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At this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party, accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of repeated policy “U-turns,” most recently on digital ID. Badenoch listed reversals on the winter fuel allowance, a ‘grooming gangs’ inquiry and family farms tax, arguing they point to weak leadership and a lack of strategic…
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Africa’s long-ruling liberation parties are facing growing political pressure from younger voters, according to Venâncio Mondlane, Mozambique’s leading opposition figure and an MP in parliament. Speaking in Maputo, Mondlane said youth frustration over jobs, living costs and governance is driving political change across the continent — from South Africa to Angola and Zimbabwe — as…
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Hungary will hold a parliamentary election on 12 April 2026, with Prime Minister Viktor Orban facing his most serious challenge since taking power in 2010. President Tamas Sulyok confirmed the date, as Orban seeks re-election amid economic strain and shifting voter sentiment. Key developments: • Orban leads the nationalist Fidesz party and promotes Hungary as…
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China has reported a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025, the largest ever recorded globally, underscoring Beijing’s continued export strength despite geopolitical and economic headwinds. Wang Jun, Deputy Director of China’s General Administration of Customs, described the results as “extraordinary and hard-won” amid profound shifts in global trade. Key developments: • The surplus surpassed…
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India and China are seeking to stabilise their disputed Himalayan border and rebuild military-to-military trust, according to General Upendra Dwivedi, India’s Chief of the Army Staff. “We are trying to increase trust between the military,” India’s army chief Upendra Dwivedi told reporters in New Delhi. “The top leadership including prime minister, defence and foreign ministers…
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Bolivia’s government has reached an agreement with major labour and rural groups to end weeks of nationwide protests and road blockades triggered by a disputed economic decree. President Rodrigo Paz’s administration signed the deal with the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) and other social organisations following talks in El Alto, near La Paz. Key points: •…
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has said the territory would choose Denmark over the United States if forced to decide “here and now”, rejecting renewed pressure from US President Donald Trump to bring the island under American control. Speaking alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen, Nielsen said Greenland does not want to be…
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In an interview with Al Jazeera, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi separates what he calls peaceful demonstrations from a later period of unrest he attributes to “terrorist elements” entering the protests after 8 January 2026. Araghchi says demonstrations between 28 December 2025 and 7 January 2026 were lawful expressions of grievance under Iran’s constitution. He…
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed the Renew Europe Global Europe Forum 2026 at the European Parliament on Tuesday (13 January), underscoring enduring security challenges. Rutte reiterated that Russia remains NATO’s most significant threat, citing continuous military production, cyber activity and cooperation with China, Iran and North Korea. He called for increased European defence responsibility…
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Tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators gathered in Tehran as Iran’s leadership sought to project control amid continuing nationwide protests. At Enqelab Square, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, accused the US and Israel of waging economic, psychological, military, and terrorist “wars” against Iran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the rallies as a…
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