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Malta

Malta PM Muscat set to give farewell speech after forced resignation

Joseph Muscat has been accused of shieling close associates from the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Finland

Finland's Prime Minister resigns after postal strike

The Centre Party said it had lost confidence in the Social Democrat leader over the handling of the strike.

Malta

Protesters call for Malta PM Muscat to immediately stand down

Muscat announced on Sunday night that he would resign in January amid outcry over the two-year-old investigation into the 2017 killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia who had been looking into suspected corrupt dealings in political and business circles in the island nation.

Europe Decoded

Lebanon's PM has quit but some protesters are not done yet | #TheCube

Protesters in Lebanon have vowed to remain on the streets despite the resignation of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri.

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Celebrations in Puerto Rico after governor's resignation

Puerto Ricans danced among the brightly coloured houses of San Juan on Thursday (July 25) after Governor Ricardo Rosselló capitulated to 12 days of protests and announced his resignation.

Kosovo

Kosovo's PM says he quits after being called to Hague war crimes court

Kosovo's Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said on Friday he was resigning after being called to The Hague war crimes court linked to Kosovo's independence struggle.

United Kingdom

Race to be next UK PM begins as Theresa May resigns as Tory party leader

The race to be the UK's next prime minister has begun after an emotional Theresa May announced she will resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7

Austria

Austria's FPÖ ministers resign en masse

The far-right party had warned earlier in the day that it would resign from the government if Chancellor Sebastian Kurz moved to sack the interior minister.

United Kingdom

Brexit: which ministers just quit May's government and why?

Steve Brine, Alistair Burt and Richard Harrington all cited their opposition to a no-deal Brexit.

Iran

Iran's Foreign Minister announces resignation on Instagram

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stepped down on Monday, announcing his resignation on Instagram. "I am apologising to you for all the shortcomings...in the past years during my time as foreign minister ... I thank the Iranian nation and officials," he wrote.

Greece

Greece's foreign minister resigns

Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias was Athen’s main negotiator regarding the June accord with Skopje to rename Greece’s northern neighbour North Macedonia

World News

Pope Francis orders an investigation of an American bishop accused of sexual misconduct

It comes as the Pope was meeting with American Catholic Church leaders to discuss the fallout from the scandal and demands from an archbishop that the pontiff should step down

Georgia

Georgia's PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigns

Prime Minister Kvirikashvili resigns over "different points of view" with ruling party and amidst a month of anti-government protests.

South Korea

"Nut rage" sisters step down from Korean Air

One of them flew into a rage when her nuts were served in a packet instead of a bowl, and the other stands accused of throwing water in someone's face: the daughters of Korean Air's chief have been forced to stand down from the company.

Slovakia

Slovak PM offers to resign to quell country's protests

Slovak PM Robert Fico has offered to resign, but only if his party gets to choose his successor. The country has experienced mass protests since the murder of a journalist investigating corruption.

Slovakia

Slovak journalist murder: Interior Minister resigns

Robert Kalinak's departure comes amid growing public anger at the killing of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova last month.

USA

Hope Hicks resigns as Trump’s White House communications chief

Trump's longtime aide quit a day after she appeared before a congressional committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, and acknowledged she sometimes told "white lies" for the president, according to lawmakers.

World News

Slovak Minister Marek Madaric quits following murder of Jan Kuciak

Marek Madaric said the resignation was his personal decision, and not influenced by anyone else. He said as the culture minister he could not accept the fact that a journalist was killed during his tenure.

Spain

Mas quits party leadership and fires Catalonian independence warning

Former Catalonian president says failure to score more than 50% in election means independence best kept off the agenda in the short term.

Zimbabwe

Harare erupts with joy as Robert Mugabe accepts his fate

Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe's president after losing cabinet and party support.