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Conservative Party leadership candidate Rishi Sunak leaves his home in London

Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next prime minister

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Sunak is the nation’s former Treasury chief and will be Britain’s first leader of color. He faces the task of stabilizing his party and country at a time of economic and political turbulence.

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media at 10 Downing Street in London

UK’s Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority

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Liz Truss arrives at Conservative Central Office in Westminster after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest in London

Liz Truss becomes Britain’s new prime minister

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Sweden's Minister of Finance Magdalena Andersson gestures, after being elected to party chairman of the Social Democratic Party at the party’s congress in Gothenburg, Sweden

Sweden’s first female prime minister quits hours later

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Passengers wait to board a plane for New York at the Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris

US opens borders to fully vaccinated travelers from a list of countries

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A man walks past a wall graffiti regarding the 2014 presidential election in downtown Cairo, February 25, 2014. The graffiti reads: "Ahmed Al Mukhtar - President of Egypt, Your hand with my hand, we can change our country."

Will Egypt’s new, New government return to the old ways?

Global Politics

In just under three years Egypt has gone through four presidents and more than five cabinet reshuffling. With the resignation of its prime minister and his government on Monday, what do these sudden turn of events mean for the country?

Sartorial Alert: What Was Missing at the G8 Summit?

Arts, Culture & Media

Something was different at this year’s G8 summit. The Geo Quiz is exploring what and why.

Reaction to Death of Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died peacefully after a stroke this morning, her spokesman announced Monday. She was 87 and was not only Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, but the longest-serving Prime Minister this century.

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Salaries of Heads-of-State Around the World

Global Politics

President Obama’s salary announcement Wednesday got us thinking about what other heads-of-state make around the world. Here’s a few highlights.

Riots in Egypt Lead to Sackings

The Egyptian Prime Minister, Kamal al-Ganzouri, has announced that the board of the Egyptian Football Association has been sacked and all its members placed under investigation.