Karolina Shiino speaks fluent Japanese, grew up in Japan and was crowned Miss Japan 2024. But her win attracted an unusual amount of controversy — because she was born in Ukraine, and is Caucasian in appearance. Critics said she was not representative of the traditional Japanese ideal of beauty, even as her supporters called her … Read more
The principal of an Oklahoma elementary school who also has a background as a drag queen and previously faced child pornography charges has resigned, education officials said this week. Dr. Shane Murnan, who performed as a drag queen named “Shantel Mandalay,” served as principal of John Glenn Elementary School in Oklahoma City after being hired … Read more
ISTANBUL — The governor of Turkey’s central bank has resigned only months after taking office amid allegations of improper use of power and family interference in the workings of the financial institutions. Hafize Gaye Erkan who took over as central bank governor in June was the bank’s first female chief. She announced her resignation on … Read more
Arizona House Rep. Leezah Sun resigned on Wednesday moments before House members were scheduled to vote on her expulsion. The first-term lawmaker from the West Valley’s Legislative District 22 departed following an ethics report that found she engaged in a pattern of threat-making and abuse of office. It also followed an ethics complaint by Democratic … Read more
Vince McMahon is out at WWE. The wrestling legend tendered his resignation as the Executive Chairman of TKO, the company that owns WWE … just a day after an explosive lawsuit was filed by a former WWE staffer, alleging McMahon sexually assaulted her on numerous occasions. 78-year-old McMahon released a statement reiterating his innocence with … Read more
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia’s prime minister and his cabinet formally submitted their resignations to parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a caretaker government to be installed ahead of general elections this May. The main political parties agreed last month to hold general elections on May 8, two months early and at the … Read more
Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran resigned after being charged with corruption in the biggest political scandal in almost four decades, which has cast a pall on the city-state known for clean governance. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong accepted Iswaran’s resignation as a cabinet minister and lawmaker, according to a statement from Lee’s office. Iswaran, who’s … Read more
S. Iswaran, Singapore’s transport minister, leaves the Singapore State Courts in Singapore, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Iswaran was charged with corruption, the latest development in the biggest political scandal to hit the city state in close to four decades. Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore’s transport … Read more
WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s first refugee lawmaker resigned after local media aired allegations she had shoplifted several times at local high-end boutiques. Without referring to the specific allegations, Golriz Ghahraman, a member of New Zealand’s Green Party and its justice and foreign affairs spokesperson, resigned with immediate effect, saying that “stresses relating to my work” … Read more
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somaliland’s defense minister has resigned to protest his government signing an agreement to allow landlocked Ethiopia to access Somaliland’s coastline. “Ethiopia remains our number one enemy,” Abdiqani Mohamud Ateye said in an interview with local television on Sunday. Somalia has protested the deal as a threat to its sovereignty by Somaliland, which … Read more