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        <description><![CDATA[ Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing, the Kremlin said today. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:19:54 +0300</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though China gave no indication it would weigh in. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Former Venezuelan industry minister Alex Saab, a close ally of deposed president Nicolas Maduro, was expelled to the United States on Saturday for a second time, Venezuelan officials said in a statement. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:34:21 +0300</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Mayor of Greater Manchester secures by-election opportunity as race to replace Starmer widens ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The former SNP Westminster leader was elected to the Scottish Parliament exactly one week ago. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Wes Streeting claimed he was more likely to end up in prison than in Parliament – now he is in the running for the top job ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Singapore and Indonesia are exploring opportunities to strengthen collaboration with Malaysia towards renewing the Singapore-Johor-Riau Islands (SIJORI) partnership. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Labour plans to make it harder for a future government to reopen oil fields ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As the meeting for underway Trump said that he and Xi had ‘known each other for a long time’ and that Xi was a ‘great leader’ ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Health Secretary expected to quit on Thursday morning, triggering a leadership contest also likely to feature the Energy Secretary ]]></description>
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        <title>Trump goes to Xi’s house in first China visit by US president in almost a decade</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump was due in Beijing Wednesday on the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to ramp up trade despite potential friction over Taiwan and Iran. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:39:18 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Streeting to hold showdown meeting with Starmer</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Health Secretary will confront PM over plan ‘to get us out of this mess’ as four ministers resign and list of rebel MPs grows ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ President posted more than 50 times in three hours, attacking on Obama, NY Times and supreme court ]]></description>
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        <title>Time to go, Cabinet ministers tell Starmer</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Senior figures in Labour Party call for Prime Minister to consider his position after key speech fails to quell rebellion ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:05:56 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Starmer wants to revolutionise Labour by taking Britain back to the 1970s</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Prime Minister’s plans to entwine the UK economy with Europe echo the recession of 50 years ago ]]></description>
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        <title>Umno marks 80th anniversary at Johor palace where party was founded, King joins commemoration</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Umno marked the 80th anniversary of its founding at Istana Besar Johor today, in a symbolic tribute to the party’s historic beginnings. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:28:58 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Same old Starmer, but with feeling</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Prime Minister’s pitch to keep his job was projected as a step change but promised nothing new ]]></description>
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        <title>It’s in the ANC’s interest for Ramaphosa to remain. But...</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On the surface, it may appear that President Cyril Ramaphosa is in a very difficult political position, but an examination of the interests of those involved suggests it is unlikely that he will be forced to leave office. It appears likely he will survive any parliamentary process and stay. Unless he decides to go. ]]></description>
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        <title>Tehran, Taiwan, trade … what are the hazards facing Trump on Xi summit tightrope?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ US leader enters talks with superpower rival from vulnerable position, but will be hoping for economic wins amid turbulent backdrop ]]></description>
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        <title>North Korean troops take part in Russia’s Victory Day parade for first time</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Annual parade commemorates Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany ]]></description>
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        <title>Starmer had just 45 minutes’ warning before the bombshell dropped</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ ‘Stalking horse’ move from north London MP has upended PM’s post-wipeout ‘reset’ plans ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tamil immigrant was able to stand after SNP ministers loosened the rules last year ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, yesterday invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Malaysia in 2027, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti. ]]></description>
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        <title>Russia and Ukraine confirm three&amp;day ceasefire from 9 May</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Both sides also confirm prisoner swap which Donald Trump announced along with suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ between the warring states ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Labour critics warn PM he could ‘end the party’ after historic defeat in local elections ]]></description>
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        <title>Tory landslide in Aberdeenshire West – as Alexander Burnett says residents ‘saw through Reform’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Reform&#039;s Jo Hart came third in the race for Holyrood, but says it was down to &quot;clever leafletting&quot; and tactical voting in the area. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sir Keir Starmer must agree to an orderly exit and set out a timetable for his departure, Labour MPs have said. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Westminster and Wandsworth councils return to Conservative control ]]></description>
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        <title>Malaysian PM arrives in Cebu for 48th Asean Summit, bilateral talks</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Cebu today for a two-day visit to attend the 48th Asean Summit and Related Meetings. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Vietnam&#039;s consumer prices rose 5.46 per cent in April from the ‌same month last year, government data showed today, accelerating from 4.65 per cent in March, fuelled by higher energy costs due ‌to the Iran war. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ More than R58-million in public funds has been lost on an unused building bought by the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority in 2014. Despite years of spending, investigations and criminal cases, no one has been held accountable. ]]></description>
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        <title>The tour when the King finally stepped out of the late Queen’s shadow</title>
