Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was in South Africa in June 2024 for the second full-term swearing-in ceremony of Cyril Ramaphosa. Social media posts sharing videos from the event claimed Ramaphosa ignored Tinubu as he was greeting other dignitaries — a mark, they argued, of Nigeria’s waning reputation. But the claim is false: longer footage shows […]
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Putin questioned by international journalists for first time since inauguration
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on Wednesday from international journalists for the first time since his inauguration, at a session on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. He faced questions from senior news leaders of international news agencies, including The Associated Press. The Russian leader has used the annual forum as a showcase […]
Taiwan’s new president to extend goodwill to China in inauguration speech
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s next president Lai Ching-te will express “concrete” goodwill towards China in his inauguration speech on Monday, and call for both sides of the Taiwan Strait to pursue peace, according to a senior official briefed on the matter. Lai, who takes over from President Tsai Ing-wen having […]
Hacker attack fears grow ahead of Taiwan presidential inauguration
Shortly before the inauguration of Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te on Monday, a politician specializing in defence issues told dpa that there are growing concerns about hacker attacks from China. “I think they will definitely attack our infrastructure by May 20,” Shen Po-yang, a lawmaker from Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), told dpa in an interview […]
French ambassador attends Putin inauguration day after summons: France
France’s ambassador to Moscow on Tuesday represented Paris at the inauguration of President Vladimir Putin for a fifth term, a day after the envoy was summoned to the Russian foreign ministry in a move France denounced as intimidation. Ambassador Pierre Levy was present at the ceremony in the Kremlin, a French foreign ministry spokesman told […]
Indian PM presides over inauguration of new Hindu temple built where mosque once sat
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided Monday over the inauguration of a controversial Hindu Temple. Located in Ayodhya in northern India, the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir is built on a contested holy site, according to NBC News. The site was the home of a 16th century mosque, the Babri Masjid, until 1992, when Hindu nationalist mobs destroyed it, CNN reported. Why […]
Liberia’s President Boakai had heat exhaustion during inauguration
Liberia’s new President Joseph Boakai has been declared “perfectly fine” by his doctors, his office says. The 79-year-old failed to reach the end of his inauguration speech and had to be helped away from the podium during his swearing-in ceremony on Monday. His office said he had suffered heat exhaustion but had now resumed his […]
Liberia’s new president fails to end inauguration speech
Liberia’s new President Joseph Boakai failed to reach the end of his speech and had to be helped away from the podium during his swearing-in ceremony. Mr Boakai, 79, had been speaking for around 30 minutes at his inauguration ceremony when it became clear that he was having difficulty continuing. He failed twice to carry […]
Guatemalans angered as president-elect’s inauguration delayed by wrangling in Congress
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo waited to be sworn into office Sunday as the old-guard Congress dawdled and delayed the inauguration, sparking angry protests by demonstrators tired of months-long attempts to keep him from taking office. Supporters who had been waiting hours for a festive inauguration celebration in Guatemala City’s emblematic Plaza […]
Mississippi governor, in second inauguration, says he wants young people to stop leaving the state
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Gov. Tate Reeves used the theme “Mississippi Forever” on Tuesday as he was inaugurated for his second term, saying he wants to curb the trend of young people leaving to pursue careers elsewhere. “For too many decades, Mississippi’s most valuable export has not been our cotton or even our culture. […]
Mexico’s flagship train inauguration masks delay, cost concerns
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is set to inaugurate a tourist train that is a flagship infrastructure project of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, though experts say it is still a long way from being fully operational, with the opening rushed. “It’s the most important public work in the world,” Lopez Obrador […]
The inauguration of Javier Milei has Argentina wondering : NPR
President-elect Javier Milei takes questions from the press after his victory in the presidential runoff election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 19, 2023. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Natacha Pisarenko/AP President-elect Javier Milei takes questions from the press after his victory in the presidential runoff election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 19, 2023. Natacha […]