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Rachel Reeves is the current chancellor of the UK since July 2024

She belongs to Labour Party

She is the first female chancellor in British history.

Predecessor: Jeremy Hunt

Updated on 6 July 2024

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Keir Starmer is the current & 58th prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK)

Party affiliation: Labour Party

Predecessor: Rishi Sunak

Note: In July 2024, Britain elected its first Labour prime minister in 14 years

Elections in UK held on 4 July, 2024

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Philemon Yang has been elected as president of 79th session of UN General Assembly 2024.

Philemon Yang is the former prime minister of Cameroon.

Philemon Yang will replace Dennis Francis.

Additional Information: 

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) annual session is usually held in the month of September in New York, USA

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Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah is the current crown prince of Kuwait since June 2024

Appointed by Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Mishal.

Updated & verified on 13 June 2024

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• Franjo Tudman was the first president of Croatia.
• It serving from 1990 until his death in 1999.
• He was a Croatian politician who led the country to independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
• Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović was a first female president of Croatia.

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• Ahmed Ben Bella was a leader in the Algerian War of Independence against France.
• The country's first president, serving from 1963 to 1965.

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• The Prime Minister of Turkey who resigned in early May 2016 was Ahmet Davutoglu.
• He resigned on May 22, 2016, following a power struggle with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Davutoglu was replaced by Binali Yildirim.

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William Lai is the current and 8th president of Taiwan.

Appointed on 20 May 2024.

Preceded by: Tsai Ing-wen

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John Swinney is a Scottish politician who has served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party

Appointment date: 8 May 2024

Preceded by: Humza Yousaf