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        <title>Save the date: Ramaphosa announces 4 November local government election date</title>
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        <title>In small&amp;town America, the King and Queen are bid a grand farewell</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ US president agrees to prolong truce at request of Pakistani leaders after peace talks collapse ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ North Korea is showing a “very serious increase” in its ability to produce atomic weapons, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said today on a visit to Seoul. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Towering columns of fire have engulfed a crucial Australian oil refinery after a chain of explosions, authorities said today as they warned of disruptions to domestic fuel supply. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani today welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, calling it a crucial step toward reducing tensions in the region. ]]></description>
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        <title>Donald Trump announces 11th&amp;hour Iran ceasefire</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The US strongly condemns the attack on President Nechirvan Barzani’s residence, calling it a direct assault on Iraq’s sovereignty, stability, and unity. ]]></description>
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        <title>‘We’re quietly chirpy’: some Tories glimpse ray of hope, but others see abyss at May elections</title>
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        <title>Iran war leaves Asia with a defence problem</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Analysts fear Iran has played a weak hand well and the US has blundered into a defining strategic failure ]]></description>
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        <title>Sir Ed Davey is worse than a laughing stock. He’s a disgrace</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The price of regime change in Tehran may run into trillions over decades in total, a report has warned ]]></description>
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        <title>Gerry Adams ‘must have approved Mountbatten’s murder’, court told</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Far-right and radical left parties likely to increase their local presence in advance of next year’s presidential race ]]></description>
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        <title>Starmer refuses to send warships to Strait of Hormuz</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ PM rejects Trump’s call for reinforcements to stave off mounting economic crisis ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian ]]></description>
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        <title>From de Gaulle to Macron: the place where every French leader makes the same mistakes</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For decades, Africa has consistently been viewed by Paris as a space to offset its lost global influence ]]></description>
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        <title>Britain will have open borders with Europe if Labour rebels defeat Starmer</title>
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        <title>President Macron condemns drone strike that killed French soldier near Makhmur</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed early Friday the death of a French army officer killed in a drone attack on a joint French-Peshmerga base near Makhmur in Erbil governorate, calling the strike “absolutely unacceptable” and marking the first French military death since the regional war began. ]]></description>
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        <title>Starmer may face more resignations after release of Mandelson WhatsApp messages, say sources</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ PM has apologised for his handling of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, but next tranche of files could contain further damaging details ]]></description>
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        <title>President Nechirvan Barzani and Italian Foreign Minister discuss regional developments</title>
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        <title>Labour strikes deal to remove hereditary peers from Lords</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ They will no longer sit in upper chamber after current session ends in May ]]></description>
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        <title>How Iran’s ‘horizontal warfare’ could trap Trump in another Vietnam</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Widening the conflict is a classic tactic for outgunned combatants, and has cost the US dearly in the past ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Passenger train services between China and North Korea will resume on Thursday, six years after their suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, travel operators have told AFP. ]]></description>
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        <title>President Nechirvan Barzani congratulates Iran’s Mojtaba Ali Khamenei on his selection as Supreme Leader</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ He expressed hope of strengthening historic ties between Erbil and Tehran ]]></description>
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        <title>The tiny island that could let Trump beat Iran without sending a single troop</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The US president has long seen Kharg as the Islamic Republic’s weak spot. Seizing it will let him control their oil – and their finances ]]></description>
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        <title>Labour MPs ‘in talks to defect to Green Party’</title>
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        <title>Did you know Africa once had nuclear weapons?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ While the continent is legally committed to being a nuclear-free zone, its security is challenged by the lack of clarity in global nuclear politics ]]></description>
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        <title>Alba party to wind up and not contest Scottish election</title>
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        <title>‘Putin smiled’: Ukraine hurries to adapt as US focus moves to Iran</title>
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        <title>Muhyiddin’s Jana Wibawa trial over RM232.5m bribery allegations to begin tomorrow</title>
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        <title>Trump tells Starmer: We don’t need your aircraft carriers</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ US president says he will remember lack of support from ‘our once Great Ally’ for war he’s ‘already won’ ]]></description>
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        <title>Presidents Barzani and Macron discuss regional tensions</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ President Nechirvan Barzani and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the ongoing regional war and its potential consequences during a phone call on Saturday, expressing concern over the risk of further escalation and stressing the need for stronger international efforts to restore peace and stability. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Leak exposes what Sir Keir and his ministers did to make Donald Trump so very angry ]]></description>
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        <title>Ali Khamenei&amp;apos;s son Mojtaba named Iran&amp;apos;s new Supreme Leader</title>
