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Cabinet

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing appoints new Cabinet, military still dominates

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

More than 15 countries planning to facilitate Strait of Hormuz access, Macron says

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a meeting of France's defence and security council following the Iran war ceasefire announcement and to address the return of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French nationals freed by Iran after three and a half years in detention, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/Pool
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a meeting of France's defence and security council following the Iran war ceasefire announcement and to address the return of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French nationals freed by Iran after three and a half years in detention, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/Pool

Japanese national detained in Iran in January released on bail

Trump weighs broader Cabinet shake-up as Iran war pressure grows

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS

Luxon appoints Penk to lead New Zealand defence in Wellington reshuffle

New Zealand's flag flutters in front of 'The Beehive', the executive wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, in Wellington, New Zealand, September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Marty Melville
New Zealand's flag flutters in front of 'The Beehive', the executive wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, in Wellington, New Zealand, September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Marty Melville

Brazil's Lula announces Alckmin as running mate for 2026 election

Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Mexico City, Mexico, August 28, 2025. REUTERS/ Henry Romero
Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Mexico City, Mexico, August 28, 2025. REUTERS/ Henry Romero

Trump weaves from Sharpies to Bessent’s glasses in Cabinet meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a Sharpie pen that was custom-made for the White House, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a Sharpie pen that was custom-made for the White House, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Argentina to seek looser foreign ownership rules for rural land

FILE PHOTO: Argentina's presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni looks on, at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace, in Buenos Aires, Argentina February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Argentina's presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni looks on, at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace, in Buenos Aires, Argentina February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo

Peru's Balcazar shuffles cabinet a month into presidency

Denisse Miralles poses on the day she takes her oath as Peru's new Minister of Economy and Finance before Peru's President Jose Jeri, who took office after Dina Boluarte was removed, in Lima, Peru, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
Denisse Miralles poses on the day she takes her oath as Peru's new Minister of Economy and Finance before Peru's President Jose Jeri, who took office after Dina Boluarte was removed, in Lima, Peru, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo

Madagascar anti-corruption chief Rajaonarison named prime minister

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.