Unpopular as it may be to splash the public purse on politicians’ homes, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau should make 2016 the year he renovates the official residence of the head of government. A part of Rideau Hall…
Vietnam’s head honchos are gathering in Hanoi today to select the communist country’s next generation of leaders. Typically the preferred candidates for the top jobs of party secretary, state president and prime minister…
There was a time when Japanese prime ministers came and went with the frequency of fashion trends. On Sunday the decision by the ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) to extend its leader’s term limit by three years could…
Is the sheen on one of the most remarkable prime ministerial honeymoons at last beginning to dim? Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has had a tough week. His comments following the death of Fidel Castro, whom he pra…
A new poll suggests that, for the first time, the Canadian people’s love affair with their government and prime minister Justin Trudeau is waning. The well-respected Forum Research poll found that approval for the Liberal…
In the US an incoming president has two and a half months from election to inauguration in which to collect their thoughts, pick their team and plan their first term. In the UK, however, the incoming Theresa May has had…
Justin Trudeau’s first year in office was a honeymoon that many prime ministers around the world eyed enviously. His responses to the refugee crisis and the historical abuses against Canada’s First Nations Communities were…
Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau made the watching world weak at the knees when he was elected last October and he’s had a tangible effect back home too, as shown in a recent survey on how Canadians perceive local…
In 2014, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and his then Australian counterpart Tony Abbott were reigniting their two nations’ relationship with a tour around the Outback and New Zealand. At that point, Japan must have felt…
Today Italy’s new prime minister, Paolo Gentiloni, will make his first appearance at the European Council in Brussels. Europe’s migration crisis, Brexit and geopolitical challenges have placed the EU in an unprecedented…
Was he courting the headlines or simply allowing himself an innocent rhetorical flourish? At London’s British Museum yesterday David Cameron set out his latest case for the UK remaining in the EU with a speech emphasising…
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has faced a tricky task during Trump’s first month in office: the US president’s vow to reinstate the KeystoneXL pipeline has buoyed rumblings in Alberta, while the promise to reneg…
Asia’s major property developers will soon be circling a multi-storey car park in central Hong Kong. The Murray Road building, earmarked for inclusion in the government’s latest annual land-sale programme, is the first…
The UK now has its very own version of Air Force One: the government has taken a jet from the Royal Air Force’s Voyager fleet and refitted it to the tune of $14.00m (€11.7m). It will be used for VIP travel, including flights…
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic party (LDP) looks to be in a strong position for Sunday’s upper house election and there is much at stake. In order to make Abe’s desired changes to Japan’s constit…
Langkawi Island will be a new test-bed for Malaysia’s green ambitions as its government strives to create the region’s first low-carbon island. Prime minister Najib Razak says Langkawi, a tropical tourist bolthole in the…
