Singapore’s government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the world. Lawrence Wong will see an increase of 1.4 million Singapore dollars ($1.1m; £818,000) in his annual pay package. He has said he will donate this
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Pam Manfredo Curtis, author of “Origin of a Leader.” It has been edited for length and clarity. It’s no surprise that we often make choices based on how we were raised. I can see it in my own life: my mom was a school psychologist. I
Iran’s regime maintains an iron grip on power but still can’t ignore the impact of U.S. economic warfare, which is getting even tougher. That extends even to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who hasn’t been seen in public since the U.S.-Israeli strike on Feb. 28 that killed his father. In a written statement issued late last
Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason, his lawyer has said amid heightened political tensions in the country. Mundubile was arrested on Thursday, after a deadly raid by the authorities led the opposition politician to go into hiding. He had disputed the results of the country’s recent presidential election, which saw incumbent
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian security forces captured a suspected senior leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, the U.S. Southern Command announced on Friday, hailing the arrest as a result of stronger military cooperation between the historically close allies. The capture on Thursday of Luis Saúl Pérez Nieto, who Colombian authorities described as having
An event Saturday in New York City, featuring the head of a Hindu nationalist group instrumental in putting India’s ruling party in power, is being met with protests, a denunciation from the city’s mayor and a call for sanctions from a U.S. panel on religious freedom. Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, widely
