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Jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan taken to hospital
The jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been transferred to a hospital in Islamabad for medical examination, fulfilling a longstanding demand by supporters who say his health...
Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister
Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, the equalities minister has said, as she warned that young men were being sucked into violent misogyny by the “cesspit” of...
Is Bulgarian prime minister Rumen Radev sizing up the EU’s Orbán-shaped hole?
One evening nine years ago in the Bulgarian town of Balgari, a Brazilian tourist approached the casually-dressed, middle-aged man surrounded by bodyguards, bystanders and photographers. “Why are you important?”...
Ukraine’s dismissed defence minister calls for wartime presidential election
Ukraine’s recently dismissed former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for a wartime presidential election in the most direct political challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the start of Russia’s...
Immigration minister says poorer areas have taken ‘fair share’ of asylum seekers – UK politics live
Minister says poorer places have taken 'fair share' of asylum seekers, after PM suggests affluent areas should take moreYesterday Andy Burnham suggested that more asylum seekers would need to...
Labour seeking ‘deeper relationship’ with EU under Burnham, new minister says
The UK will move faster and be more ambitious on achieving closer ties with Europe under Andy Burnham’s government, his new chief post-Brexit negotiator has said.Hamish Falconer, the new...
Justice minister defends early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers amid possible legal challenge – UK politics live
Key eventsJustice minister Jake Richards said the government “cannot carve out every single offence people might want us to” amid claims a loophole means historical child sex abusers will...
Japan’s prime minister tours quake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures
Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has visited the south-western prefecture of Kumamoto, where recovery efforts are being hampered by heat and a lack of water supplies, almost a week...
