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Former UK PM David Cameron makes shock comeback as Sunak reshuffles cabinet

STORY: Former UK PM David Cameron makes shock comeback as Sunak reshuffles cabinet SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of views of former British Prime Minister David Cameron 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IAIN BEGG, Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science 4. various of views of former British Prime Minister David Cameron 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IAIN BEGG, Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): IAIN BEGG, Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent "In a major reshuffle in Downing Street, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday appointed former Prime Minister David Cameron as Britain's new foreign secretary. Cameron succeeds James Cleverly, who has replaced Suella Braverman as the new home secretar

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Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid slipping support rates

STORY: Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid slipping support rates DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese Prime Minister's office 2. various of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his new cabinet members (courtesy of Japanese Prime Minister's official residence) 3. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday revamped his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as public support for the government is waning. The second cabinet reshuffle by Kishida since last year included changes to 13 out of 19 ministers, with 11 of them entering the cabinet for the first time. According to the lineup announced on Wednesday, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, among six current cabinet members, remained in their posts, as Kishida seeks to maintain stability in key positions

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Kuwaitis vote to elect new parliament

STORY: Kuwaitis vote to elect new parliament DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.Various of Kuwaitis casting ballots at a polling station STORYLINE: Kuwaiti voters cast their ballots in five electoral constituencies on Tuesday to elect the 17th National Assembly, or parliament. The eligible voters will elect 50 lawmakers out of 207 candidates to represent them in the new legislative body for a term of four years, reported the Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA. Kuwait's parliament, reinstated in March following a Constitutional Court ruling after a previous dissolution, was dissolved by a royal decree in May this year. Over the years, tensions between Kuwait's cabinet and the parliament have frequently resulted in cabinet reshuffles and dissolutions of the parliament. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuwait City. (XHTV)

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet, party leadership with veteran lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) presides over the first meeting of his reshuffled Cabinet at his office on Aug. 27. Abe reshuffled his 11-month Cabinet and revamped his party leadership, in hopes of reviving his embattled administration following his Liberal Democratic Party crushing defeat in the July 29 upper house election.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet, party leadership with veteran lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center in front row) and members of his reshuffled Cabinet pose for a photo after their first meeting at the prime minister's office on Aug. 27.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet, party leadership with veteran lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) is flanked by Defense Minister Masahiko Komura (L) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kaoru Yosano (R) at the first meeting of his reshuffled Cabinet at his office on Aug. 27.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet, party leadership with veteran lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference at his office after reshuffling his 11-month-old Cabinet on Aug. 27.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet, party leadership with veteran lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center in front row) and members of his reshuffled Cabinet pose for a photo after attending their attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace on Aug. 27. Abe shook up his 11-month Cabinet and revamped his party leadership, in hopes of reviving his embattled administration following his Liberal Democratic Party crushing defeat in the July 29 upper house election.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet, party leadership with veteran lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - New Chief Cabinet Secretary Kaoru Yosano announces the roster of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reshuffled Cabinet at a press conference on Aug. 27. Abe reshuffled his 11-month Cabinet and revamped his party leadership, in hopes of reviving his embattled administration following his Liberal Democratic Party crushing defeat in the July 29 upper house election.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet, party leadership with veteran lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and New Komeito leader Akihiro Ota pose for a photo at the prime minister's office prior to Abe's Cabinet reshuffle on Aug. 27. Abe reshuffled his 11-month Cabinet and revamped his party leadership, in hopes of reviving his embattled administration following his Liberal Democratic Party crushing defeat in the July 29 upper house election.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C in front) and his Cabinet ministers pose for a group photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Earlier in the day, Abe carried out his first Cabinet reshuffle since returning to office in December 2012.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Ministers of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reshuffled Cabinet hold the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after Abe carried out his first Cabinet reshuffle since returning to office in December 2012 with the aim of tightening his grip on power.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Haruko Arimura (R) is attested as a Cabinet minister by Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) looking on. Earlier in the day, Arimura was appointed as minister in charge of promoting women's active participation and administrative reform in Abe's reshuffled Cabinet. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Obuchi (R) is attested as a Cabinet minister by Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) looking on. Abe reshuffled his Cabinet earlier in the day and picked Obuchi, the second daughter of the late Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, as economy, trade and industry minister. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the inauguration of his reshuffled Cabinet. Abe reshuffled the Cabinet for the first time since returning to office in December 2012.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the inauguration of his reshuffled Cabinet. Abe reshuffled the Cabinet for the first time since returning to office in December 2012.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the inauguration of his reshuffled Cabinet. Abe reshuffled the Cabinet for the first time since returning to office in December 2012.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Yamaguchi, newly appointed as minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs and minister of state for science and technology policy, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Haruko Arimura (front), newly appointed as minister in charge of supporting women's empowerment, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Eriko Yamatani, newly appointed as chair of the National Public Safety Commission and minister in charge of the abduction issue, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Koya Nishikawa, newly appointed as minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Kishida, retained as minister for foreign affairs, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Hakubun Shimomura, retained as minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Obuchi, the newly appointed minister of economy, trade and industry, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Mochizuki, the newly appointed minister of the environment, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhisa Shiozaki, the newly appointed minister of health, labour and welfare, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Wataru Takeshita, the newly appointed minister for reconstruction, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Sanae Takaichi, the newly appointed minister of internal affairs and communications, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Midori Matsushima, the newly appointed minister of justice, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba (L), newly appointed minister in charge of tackling the population decline and vitalizing local economies in Japan, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Taro Aso (far L), retained as deputy prime minister and minister of finance, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshihide Suga, retained as chief Cabinet secretary, announces the members of the reshuffled Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Ota, retained as minister of land, infrastructure and transport, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Amari, retained as minister of state for economic and fiscal policy and minister in charge of TPP negotiations, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Ishiba to accept Abe's decision in Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press after talking with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2014. Ishiba, a former defense minister, said he will accept Abe's final decision on what position he is given when Abe reshuffles his Cabinet and LDP executive lineup the following week.

