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Today in History for June 30: In 1859, French acrobat Blondin crossed the Niagara gorge on a tightrope. Before reaching the Canadian side, he stopped to drink champagne and perform other feats. A ...

Our universities require a major overhaul. Reform is possible, but only if a government is prepared to take up the challenge.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday named Eduardo Arana, the Andean nation's latest justice minister, to become prime minister.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney named Anita Anand foreign minister, replacing Mélanie Joly, who becomes the minister of industry.

Australia’s re-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday was greeted by well-wishers at a Sydney café and said the country had voted for unity over division.

Yemen has appointed Salem Saleh Bin Braikas, who served as finance minister in the previous cabinet, as prime minister, the presidential council said in a statement on Saturday.

Main image: Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses members of the ship’s crew in the hangar of HMS Prince of Wales, in front of an F-35B Lightning II.

John Turner, the Hampshire and England fast bowler, has joined Lancashire on a short-term loan for the next two Rothesay County Championship matches, as cover for the injured James Anderson and ...

A period of political instability Prime Minister John Howard was voted out after 11 years in 2007, in an election that marked the start of a new era of instability in Australian politics.

Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the country deals with U.S.

Two weeks later, on June 30, John Turner was sworn in as prime minister, succeeding Trudeau. On July 9, Turner dissolved Parliament and a triggered a general election set for Sept. 4.