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        <title>President Barzani holds talks with French leaders amid rising regional tensions</title>
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        <title>Trump: Starmer is no Churchill</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ President’s criticism of Prime Minister over lack of support for war in Iran lays bare deepening transatlantic rift ]]></description>
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        <title>Trump warns Iran: The ‘big one’ is coming</title>
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        <title>Starmer faces greater quandary over ‘special relationship’ after Iran attack</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ PM is in diplomatically precarious position of declining to endorse US strikes while also refusing to condemn them ]]></description>
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        <title>Afghan losses near 1,000 in latest escalation – Pakistan</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif earlier declared his country was in “open war” with its western neighbour ]]></description>
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        <title>Trump open to talks with Iran as conflict deepens in Middle East</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ US president signals willingness to engage with Tehran’s surviving leadership as strikes and retaliatory attacks intensify across region ]]></description>
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        <title>What Khamenei’s death means for Russia and China</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Moscow and Beijing left spluttering helplessly from sidelines as Donald Trump wields US military might ]]></description>
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        <title>North Korea’s ‘most beloved’ child: what the key congress revealed about Kim Jong&amp;un’s succession plans</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Many observers believe North Korean leader has decided daughter Kim Ju-ae will succeed him, but others say gender politics could block her path to power ]]></description>
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        <title>The world’s most evil regime is on the brink – and Britain has nothing to do with it</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Starmer’s response to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran was more Chamberlain than Churchill ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Donald Trump shown photo of Ayatollah’s body after Israeli attack on Tehran compound ]]></description>
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        <title>Trump: I want ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ President piles pressure on oil-starved island’s communist leaders as siege bites ]]></description>
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        <title>Labour MPs demand Starmer change course after humiliating byelection loss</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Scale of defeat to Greens has plunged party into fresh despair and again raised prospect of leadership challenge ]]></description>
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        <title>Why an Iran crisis hits China first</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Beijing’s significant oil imports mean an attack on Tehran can be used as an indirect means of containment ]]></description>
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        <title>Starmer blown away by a war on two fronts</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After Gorton and Denton by-election pummelling, Prime Minister faces growing pressures from Right and Left ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Action relates to corruption case over allocation of government land in Dhaka to a private company ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Chagos? Local elections? Trans rights? It seems there’s very little the Prime Minister won’t change his mind about ]]></description>
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        <title>‘High levels’ of illegal family voting in Gorton and Denton by&amp;election</title>
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        <title>Starmer’s Chagos deal descends into chaos</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Minister tells MPs that the process has been paused, only for No 10 and the Foreign Office to say it is still proceeding ]]></description>
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        <title>Hungary to deploy troops against potential ‘Ukrainian attacks’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Budapest has ordered units to guard critical infrastructure sites in areas bordering Ukraine amid the Druzhba oil pipeline standoff ]]></description>
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        <title>Why Labour’s confidence in Gorton and Denton is misplaced</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Party risks losing traditional stronghold amid demographic change and pressure from both Left and Right ]]></description>
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        <title>Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shooting</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, known for lavish lifestyle, also accused of theft and being illegal immigrant after man allegedly shot in back ]]></description>
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        <title>The PM who turned PI: why is Gordon Brown delving so deep into the Epstein files?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Brown is said to be driven by moral anger but insiders suggest he may feel guilty for bringing Peter Mandelson back into government ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rob Jetten won over the Dutch electorate with promises of optimism and progress, but he will have his work cut out translating words into actions leading a minority government. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ José María Balcázar, who argued for marriage at 14 and above, replaces José Jerí who was voted out after a scandal ]]></description>
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        <title>Deprivation and segregation: Gorton and Denton is a dismal preview of the future of broken Britain</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A bitter, sectarian by-election in this fractured Manchester seat exposes the fault lines reshaping British politics ]]></description>
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        <title>On disputed island, Philippine senator demands ‘continuous pushback’ against China in South China Sea</title>
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        <title>Bersatu to pass Perikatan reins to PAS today, here’s what else to look out for</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) Supreme Council will convene for an extraordinary meeting at 3pm today at the PAS headquarters in the city. ]]></description>
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        <title>Labour ‘to come third in key by&amp;election’</title>
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        <title>Labour minister asked spy chiefs to investigate journalists</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Josh Simons’s aide wrongly suggested revelations were the result of a Russian hack ]]></description>
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        <title>Kim Jong Un opens rare party congress, signalling possible expansion of nuclear programme</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ North Korea’s ruling party has opened a landmark congress, state media said Friday, launching a political spectacle expected to unveil the next phase in the nation’s nuclear weapons programme. ]]></description>
