] One day after the fatal stabbing of the leader of a synagogue in Detroit, authorities on Sunday said no evidence had emerged that suggested the killing was motivated by antisemitism. But James White, the chief of the Detroit Police, said that his department and the Michigan State Police were still investigating the death of…
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Synagogue Leader Is Killed in Detroit, but Motive Is Not Known, Authorities Say
[ad_1] The president of a synagogue in Detroit who was known as one of the city’s most vibrant religious leaders was found killed near her home on Saturday. The authorities have not yet determined a motive. The president, Samantha Woll, 40, led the board of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, a century-old institution that is…
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Former labor leader Bill Hayden, hailed as ‘architect of universal healthcare’, dies aged 90
[ad_1] Former federal Labor leader and governor-general Bill Hayden is being remembered as a great Australian after he died, aged 90. Hayden led Labor in opposition from 1977 to 1983 before serving as foreign minister in . He had previously served as a minister and briefly . Hayden went on to become Australia’s 21st governor-general,…
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Reject Tibet name change, leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile says — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile has urged the international community not to follow China’s decision to replace the use of the term “Tibet” with “Xizang” as the romanized Chinese name on official diplomatic documents. Chinese media and the official account of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China, “United Front…
