Hipkins to succeed as the next PM of New Zealand.

Hipkins to succeed as the next PM of New Zealand.

Chris Hipkins, Arden’s education minister, is all set to succeed her as New Zealand’s next Prime Minister. As the sole contender in the race for premiership, Hipkins was unanimously selected as the leader of the Labour Party and as the next Prime Minister of the country. It is suggested that Labour Party MPs rallied behind Hipkins to avoid any chatter about disunity and factionalism in the party, post Jacinda Arden.

UNSC welcomes Two First Timers

UNSC welcomes Two First Timers

The U.N. Security Council officially welcomed Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland on Tuesday, confirming their two-year terms in the positions they won without opposition in June.
The ambassadors of the five nations on Tuesday erected their national flags alongside those of other members outside the council rooms, continuing a custom that Kazakhstan began in 2018.