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UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committeeThe British government had received intelligence that Ethiopia appeared to be supporting a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wor

The Guardian·3d ago

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Pauline Hanson says parental leave will force small businesses to ‘fold’ – despite no law forcing employers to pay

One Nation leader says she isn’t suggesting Australia get rid of taxpayer-funded parental leave entitlements<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/23/australia-politics-live-nsw-queensland-budget-capital-gains-tax-negative-gearing-ndis-senate-question-tim

The Guardian·4d ago

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Brexit 10 years later: How the UK economy and politics changed, in charts

Ten years after the Brexit vote, CNBC compiled these charts show how the U.K. has changed across growth, immigration, sterling, trade and politics.

CNBC·4d ago

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Whistleblower investigating Ecuadorian president’s family business was murdered, activists say

Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicideCampaigners in Ecuador say a Polish anti-corruption activist who investigated allegations against the family business of the country’s <a href="https://www.theguard

The Guardian·4d ago

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Video of two Sydney nurses allegedly making antisemitic comments to Israeli influencer struck from court case

Huge blow to prosecution as judge rules footage is inadmissible in upcoming trial<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/23/australia-politics-live-nsw-queensland-budget-capital-gains-tax-negative-gearing-ndis-senate-question-time-labor-coalition-anthony-a

The Guardian·4d ago

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Labor reaches deal with the Greens to pass changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms

Minor party says it has also negotiated an extension to the inquiry into controversial changes to the NDIS<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/23/australia-politics-live-nsw-queensland-budget-capital-gains-tax-negative-gearing-ndis-senate-question-time-

The Guardian·4d ago

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Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate vows to challenge election result

Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda has vowed to challenge the results of the presidential runoff.

Al Jazeera·4d ago

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Brexit Has Cost the UK Growth, Analysts Say, in the Decade Since the Vote

Citing lower trade and investment, analysts broadly agree that Britain’s economy is smaller than it would have been if the country had stayed in the E.U.

NY Times·4d ago