Latest Inaugurations News
The interview: Kamala Harris' inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming ... ordinary
After avoiding a probing interview by a journalist for the first month of her sudden presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris' first one Thursday was notable mostly in how routine it seemed. CNN's Dana Bash, sitting down with Harris and running mate Tim Walz in a Georgia...
German president inaugurates the rebuilt tower of a church with Nazi-era historical baggage
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's president on Thursday inaugurated the rebuilt tower of a church that became associated with the Nazis' takeover of power and whose remains were demolished under communist rule. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it offers an opportunity to reflect on...
Biden takes inaugural flight in long-delayed new 'Marine One' helicopter
CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday took his first flight aboard the modern VH-92A helicopter that serves as Marine One after years of delays to the program to replace the aging aircraft that carry the president and vice president. Biden boarded the Sikorsky-made...
Indonesian leader starts working in new capital despite construction work and lack of facilities
PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo started work Monday from the new presidential palace in his country's ambitious new capital, where he intends to spend the last few months of his presidency. “Today I have started receiving officials...
US to pay for flights to help Panama remove migrants who may be heading north
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is going to pay for flights and offer other help to Panama to remove migrants under an agreement signed Monday, as the Central American country's new president has vowed to shut down the treacherous Darien Gap used by people traveling north to the United...
India's president inaugurates newly elected parliament and sets out economic reforms as a key agenda
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s president inaugurated a new parliament on Thursday after national elections, listing the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in coming years, including fast-tracking economic reforms and boosting small and medium-size enterprises to create jobs. ...
Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president with help from coalition parties
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president on Wednesday in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria, after his reelection with the help from a coalition of parties, a first in the country's 30-year rule. Ramaphosa is...
