Tag: Resign

House Republicans Say Buttigieg ‘Neglecting His Duties’ in Call for Resignation

A group of Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives has introduced a resolution calling for Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign over his handling of the East Palestine train derailment last month—as well as other transportation issues that have arisen under his leadership at the department. On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.)…


Peru President Proposes Moving up Elections Amid Protests

LIMA, Peru—Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections. Boluarte’s decision came after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets around Peru for another day on Sunday to demand that she resign and schedule…


Binotto Resigns as Ferrari F1 Team Boss

Ferrari Formula One boss Mattia Binotto has handed in his resignation and will leave at the end of the year, the world championship runners-up said on Tuesday. The news came after considerable media speculation that the 53-year-old, whose contract was due to expire at the end of 2023, had lost top-level support after another failed…


China Evergrande CEO, CFO Resign Amid Probe Into Subsidiary

NEW YORK—Struggling Chinese real estate developer China Evergrande has announced that its chief executive and chief financial officer have resigned after initial findings in a probe found $2 billion belonging to its property unit subsidiary was redirected back to the group. The news, announced Friday, comes as the company is already saddled with $310 billion…


Italian Premier Draghi’s Resignation Rebuffed by President

ROME—Italian Premier Mario Draghi offered to step down Thursday after a populist coalition ally refused to support a key government bill, but the nation’s president rejected the resignation, telling Draghi to see if he can still find a majority in Parliament willing to support him. Draghi’s broad unity coalition government—which includes parties from the right,…


Italian Premier Mario Draghi Says He Will Resign

ROME—Italian Premier Mario Draghi has told his Cabinet he will offer his resignation on Thursday evening to the nation’s president, following the refusal of a populist coalition ally to support a key government bill. “The majority of national unity that has sustained this government from its creation doesn’t exist any more,” Draghi said in a…


Thousands Protest Against Sri Lanka’s New Acting President

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled on a military jet on Wednesday after angry protesters seized his home and office, and appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president while he is overseas. Wickremesinghe quickly declared a nationwide state of emergency to counter swelling protests over the country’s economic and political collapse. Rajapaksa…


Sri Lanka President Tells Parliament Speaker He Will Resign on Wednesday

COLOMBO—Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, telephoned the speaker of parliament saying that his resignation letter will be sent later in the day. “The president got in touch with me over the phone and said that he will ensure that his resignation letter will be received by me today,”…


Boris Johnson Announces Resignation as UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson has finally announced he is stepping down as prime minister after the resignation of more than 50 government ministers, including a Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, whose successor Nadhim Zahawi, then called for his boss to “do the right thing and go.” Johnson, standing at a podium in Downing Street with his…


78 Days of Lockdown ‘Like a Nightmare,’ Shanghai Resident Says

A Shanghai resident and his neighbors were locked in their compound on March 13, and the local authorities told them that lockdown measures would be for “several days.” Seventy-eight days passed before he was able to leave his compound. It was “like a nightmare,” he said. “I just can’t believe that I can now take…