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| May.7 |
Washington |
Trump backs CIA nominee Gina Haspel after she offered to quit
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| Apr.26 |
 U.S. Senate |
EX-CIA chief Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state The US Senate has confirmed former CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, ending a tough confirmation battle
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| Apr.19 |
 Cuba |
Raúl Castro hands over power to Miguel Díaz-Canel 
Map of Havana Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba's new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel in 2006
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| Feb.16 |
South Africa |
Ramaphosa confirmed as South Africa's President
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| Nov.2 |
Washington |
Trump nominates Jerome Powell as Fed chair |
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| Oct.24 |
Beijing |
No heir anointed as Xi reveals top leadership
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| Jul.28 |
Washington |
John Kelly appointment: Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus
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| Jul.13 |
Canada |
Trudeau picks an astronaut for new governor general |
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| Jun.15 |
Serbia |
Serbia to have first gay prime minister |
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| May.17 |
Washington |
Former FBI boss to lead Russia inquiry 
Robert Mueller has been named special counsel to oversee an inquiry into Russia's alleged meddling in the election and any Trump campaign ties
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| Apr.7 |
Congo |
DR Congo: Bruno Tshibala appointed new prime minister |
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| Feb.20 |
Washington |
Trump names Lt Gen HR McMaster as national security adviser
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| Feb.8 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate confirms Trump attorney general pick Jeff Sessions |
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| Jan.31 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Trump picks Neil Gorsuch as nominee for Supreme Court President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge 49-year-old Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court
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| Dec.21 |
Washington |
Trump appoints 'Death by China' author as head of US trade council |
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| Dec.11 |
 Rome |
Paolo Gentiloni, Italian foreign minister, appointed PM Gentiloni, 62, has been asked to form a government by the president Sergio Mattarella. Matteo Renzi, who resigned after losing a referendum
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
Border hawk ex-general to run US security |
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| Dec.1 |
Ohio |
Trump names Gen James 'Mad Dog' Mattis as defence secretary
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| Nov.13 |
Washington |
Trump election: Priebus and Bannon given key roles |
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| Jul.14 |
Indiana |
Donald Trump chooses Mike Pence as his running mate |
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| May.24 |
Afghanistan |
Afghan Taliban announce successor to Mullah Mansour |
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| Apr.6 |
Iceland |
Panama papers: Iceland names PM replacement |
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| Mar.16 |
Brazil |
Brazil's Lula to be President Rousseff's chief of staff |
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Washington |
Merrick Garland to be Obama's Supreme Court nominee |
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| May.9 |
London |
Michael Gove moves to justice in post-election reshuffle |
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| Feb.14 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis appoints 20 new cardinals |
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| Nov.26 |
North Korea |
Kim Jong-un's sister holds senior title |
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| Oct.19 |
Jakarta |
Joko Widodo inaugurated president |
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| Sep.6 |
Somalia |
Al-Shabab names new leader after Godane death in US strike |
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| Aug.20 |
Bangkok |
Thailand's army ruler to take up new post as prime minister
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| Aug.11 |
 Baghdad |
Iraqi President nominates new prime minister President Fuad Masum nominated Haider al-Abadi to succeed a defiant Nuri al-Maliki, who had earlier vowed to hang on to power
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| May.4 |
Libya |
Libya appoints businessman as new PM
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| Feb.23 |
Kiev |
Ukraine appoints interim president
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| Feb.22 |
Vatican |
Pope appoints 19 new cardinals |
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| Feb.17 |
Rome |
Italian president asks Renzi to form government Giorgio Napolitano has asked Matteo Renzi, the mayor of Florence, to form a new government. It follows the resignation on Friday of PM Enrico...
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| Dec.14 |
Tunisia |
Tunisia chooses new PM to replace Islamist gov't |
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| Nov.2 |
Tribal Areas |
Pakistani Taliban reportedly replace leader killed in US drone strike |
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| Jul.9 |
Cairo |
Egypt appoints new government officials |
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| Jul.6 |
Cairo |
ElBaradei to become Egyptian PM |
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| Mar.14 |
Beijing |
China confirms Li Keqiang as premier |
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| Mar.13 |
Beijing |
Xi Jinping named China president
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| Feb.26 |
U.S. Senate |
Hagel confirmed as defence secretary
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| Jan.7 |
Washington |
Obama nominations under scrutiny |
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Washington |
Obama's Pentagon pick stokes row
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| Dec.21 |
Washington |
Obama 'to nominate John Kerry' |
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| Nov.14 |
 Beijing |
Xi heads new Chinese leadership | Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man chosen to lead China for the next decade as his elevation to the top of China's ruling Communist Party. He led the new Politburo Standing Committee out onto the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi replaces Hu Jintao. He ... | |
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| Apr.16 |
New York |
American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief
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| Mar.23 |
Washington |
Surprise US World Bank candidate |
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| Dec.30 |
North Korea |
Kim Jong-un named army commander |
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| Dec.29 |
 North Korea |
N Korea hails Kim's son as leader North Korea has hailed late leader Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un, as 'supreme leader of the party, state and army'
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| Nov.24 |
 Egypt |
Egypt military 'appoints new PM' Egypt's military rulers have appointed ex-prime minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government
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| Nov.13 |
Rome |
Monti nominated to replace Berlusconi Economist Mario Monti was nominated Sunday to replace Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's prime minister
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| Nov.10 |
 Greece |
Papademos named as new prime minister Lucas Papademos, a former banker and European Central Bank vice president, has been named interim prime minister of Greece
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| Aug.28 |
Japan |
Yoshihiko Noda wins leadership race
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| Apr.27 |
CIA |
Petraeus to be next head of CIA |
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| Apr.18 |
Burkina Faso |
