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Rightwing Tories’ Rwanda demands risks reopening party divisions
A damaging row over Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy has been reignited after ministers announced that the Rwanda bill will return to the Commons next week.
The prime minister came under pressure from rightwing Tory MPs, including Suella…
‘Keep Palestinian state hope alive’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza offensive, told Israeli leaders yesterday there was still a chance of winning acceptance from their Arab neighbours, if they create a path to a viable…
2023 was world’s hottest year on record
Last year was the planet's hottest on record by a substantial margin and likely the world's warmest in the last 100,000 years, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said yesterday.
Scientists had widely expected…
Gabriel Attal picked as France’s youngest PM
French leader Emmanuel Macron yesterday picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France's youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of…
Australia bans Nazi salute and public display of terror group symbols
Laws banning the Nazi salute and the display or sale of symbols associated with terror groups came into effect in Australia on Monday as the government responds to a rise in antisemitic incidents following the Israel-Gaza war.
The law…
25 killed in bus, truck crash in Brazil
At least 25 people have been killed after a tourist bus collided with a truck in Bahia state in northeastern Brazil, state firefighters said yesterday.
"Military firefighters responded to an incident that left 25 dead" near the…
Patients, staff forced to leave Al-Aqsa Hospital
Hundreds of patients and staff are reported to be missing from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, which is struggling to cope amid intense air strikes across the enclave.
The majority of medical staff, as well as around 600…
Manufacturers say UK becoming more competitive as global hub, survey finds
Britain’s largest manufacturers believe the UK is increasing its competitiveness as a global hub for manufacturing, despite high energy costs, worker shortages and political instability holding back progress.
In a crunch period for the…
China sanctions five US firms over Taiwan arms sales
China announced sanctions on Sunday against five US defence firms in response to their involvement in arms sales to self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.
China has vowed to one day seize Taiwan, while the…
‘They are not soldiers’
Wives of Russians mobilised to fight in Ukraine symbolically laid flowers Saturday at the flame of the unknown soldier right beneath the walls of the Kremlin and demanded the return of their husbands from the front.
Anger has been…