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Egypt’s president in Serbia to boost joint economic, political ties

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is heading to Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, on Tuesday as he concluded his official visit to Germany, Presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said. Sisi’s visit will see intensive discussions with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and a meeting with the Serbian Parliament speaker to discuss means of enhancing political and economic relations. The talks will also review means…

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Putin kept waiting by Turkish president ahead of bilateral talks

Vladimir Putin has been kept waiting by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of bilateral talks in Iran – two years after the Russian leader did the same. Mr Putin was seen looking “frazzled”, according to a correspondent for Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National, as he waited around 50 seconds on his own for the Turkish strongman to join him.…

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Terminated Boris Johnson signs off with ‘Hasta la vista, baby’ in final PMQs

Boris Johnson signed off from his final appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions by telling MPs: “Hasta la vista, baby” – and warned his successor to “always remember to check your rear-view mirror”. Mr Johnson declared he is leaving the role with his “mission largely accomplished”. But, in what could be interpreted as a dig at leadership hopeful and former chancellor…

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Elon Musk’s trial over $44bn Twitter deal set to begin in October

Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor, Kathaleen McCormick ruled in Twitter’s favor on Tuesday for an expedited trial to force Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the company. The five-day trial will take place in October. During the hearing, Twitter’s lawyer, Bill Savitt of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, argued that Twitter’s request for a September trial was well in line…

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Race to replace UK PM tightens, Kemi Badenoch knocked out

The UK’s former finance minister has come out on top in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, as another hopeful was knocked out on Tuesday. Rishi Sunak topped the fourth vote by MPs to determine who should be the next Tory leader, after former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch came last and was eliminated from the contest. Liz Truss…

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Putin in Iran, meets Ayatollah Khamenei

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran on Tuesday, the Kremlin leader’s first trip outside the former Soviet Union since Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. During his visit to Tehran, Putin will also hold his first face-to-face meeting since the invasion with a NATO leader, Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss a deal…

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Man exonerated for Malcolm X assassination sues City of New York for $40m

A man recently exonerated of his wrongful conviction for the assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the City of New York. According to the civil rights lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday, Muhammad Aziz’s “wrongful conviction was the product of flagrant official misconduct, including, inter alia, by the NYPD and…

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Rishi Sunak cements lead in race to be Britain’s prime minister

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak has cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain’s next prime minister in the second round of voting of an increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson. Sunak, whose exit from the Treasury last week was one of the first in a cascade of resignations that forced Johnson to quit, has been the frontrunner among…

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Saudi Arabia doubles Q2 Russian fuel oil imports for power generation

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, more than doubled the amount of Russian fuel oil it imported in the second quarter to feed power stations to meet summer cooling demand and free up the kingdom’s own crude for export, data showed and traders said. Russia has been selling fuel at discounted prices after international sanctions over its invasion of…

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ECONOMIST STORY: A wave of unrest is coming. Here’s how to avert some of it.

Soaring food and fuel prices are adding to pre-existing grievances Jesus said that man does not live by bread alone. Nonetheless, its scarcity makes people furious. The last time the world suffered a food-price shock like today’s, it helped set off the Arab spring, a wave of uprisings that ousted four presidents and led to horrific civil wars in Syria…

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