Syrian government still functioning: Prime minister
Syria's prime minister said the country's government is still functioning and most ministers are still working, even after rebels entered Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled the country. Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi Jalali told Sky News Arabian Television: “We are working to ensure that the transition period is swift and smooth.” The prime minister also […]
Armenian Prime Minister Says Break with Russia Has Passed ‘Point of No Return’
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian told parliament on Wednesday that relations with Russia have deteriorated beyond the “point of no return.” Pashinian was specifically referring to Armenia's withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russian-led regional security alliance. armenia Paused Operations with the CSTO began in June after Russian “peacekeepers” stood by and […]
Farage ‘Absolutely’ Will Be Next Prime Minister Predicts Reform Chairman
Reform UK chairman Zia Youssuf has predicted Nigel Farage will “absolutely” be Britain's next prime minister after polls showed a populist party overtaking the ruling Labor Party for the first time. A poll conducted this week by research firm Find Out Now showed that support for Reform Britain had soared to 24%, surpassing Sir Keir […]
Macron Rejects Resignation Demands, Promises New French Prime Minister Within Coming Days
On December 5, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron appears on a monitor in the control room of AFP headquarters, addressing the nation in a televised broadcast from the Elysée Palace, on the day the prime minister resigns following a parliamentary defeat. Before that, his government was forced to step down because of it. On December […]
Amazon sued by Washington DC over slow Prime deliveries in low-income ZIP codes
Amazon is being sued by the District of Columbia for offering slower delivery service to customers in two low-income areas, including shoppers who pay $139 a year for Prime membership. Customers in zip codes 20019 and 20020 pay higher Prime membership fees for shipping services that typically take one to two days. But for the […]
France Prime Minister Michel Barnier set to resign
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier was scheduled to resign on Thursday after far-right and left-wing lawmakers voted to overthrow his government, plunging the eurozone's second-largest economy further into political crisis. Barnier, a veteran politician who took over as prime minister just three months ago, will become the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history if […]
Canada could have acted faster on reining in immigration, Prime Minister says
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada's federal government “could have acted faster” to curb the large number of migrants entering the country in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Trudeau's statement: nearly 7 minutes video He posted online over the weekend in which the prime minister announced that Canada would place limits on […]
Vacancy rates plunging at prime London office towers — mirroring NYC’s ‘flight to quality’
The “flight to quality” that has benefited Manhattan's prime real estate owners is also evident in London, the market most associated with New York. Vacancy rates are plummeting in London's most popular submarkets, particularly in modern office towers, according to Knight Frank, one of the UK's leading property management and lettings companies. Anyone involved in […]
Haiti’s interim prime minister fired as security crisis mounts | Haiti
The interim council set up to restore democratic order in Haiti plans to remove interim prime minister Garry Coneil and replace him with businessman Alix Didier Fissueme, making the Caribbean nation's There are signs that the turmoil will further intensify. The decision is outlined in a council ordinance seen by The Associated Press and is […]
Amazon brings gas benefit to Prime membership
Evercore ISI Senior Managing Director Mark Mahaney talks about “Varney & Co.'' stocks in Amazon, DoorDash, and Magnite. Amazon Prime members now have the benefit of saving money when they fill up their gas tank. E-commerce giant Amazon on Wednesday introduced a fuel savings benefit that gives Prime members 10 cents off every gallon of […]