PARIS, France - Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain's third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to hold the top job, receiving a flurry of welcome messages from around the world.
Here is a selection of top reactions from global leaders: -
Biden welcomes 'groundbreaking' P
Sharing an image of the gathering on Twitter, he said he will do everything possible in his role to build a Britain where our children and our grandchildren can light their Diyas .
Rishi Sunak stepped up to the international stage last night taking calls from US President Joe Biden and Ukraine s Volodymyr Zelensky as he laid down the foundations for his premiership.
Kommersant, a Russian newspaper, used the headline for a photo gallery illustrating Sunak s path to the top job but it is unclear what it is referring to.
Sunak is pictured on a call with Biden yesterday in which they agreed on the importance of working to address the challenges posed by China and to secure sustainable energy resources