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Ishiba to accept Abe's decision in Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press after talking with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2014. Ishiba, a former defense minister, said he will accept Abe's final decision on what position he is given when Abe reshuffles his Cabinet and LDP executive lineup the following week.

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PM Noda reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C front) and members of his Cabinet head for a group photo session at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 4, 2012, after Noda replaced five of the 18-member Cabinet in a second reshuffle since he assumed office in September.

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Noda eyes DPJ Okada as deputy prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a Diet facility in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012. A senior party lawmaker said the same day that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has sounded out Okada, who now heads the party's administrative reform panel, about joining his Cabinet as deputy prime minister when the premier reshuffles it.

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DPJ convention

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Edano, acting secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, attends the ruling party's annual convention in the city of Chiba, Japan, on Jan. 13, 2011. Edano is expected to succeed Yoshito Sengoku as chief Cabinet secretary when DPJ leader and Prime Minister Naoto Kan reshuffles his Cabinet on Jan. 14, 2011.

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Kan reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010, after reshuffling his Cabinet the same day.

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Kan reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan leaves his office for an attestation ceremony of his reshuffled Cabinet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010.

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Kan reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan leaves his office for an attestation ceremony of his reshuffled Cabinet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010.

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Prime Minister Fukuda reshuffles his Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoko Nakayama speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 1 after being appointed a state minister in charge of the declining birthrate issue and the abduction issue in the Cabinet Reshuffle.

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Prime Minister Fukuda reshuffles his Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoru Yosano speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 1 after being appointed economic and fiscal policy minister in the Cabinet reshuffle.

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Fukuda reshuffles his Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura, who retains his post in the Cabinet reshuffle, announces the new lineup of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Cabinet, during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 1.

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Fukuda reshuffles his Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Bunmei Ibuki, who was appointed to his fourth Cabinet post as finance minister in the Cabinet reshuffle, arrives at the prime minister's office on Aug. 1.

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Sanyo Electric reshuffles top management to curb losses

OSAKA, Japan - Satoshi Iue (L), the chairman of Sanyo Electric Co., speaks at a news conference about the reshuffle of the company's top management at a hotel in Osaka on April 8, with freelance journalist Tomoyo Nonaka (C) and Vice President Toshimasa Iue attending. Nonaka will become chairman, and Toshimasa Iue, the eldest son of Satoshi Iue, will be the new president.

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Koizumi reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - New ministers in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L in front line) pose for photos at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 27 after an attestation ceremony there. Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet and the top posts of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Mitsui announces top management reshuffles over scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsui & Co. said Sept. 4 Nobuo Ohashi (top L), a vice president, will become the new chairman to replace Shigeji Ueshima (bottom L) and Shoei Utsuda (top R), a senior managing director, will succeed Shinjiro Shimizu (bottom R) as president. The reshuffles, which will take effect Sept. 30, were decided at the firm's extraordinary board meeting.

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(1)President Kim reshuffles cabinet

SEOUL, South Korea - File photo shows Lee Jun, former chairman of the National Defense Reform Committee under the Defense Ministry, who was named defense minister in South Korean President Kim Dae Jung's cabinet reshuffle announced on July 11.