President named new prime minister |
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| Jan.29 |
Egypt |
Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy Hosni Mubarak has named intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as his first ever vice-president as he struggles to regain control of the country
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| Jan.6 |
Washington |
Daley to be Obama's chief of staff |
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| Jan.1 |
Brazil |
Brazil inaugurates first female president
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| Dec.19 |
Baghdad |
Maliki to unveil Iraq government |
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| Nov.25 |
South Korea |
S Korea names new defence chief |
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| Nov.11 |
Baghdad |
Maliki reappointed as Iraq's PM
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| Sep.28 |
North Korea |
Key posts for N Korea leader's son |
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| Sep.27 |
North Korea |
N Korean leader's son 'promoted'
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| Sep.25 |
London |
Labour Party taps Miliband as new leader
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| Sep.11 |
Australia |
PM brings back Rudd |
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| Aug.7 |
Colombia |
Santos sworn in as Colombian president |
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| Jun.3 |
Japan |
DPJ chooses Naoto Kan as leader
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| May.11 |
 London |
David Cameron named UK prime minister Cameron immediately began forming his coalition government, appointing several Liberal Democrat leaders to Cabinet posts
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| Feb.9 |
Nigeria |
Jonathan becomes acting president |
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| Jan.16 |
Kabul |
Lawmakers reject most of Karzai's picks |
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| Jan.2 |
Kabul |
MPs reject most Karzai cabinet nominees |
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| Nov.19 |
 Belgium |
Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe' European Union leaders named Herman Van Rompuy, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job
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| May.26 |
Washington |
Obama chooses Supreme Court judge |
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| Apr.10 |
Fiji |
Coup leader restored as PM |
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| Feb.20 |
Jerusalem |
Netanyahu picked to form government
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| Feb.12 |
Washington |
Another Obama cabinet pick quits |
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| Feb.3 |
Washington |
Obama suffers blow over nominees |
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
Obama picks Nobel man for Energy |
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| Dec.1 |
Chicago |
Clinton named secretary of state
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| Sep.22 |
Jerusalem |
President taps Livni to form government |
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South Africa |
ANC to name Motlanthe as successor |
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| Apr.13 |
Kenya |
Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis |
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| Mar.22 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan People's Party nominates new PM |
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| Feb.24 |
Cuba |
Raul Castro named president Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by National Assembly
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
Putin backs Medvedev as successor
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| Sep.14 |
Pakistan |
Ex-PM Bhutto names return date |
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| Sep.12 |
Moscow |
Putin names next prime minister |
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| Aug.30 |
London |
Sharif names Pakistan return date |
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| May.17 |
Paris |
Fillon appointed new French PM |
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| Nov.13 |
Gaza |
Shabir to lead Palestinian government
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| Oct.13 |
 UN Gen. Assembly |
South Korean named U.N. leader The General Assembly has appointed S. Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the next secretary-general
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| Oct.9 |
UN Security Council |
S Korean proposed as new UN chief
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| Sep.16 |
Mexico |
Left names own 'president' |
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| May.8 |
CIA |
Hayden named as Bush CIA choice |
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| Apr.21 |
Baghdad |
Shia bloc names PM choice |
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
Jaafari set to stay as PM |
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| Dec.4 |
Ivory Coast |
African leaders name Konan Banny as PM |
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| Sep.5 |
Washington |
Bush nominates Roberts as chief justice |
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| Aug.1 |
Washington |
Bush names Bolton as U.N. ambassador |
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| May.31 |
Paris |
Villepin named new PM |
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| Apr.15 |
Beirut |
New premier vows transparency |
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| Apr.7 |
Baghdad |
Shia leader Jaafari named prime minister |
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| Apr.6 |
Iraq |
Kurd leader Talabani named president
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| Mar.24 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan names new leadership |
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| Mar.16 |
Washington |
Wolfowitz to run World Bank |
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| Feb.22 |
Baghdad |
Shia alliance names PM candidate |
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| Feb.17 |
Washington |
Bush names Negroponte intelligence chief |
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| Feb.7 |
West Bank |
US names Mid-East security envoy |
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| May.28 |
Iraq |
Allawi named as future prime minister
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| May.19 |
 New Delhi |
Singh named PM-designate Congress party leader said the president has asked him to form a new government
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| Mar.9 |
Haiti |
Latortue named as prime minister |
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| Sep.7 |
West Bank |
Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM
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| Nov.14 |
Beijing |
China announces new leaders |
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| Dec.17 |
Washington |
C. Rice to be national security adviser |
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| May. 10, 1940 |
London |
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister| A meeting between Chamberlain, Halifax, Churchill and David Margesson, the government Chief Whip, led to the recommendation of Churchill | |
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| May. 28, 1937 |
London |
Neville Chamberlain becomes prime minister| Chamberlain is best known for his appeasement foreign policy, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938 | |
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| Jan. 30, 1933 |
 Berlin |
Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor| Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor after parliamentary elections had not resulted in the formation of a majority government | |
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| Nov. 25, 1616 |
 Paris |
Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu becomes Secretary of State In 1616, Richelieu was made Secretary of State, and was given responsibility for foreign affairs
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| Oct. 15, 1522 |
 Mexico |
Hernan Cortes named governor of New Spain| King Charles appointed Cortés as governor, captain general and chief justice of the conquered territory, dubbed 'New Spain of the Ocean Sea' | |
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