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      11 January

      No 10 defends Rishi Sunak after he flies to Leeds in RAF jet

      Downing Street has defended Rishi Sunak after the Prime Minister used an RAF plane to fly to Leeds yesterday for an NHS-related visit.  A photograph posted on the official No10 flickr account showed Mr Sunak boarding the plane as he travelled to a healthcare centre where he was then pictured speaking to staff and patients.  Asked why Mr Sunak had not taken the train to Leeds instead, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman said he had flown because it made the “most effective use of his time”. The spokesman said: “The transport the Prime Minister takes will vary and always be done in the interests of what’s the most effective use of his time, enabling him to get around the entirety…

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    • 10 January

      Brazil cracks down post-riot, vows to protect democracy

      The protesters swarmed into Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday Rio De Janeiro: Brazilian authorities vowed Monday to protect democracy and punish thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed and trashed the nation’s highest seats of power in chaos with striking similarities to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The protesters swarmed into Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday. Many have said they want the Brazilian army to restore the far-right Bolsonaro to power and oust the newly inaugurated leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Police on were breaking down a pro-Bolsonaro encampment outside a military building Monday and detained some 1,200 people there, the justice ministry’s press office told The Associated…

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    • 10 January

      SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR receive standing ovation during ‘RRR’ screening in LA

      The actor-director duo took centre stage after the screening to discuss various parts of the film which yet again gave us an insight into the splendid bond they share. Los Angeles: S S Rajamouli and Jr NTR on Saturday attended a special screening and reception for their film ‘RRR‘. The actor-director duo was welcomed with a standing ovation by the Academy Members. The actor-director duo took centre stage after the screening to discuss various parts of the film which yet again gave us an insight into the splendid bond they share. In the video shared by the Jr NTR fan club. The woman was heard saying, “Bravo!! Best picture of the year,” along with the loud sound of clapping. Standing Ovation By Oscar VotersThe HIGH @tarak9999 #RRRpic.twitter.com/aZMKkDFzPA…

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    • 10 January

      Imran asks military to refrain from `political engineering` in next elections

      Pakistan`s ousted prime minister Imran Khan has asked the powerful establishment to refrain from “political engineering” in the general elections later this year as he asserted that his party is the only party that can pull the cash-strapped country out of the current economic quagmire. Addressing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party`s women convention in Karachi via video link from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore on Sunday, the cricketer-turned-politician once again blamed former Army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa for his ouster as well as the current political and economic crisis facing Pakistan. Khan expressed fear that “political engineering” would be carried out in the next general elections to weaken his party and urged the powerful establishment to refrain from making…

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    • 10 January

      UK considering sending tanks to Ukraine for first time

      Discussions have been taking place “for a few weeks” about delivering a number of the British Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tank to the Ukrainian armed forces, a Western source with knowledge of the conversations said. Such a move would mark a significant step-up in Western support to Ukraine and could help prompt other NATO allies, in particular Germany, to follow suit. “It would encourage others to give tanks,” a Ukrainian source said. No final decision has yet been made by Rishi Sunak’s government, but if the UK did sign off on such a delivery it would become the first nation to respond to pleas from Ukrainian leaders to equip their military with powerful Western tanks. A US-led grouping of…

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    • 10 January

      Sunak says ‘transparency really important’ as Westminster Accounts focuses on MPs’ donations

      The UK prime minister said there was a reason that “rules and regulations” are in place surrounding donations to MPs after the project launched on Sunday. Sky News and Tortoise Media launched a new database of MPs’ second jobs and donations – the first time they have all been collated in one place. Mr Sunak said: “I think transparency is really important for the healthy functioning of democracy, it’s absolutely right that there’s disclosures around donations and outside interests. “And transparency is a good thing, and I fully support it.” He said transparency is integral “and that’s why we have a set of rules and regulations in place”. However, he did not answer when asked whether it was right that some MPs are being…

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    • 10 January

      China declares ‘new phase’ in COVID response after Beijing reopens borders

      The move on Sunday, which marked one of the last steps of dismantling Beijing’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy, saw China reopen its borders to travellers from abroad with a reported surge in flight bookings. The official newspaper of the Communist Party, the People’s Daily wrote “Life is moving forward again!” in an editorial praising the government’s virus policy which has moved from “preventing infection” to “preventing severe disease”. State Xinhua news agency said the country had entered a “new phase” of its response, citing its virus prevention experience, the development of the epidemic and increased vaccination levels. Changes to the rules mean people will no longer have to quarantine on arrival. There were emotional scenes at airports and ports on Sunday as people arrived…

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    • 10 January

      Afghan man who lost relatives in British airstrike calls for Prince Harry to be ‘put on trial’

      An Afgan man whose relatives were killed in a British airstrike in 2011 has called for the Duke of Sussex to be “put on trial” after he admitted to killing 25 Taliban fighters while on tour in Afghanistan. Mullah Abdullah told Sky News that Afghan people “should get compensation for [their] losses.” “We lost our house, our life, and family members,” he said. In an extract from his autobiography Spare, Prince Harry described the 25 enemy fighters he killed as “chess pieces taken off the board.” Source

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    • 9 January

      Bolsonaro’s supporters storm Brazil’s SC, Congress, presidential palace

      Wearing shirts in the colours of Brazil’s flag — yellow and green — the protesters on Sunday vandalised the buildings in capital Brasilia that house the South American nation’s key democratic institutions, reports the BBC. Brasilia: Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have stormed the country’s Supreme Court, Congress and the presidential palace against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking over the helm of the country after narrowly defeating his predecessor. Wearing shirts in the colours of Brazil’s flag — yellow and green — the protesters on Sunday vandalised the buildings in capital Brasilia that house the South American nation’s key democratic institutions, reports the BBC. The rioting came exactly a week after Lula, who was President between January 2003…

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    • 9 January

      Stampede In Pakistan As Flour Shortage Worsens, Father Of Seven Killed

      A 45-year-old man,  a father of seven children, was killed in a stampede in the Mirpurkhas district as a result of the absolute chaos in the selling of the Pakistan Sindh government’s subsidised grain to the public. The death took place near the commissioner’s office where two mini-trucks carrying 200 bags each were selling flour outside Gulistan-e-Baldia Park, as reported by The Express Tribune. The 10-kg flour bags were being sold by the mini-trucks for Rs 65 each. Unorganized crowds of people had gathered around the cars, pushing each other to grab the bag first. According to police, 40-year-old labourer Harsingh Kolhi fell on the road during the hustle and was instantly trampled upon by the surrounding people, The Express…

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