Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday ...

France’s Macron asks newly resigned Prime Minister Lecornu to try again to form a government

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, asking him to try again to form a government and produce a ...

The new leader of Japan’s ruling party, poised to be first female prime minister, faces ...

A staunch supporter of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ’s conservative vision, Takaichi is on the verge of losing her ...

French prime minister will suspend a pension reform to avoid government collapse

PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday announced he would suspend a much-debated plan to raise the ...