Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, plans a snap election to capitalize on 70% approval ratings and strengthen her coalition majority.

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls. Here’s why.

Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has stepped aside to clear the way for former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, according to two Iraqi officials

Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said  on Jan. 17 that he would not run in the Lower House election tentatively scheduled for Feb. 8, but instead will retire from politics.

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, has arrived in Ukraine for a Centennial Partnership Forum to discuss future cooperation. Meanwhile, the energy situation in the war-torn country remains dire.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to support a ban on first-cousin marriage despite his own health secretary calling the practice unsafe. Conservative MP Richard Holden challenged Starmer during a debate to reconsider his opposition to the proposed ban,

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen snubbed President Trump’s effort to acquire his icy island, telling reporters that he prefers Danish rule.