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The $450bn screenshot that signals a thawing in China’s relations with West
Mysterious photo pointing to the end of zero Covid indicates a country coming in from the cold It was the $450bn (£379bn) screenshot that sparked hope across China. An unconfirmed photo, supposedly detailing Xi Jinping’s reopening plan, circulated widely across Chinese social media site WeChat earlier this month. After a year marred by draconian stop-start lockdowns as the rest of…
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G20 leaders’ declaration condemns Russia’s war ‘in strongest terms’
Russia’s international isolation grew Wednesday, as world leaders issued a joint declaration condemning its war in Ukraine that has killed thousands of people and roiled the global economy. The Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, concluded Wednesday with a leaders’ statement that “deplores in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine and demands its complete…
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Princess Anne, Prince Edward to become stand-ins for King
King Charles has begun the process of increasing the number of royals who can stand in for the monarch for official duties – proposing Princess Anne and Prince Edward as additions. At present the “counsellors of state” are Camilla, the Queen Consort, plus four other senior royals. But two of these are Prince Andrew and Prince Harry, who are no…
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US midterms: Republicans narrowly win back the House
Republicans have secured the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber of Congress a week after the midterm elections, the BBC’s US partner CBS News projects. While the party’s margin in the House of Representatives is razor-thin, it is enough to stall President Joe Biden’s agenda for the next two years. Kevin McCarthy, the Republicans’ leader in…
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Jeremy Hunt to unveil package of tax hikes and spending cuts in autumn statement to plug £54bn black hole
Jeremy Hunt will promise to weather an economic “storm” by raising taxes, cutting public spending and scaling back energy support to fill a £54bn black hole in the nation’s finances. The chancellor will insist to MPs on Thursday that his autumn statement puts the UK on a “balanced path to stability” as he tackles the “enemy” of inflation, which has…
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Former British envoy Vicky Bowman released from Myanmar prison
The UK’s former ambassador to Myanmar, Vicky Bowman, who was jailed for allegedly breaching immigration laws, has been released. Ms Bowman and her husband, Burmese artist, Htein Lin, were among a number of prisoners released “under amnesty” to mark the country’s National Victory Day. In September, the pair were sentenced to a year in prison for “failing to register as…
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Rishi Sunak’s G20 meeting with Chinese president cancelled
A planned meeting between Rishi Sunak and Chinese President Xi Jinping has been cancelled after a missile blast in Poland. The encounter, at the G20 summit in Indonesia, was due to be the first in-person meeting between a British PM and Chinese leader since 2018. Early reports had suggested Russia was to blame for the blast, near Ukraine. Moscow has…
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Donald Trump says he’ll run for president again in 2024
Former US President Donald Trump has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: “America’s comeback starts right now.” At his Florida estate, he said: “We have to save our country.” Mr Trump’s announcement comes as some fellow Republicans blame him for the party’s lacklustre performance in last week’s midterm elections. President Joe Biden, who defeated Mr Trump two…
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China’s Xi starts first day at G20 with a whirlwind of meetings with US allies
After a near three-year absence from the world stage, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on a whirlwind of face-to-face meetings with Western leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Bali, as he looks to reassert China’s global influence. Following a three-hour meeting on Monday with US President Joe Biden in an attempt to prevent their rivalry from spilling…
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4 takeaways from President Biden’s ‘very blunt’ meeting with China’s Xi Jinping
A highly anticipated meeting between China’s leader Xi Jinping and President Biden finished Monday with both leaders expressing an openness to restoring channels of communication and repairing a relationship that has been compared to a second Cold War. The leaders of two superpowers met face-to-face and unmasked on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on…
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