SINGAPORE: A date for Singapore's leadership handover has been set - Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will officially become Prime Minister on May 15, taking the reins from Mr Lee Hsien Loong.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday became the first foreign leader to visit the North Carolina Executive Mansion, where he was honored during a luncheon. State leaders, including ...

Najib Mikati, Lebanon's prime minister, has denied allegations of money laundering after a complaint was filed in France by anti-corruption groups. Mikati, 68, is one of the wealthiest people in ...

SINGAPORE: “I am ready for my next assignment,” a beaming Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had declared at a People’s Action Party (PAP) convention last November. “I am all in ...

Singapore’s incoming leader says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will stay on as senior minister in the government after he steps down next month SINGAPORE -- Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien ...

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he will step down on May 15 after two decades at the helm and hand power to his deputy Lawrence Wong SINGAPORE -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered an address before a joint meeting of Congress. He spoke about Japan and the United States' s… read more Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...

Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir announced her resignation Friday and said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray. It was not ...

SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be stepping down on 15 May, his office announced in a statement on Monday (15 April). Lee will formally advise President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to ...

Singapore has announced that Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will take over as the country’s next leader on May 15. Wong, 51, will succeed Lee Hsien Loong who has held the top job for 20 years.

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held Wednesday an official discussion session with Prime Minister of Romania Marcel Ciolacu ...

Simon Harris on Tuesday became Ireland's new prime minister, replacing Leo Varadkar after he abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons. Ireland's parliament voted 88 to 69 in ...