Novak Djokovic’s Australian Visa Canceled Again in Public Interest EKO HOT BLOG reports that Australia has canceled Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time, reversing a court decision on Monday that temporarily thwarted the federal government’s bid to deport the unvaccinated tennis star. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke exercised special powers to override the court ruling, … Read more
Somalia’s President suspends Prime Minister as election row deepens EKO HOT BLOG reports that Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, on Monday, announced the suspension of Prime Minister Hussein Roble, just a day after they both had an outburst on the much-delayed election in the country. “The president decided to suspend Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble … Read more
Hamdok was deposed by the military on October 25 but reinstated as interim premier after signing a deal… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the deputy head of Sudan’s governing sovereign council, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has disclosed that Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was aware of last month’s military takeover before it happened and was “completely … Read more
Sweden’s first female prime minister resigns less than 12 hours after being installed EKO HOT BLOG reports that Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s first-ever female prime minister, has dramatically resigned less than 12 hours after being installed over suffering a budget defeat in parliament and then losing her coalition partner in a two-party minority government. Ms. Andersson … Read more
He was named as the new prime minister of Malaysia on Friday, days after his predecessor quit following a turbulent 17 months in office. A new Malaysian leader was sworn in Saturday following the previous government’s collapse, reclaiming the premiership for his scandal-mired party without an election. Ismail Sabri Yaakob is a stalwart of the … Read more
Malian President, Bah Ndaw, and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have resigned. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Malian President and Prime Minister have resigned on Wednesday. This comes two days after they were arrested by the military. Malian President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were taken to a military base outside the capital on … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked The micro blogging app, Twitter confirmed the news. The official Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked, the social media company confirmed the news on Thursday morning. According to reports, a series of tweets were sent from the account asking its followers … Read more
Rose Raponda on Thursday was appointed Prime Minister of Gabon, in accordance with a presidential decree read by the Secretary-General of the Presidency, Jean-Yves Teal. Raponda is the first woman in the history of the country to hold the office of Prime Minister and she succeeded Julien Bekale. Before her becoming Prime Minister, she was … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Jean Castex as Prime Minister on Friday as part of a government reshuffle to provide fresh momentum for the two years left in his term. Castex, 55, has been heading up France’s strategy on easing the COVID-19 lockdown.A close confidant of former leader Nicolas Sarkozy, Castex is the mayor of … Read more
Former French prime minister, François Fillon and his Welsh wife, Penelope, were sentenced to jail on Monday for embezzling public funds as part of the “fake job” scandal. A French court found Francois guilty of charges of creating a fake job for his wife, using taxpayer money. The 66- year-old was accused of creating a … Read more
Israel’s parliament swore in a new unity government on Sunday led by Prime Minister Netanyahu and his former rival Benny Gantz, ending the longest political crisis in the nation’s history. After more than 500 days without a stable government and three inconclusive elections, lawmakers in the 120-seat parliament approved a three-year coalition, with 73 voting … Read more
The United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described Britain’s COVID-19 death toll as “deeply horrifying” Boris Johnson disclosed this on Wednesday after opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer accused him of avoiding comparisons with other European nations. Keir Starmer told parliament he was “baffled” by the government’s withdrawal of daily graphs comparing Britain’s deaths and … Read more
British minister, Boris Johnson, 55, has been released from intensive care where he spent three nights receiving treatment for Coronavirus. A spokesman for No. 10 Downing Street said in a statement that Boris was released from intensive care on Thursday, but will remain in hospital. “The Prime Minister has been moved this evening from intensive … Read more
The Israeli parliament has amplified the security detail for Benny Gantz, the main electoral challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the parliament discovered the various death threats against Gantz to be credible. The threats against the blue and white political party challenger came after last week’s violent inconclusive general elections, in which the prime … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being investigated by Britain’s parliamentary watchdog amid questions over who paid for his recent Caribbean holiday, it was reported Sunday. Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds, with whom he recently announced he was expecting a baby, went on a trip to the privately owned island of Mustique over the New … Read more
Mahathir Mohamad on Monday resigned as Malaysia’s prime minister and his Bersatu party has quit the governing Alliance of Hope coalition. Mr Mohamad’s move comes after a weekend of drama, with parties from both government and coalition meeting all day Sunday and Anwar Ibrahim, the designated successor to Mahathir, alleging “betrayal” by allies. Messrs Ibrahim … Read more
The United Kingdom will finally have its Brexit at 11 pm on Friday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to deliver an emotional divorce address in a broadcast. According to snippets of the broadcast published by Mail Online, Johnson will insist that Brexit marks ‘not an end but a beginning”, as it begins a transition … Read more
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour’s most successful election winner, on Wednesday urged moderates in the party to grab back control from leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose brand of “quasi-revolutionary socialism” had failed. “The takeover of the Labour Party by the far left turned it into a glorified protest movement with cult trimmings, utterly incapable … Read more
Recall former Pakistani military leader Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death Tuesday after being found guilty of treason, a verdict swiftly condemned by the armed forces which have ruled the country for almost half its 72-year history. The court’s decision marks the first time a former leader of the armed forces has been convicted of … Read more
The leaders of Britain, Canada, France and the Netherlands have been caught on camera at a Buckingham Palace reception mocking US President Donald Trump’s lengthy media appearances ahead of Wednesday’s NATO summit. The footage, shot by the British host’s camera pool on Tuesday evening and spotted and subtitled by Canada’s CBC, set the tone for … Read more