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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - February 2016

Feb 2016

Jul 10, 2024

Ukrainian President, Polish Prime Minister Sign Bilateral Security Agreement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a bilateral security agreement in Warsaw.
The agreement was signed a day before the start of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit, in Washington.
The agreement spells out Poland's continued defence support for Ukraine, especially air defence. Poland also pledged to support energy security for Ukraine, and participate in reconstruction.

Jul 09, 2024

Philippines and Japan Strengthen Security Ties with New Agreement

The Philippines and Japan took a big step in their security relationship. They signed a new deal that allows their military forces to enter each other's countries more easily. This came at a time when there are growing concerns in the Indo-Pacific region.
Philippine Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa signed the deal. The signing happened in Manila, with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. watching.
This is Japan's first such agreement in Asia.

French PM Attal Hands in His Resignation, Macron Refuses to Accept

French voters split the legislature on the left, centre and far-right, leaving no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government. The results from vote raised the risk of paralysis for the European Union's second-largest economy.
President Emmanuel Macron gambled that his decision to call snap elections would give France a "moment of clarification," but the outcome showed the opposite, less than three weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics thrusts the country on the international stage.

Jul 08, 2024

Rachel Reeves Becomes First Woman UK Finance Minister

Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman Finance Minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England economist who pledged to grow the nation's economy while showing strong fiscal discipline.
Reeves became Chancellor of the Exchequer after her centre-left Labour party won Thursday's UK general election by a landslide, ending 14 years of rule by the right-wing Conservatives.

Ex-Pak PM Launches Party

Pakistan's former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi formally launched a new political party, Awaam Pakistan Party, to "change the system and restore respect for the Constitution of the country".
Party officials said that its main slogan was "Badlien gaen nizam" (we will change the system) and its membership was open to anyone who can contribute for the development of the country.
Abbasi had served as PM from August 2017 to May 2018 when the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court. Abbasi later distanced himself from the PML-N due to policy disagreements after 2018.

Jul 07, 2024

Reformer Massoud Pezeshkian Elected Iran's President

Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian was elected Iran's new President, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili.
The vote was declared in Pezeshkian's favour after he secured 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted. Jalili polled 44.3%.
The run-off came after no candidate secured a majority in the first round of the election on 28 June, which saw a historically low voter turnout of 40%.
The election was called after Iran's previous President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in May 2024.

Jul 06, 2024

Keir Starmer New British PM

Keir Starmer vowed to rebuild Britain as he became the UK's new Prime.
Starmer assumed charge as the 58th Prime Minister after his customary audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, following ex-PM Rishi Sunak's meeting with the British monarch.
Cabinet ministers came to Downing Street shortly after Keir Starmer and his wife, UK First Lady, Victoria Starmer entered their new home. As per reports, the cabinet ministers were given berths that they have been shadowing.
A record number of around 28 Indian-origin members of Parliament have been elected to the House of Commons in the election.

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