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Japan ex-PM Kishida calls for deeper energy ties with South Korea

High Court to rule Aug 5 on appeal over blogger’s acquittal in YouTube posts involving ex-PM Ismail Sabri, Umno

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8— The High Court here today fixed August 5 to rule on the prosecution’s appeal against t...

Iranian ex-PM hospitalised after years under house arrest

Iran's former prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi had claimed to be the rightful victor of the disputed 2009 presidential election.

Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra granted royal pardon to mark queen’s birthday

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has met the conditions for a royal pardon as part of clemency measure marking the queen’s birthday, the justice minister said on Wednesday. Thaksin, 76, served eight months of a one-year sentence for corruption and abuse of power before he was released on parole last month due to his age. The Department of Corrections said the ex-leader was required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of his release. Justice Minister...

Kemi Badenoch says the TORIES are now Tony Blair's only hope - warning Labour will ignore ex-PM's pleas to chase growth and scale back Net Zero

Kemi Badenoch warned that Labour will ignore Tony Blair's appeal to ease the tax burden, scale back Net Zero and trim welfare.

A summer of Labour chaos? Tony Blair 'poised to ramp up his interventions' in leadership battle - as Wes Streeting takes a swipe at ex-PM over Iraq

Sir Tony, who was Labour premier between 1997 and 2007, this week made an explosive entry into the party's infighting as MPs mull whether to ditch Keir Starmer.

Ex-President Yoon Acquitted of Perjury in Connection with Ex-PM Han’s Insurrection Trial

[Politics] : Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been acquitted of perjury in connection with his testimony during former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s insurrection trial last year. On Thursday the Seoul Central District Court found Yoon not guilty and dismissed a request for indemnification. The court said it would ... [more...]

Burnham and Streeting accuse Blair of ignoring inequality as they hit back at ex-PM

Labour mayor Burnham and former minister Streeting were responding to the former PM's 5,600-word essay.

Minister rejects Blair intervention, accusing ex-PM of retreading old arguments – UK politics live

Tony Blair has accused Starmer, Burnham and Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk amid leadership speculation Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump In his interview on the Today programme, Tony Blair said Labour won the election in 2024 because it was “an acceptable alternative” – not because voters liked what was in its manifesto. He said: Let’s be clear, I don’t think Labour won the last election because people read the manifesto and said, ‘this is what we want’. I think people thought that Conservatives have behaved completely unacceptably, and to Keir Starmer’s great credit, the Labour party was an acceptable alternative. Continue reading...

Two-fifths of adults are baffled by their finances, warns Rishi Sunak, as ex-PM's charity finds UK lags behind other nations

Two-fifths of adults fail to understand their finances, with Britain lagging behind Germany, Australia, Canada and the US, Rishi Sunak has warned.

Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump

In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election Analysis: Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful Tony Blair has accused Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means it is likely to lose the next election. In a scathing 5,700-word attack on the prime minister and his would-be successors published on Tuesday night, Blair argued for the government to crack down on welfare spending, abandon restrictions on oil and gas and smooth relations with Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Race for French presidency sees ex-PM Philippe as early favourite to beat populists

Latest polls suggest the centre-right figure is the only candidate who can defeat Marine Le Pen or Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

New York Times defends column accusing Israel of sexually abusing Palestinian detainees

After backlash over claims of systematic sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli custody, the paper’s opinion editor says the column met its standards; critics cite anonymous testimony, disputed sources and a disputed quote from ex-PM Olmert