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PMs Wong, Anwar agree on importance of diplomacy, discuss supply chain resilience amid Middle East crisis

PMs Wong, Anwar agree on importance of diplomacy, discuss supply chain resilience amid Middle East crisis

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday (Apr 20) that he and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim agreed on the importance of upholding diplomacy in a call amid the war in the Middle East. The two prime ministers also discussed how Singapore and Malaysia can fortify supply chain resilience. “We agreed on the importance of sustained diplomacy to secure a durable resolution to the crisis,” said Mr Wong, who is also Singapore’s Finance Minister. “We also discussed how Singapore and Malaysia can work more closely to strengthen supply chain resilience,” he added in a Facebook post. Mr Wong said that he spoke with Mr Anwar on Monday afternoon to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. “At a time like this, it is all the more important for close neighbours like Singapore and Malaysia to stay coordinated and support one another,” said Mr Wong. In a Facebook post, Mr Anwar wrote that the two leaders also welcomed the temporary ceasefire and stressed the need for a lasting resolution to the conflict. “Malaysia …

Deep Purple rocks Japanese PM’s office

Deep Purple rocks Japanese PM’s office

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Legendary British rock band Deep Purple have returned to Japan, a country they first toured more than half a century ago. Despite releasing an album titled “The Last Concert in Japan” in 1977, the band are currently on their “Mad in Japan” tour. Among those thrilled to see them was none other than Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, an avid drummer herself. A drummer during her student days, Takaichi previously even invited South Korea’s president for an impromptu duo session. Morgan Ayre has more. Keywords for this article Source link

Economy, foreign policy top Japan PM’s to do list after landslide election win

Economy, foreign policy top Japan PM’s to do list after landslide election win

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s conservatives won a historic landslide with a projected two-thirds majority in the country’s elections Sunday. If confirmed, the outcome puts Japan’s first female premier in a powerful position to stamp her mark on the country of 123 million people over the next four years. Her priorities will likely be the country’s economy and foreign policy, where she will have to balance being a close ally of the US with Japan’s relations with China, says France 24 correspondent Gavin Blair. Source link

Beth Rigby: Why PM’s China trip carries real consequence – including for you at home | Politics News

Beth Rigby: Why PM’s China trip carries real consequence – including for you at home | Politics News

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Sir Keir Starmer’s January has been the stuff of nightmares. It kicked off with the crisis over Greenland and rift with Donald Trump – and was followed by a dose of psychodrama over the Labour leadership courtesy of Andy Burnham and that unwanted by-election. This week will be another high-stakes one for the prime minister as he heads to China to look for deeper trade ties against the backdrop of a volatile US and domestic resistance to Beijing at home. “Like it or not, China matters for the UK,” he declared ahead of the trip. “As one of the world’s biggest economic players, a strategic and consistent relationship with them is firmly in our national interest. “That does not mean turning a blind eye to the challenges they pose – but engaging even where we disagree.” Read more from Sky News:What’s on the table in PM-Xi talks? You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Can the UK reset their relationship with China? This visit has been a year in …

Operation Save Starmer PMs Allies Aim To Keep Him In Office

Operation Save Starmer PMs Allies Aim To Keep Him In Office

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Keir Starmer chalked up 18 months as prime minister earlier this month, but there has been little cause for celebration in Downing Street. The most notable event of the past week was his decision to ditch plans for the introduction of mandatory digital ID cards – Labour’s 13th major policy U-turn since the party’s landslide election victory in July, 2024. What made this climbdown so damaging was the fact that it came just four months after Starmer himself had announced the policy with great fanfare. “MPs are livid,” one disgruntled backbencher told HuffPost UK. “It’s another case of us being made to look like utter fools.” The mood inside No.10 was not helped by more manoeuvring by health secretary Wes Streeting, who implored the government to “get it right first time” rather than announcing policies only to end up ditching them. Chris Hopkins, political research director at pollsters Savanta, said voters are usually more forgiving of government U-turns than MPs and journalists. But he added: “The sheer number of Starmer’s U-turns means this is no …