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        <title>Starmer’s new Cabinet Secretary made staff join non&amp;binary book club</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Dame Antonia Romeo’s ‘woke demands’ formed part of career objectives for civil servants ]]></description>
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        <title>This defence champion could rearm Britain – if Reeves would let it</title>
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        <title>Labour council leader attacks Starmer over local elections U&amp;turn</title>
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        <title>Indonesia, US firms seal US$38.4b in deals before Prabowo&amp;Trump trade pact</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Indonesian and US companies on Wednesday signed deals worth US$38.4 billion (RM150 billion) ahead of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s meeting with US President Donald Trump to sign a final trade pact, the Indonesian government said in a statement. ]]></description>
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        <title>Trump: Starmer must not give away Chagos Islands</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ US president warns Prime Minister he is making a ‘big mistake’ in fresh attack over archipelago deal ]]></description>
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        <title>‘It’s Reform’s election to lose’: The town ready to turn its back on Starmer</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After Labour’s attack on democracy failed, Thurrock’s constituents are ready to cast their vote – and put the ‘right people’ in charge ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Labour abandons plan to delay ballots for 4.6 million people after advice warning it would be illegal. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Leader vows to repay the ‘young martyrs’ who died as North Korea intensifies propaganda glorifying troops deployed to fight for Russia ]]></description>
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        <title>A Sona for (almost) all — Ramaphosa’s masterclass in political crowd&amp;pleasing</title>
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        <title>Petronas maintains Sabah oil and gas output despite falling global prices</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ PM told not to appoint Dame Antonia Romeo, who has previously faced accusations of misusing taxpayer funds and bullying ]]></description>
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        <title>The unwelcome guests at Europe’s top security summit</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ AfD invited back to Munich conference after ban for pro-Kremlin views ]]></description>
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        <title>Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Health secretary poised to make leadership bid after May local elections to pre-empt a potential challenge from rival Rayner, MPs close to him say ]]></description>
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        <title>Follow the law on construction of houses of worship, avoid politicising religion, says King</title>
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        <title>Starmer: I’m a working class Prime Minister</title>
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        <title>This European country is preparing to give up its future for an ‘EU dream’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With formal withdrawal from the CIS underway, Moldova faces mounting economic and political pressures amid unresolved questions about its place in Europe ]]></description>
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        <title>Japan’s first woman PM wins big, markets rally — but inflation, debt may limit her power</title>
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        <title>Cabinet forced to back Starmer to save his skin</title>
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        <title>Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to call on Keir Starmer to stand down</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sarwar said to be furious Starmer’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged Scottish support before May elections ]]></description>
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        <title>When will Sir Keir Starmer quit? The PM’s four options</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As the Mandelson crisis claims two of Prime Minister’s aides, here’s how his own exit from No 10 could play out ]]></description>
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        <title>Lord Pickles: ‘Cancelling local elections is unconstitutional’</title>
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        <title>Starmer’s press chief quits</title>
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        <title>Polling starts in Thailand as Cambodia border dispute, economic stagnation top voter concerns</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Miguel Díaz‑Canel says Cuba is willing to engage Washington amid the island’s deepening economic crisis ]]></description>
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        <title>Starmer’s agonising choice: Resign or find a scapegoat</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Those close to the Prime Minister say he is agonising over his own future, see-sawing between anger and self-reproach ]]></description>
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        <title>King to Armed Forces: Reject corruption or lose trust</title>
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        <title>Japan’s first woman PM poised for landslide win amid economic and China jitters</title>
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        <title>Disowned by his MPs, despised by the public, Starmer must know the game is up</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ History might look back on Feb 4 as the day his departure became inevitable ]]></description>
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        <title>Trump meets with Colombia’s Petro after diplomatic row over cartels</title>
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        <title>China encircles Africa for naval dominance</title>
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        <title>Starmer to release Mandelson files</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ PM meets Chinese president as fears about Beijing’s threat to national security grow ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Maduro’s Sorbonne-educated successor is talking up an era of ‘reform and opening up’ modelled on China’s post-Mao boom ]]></description>
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        <title>Starmer: My China trip will make Britons richer</title>
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Visit follows Trump threats over Greenland ]]></description>
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        <title>Military purge gives Xi total control of Chinese army</title>
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        <title>Starmer allies block Burnham from standing for Parliament</title>
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        <title>Venezuela eyes 18pc oil boost with reforms opening sector to private investors amid US pressure</title>
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        <title>Trump has legal power to veto Chagos deal, UK Government admits</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ PM’s surrender of islands will collapse if US refuses to rip up 60-year-old defence treaty with Britain, letter reveals ]]></description>
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        <title>Pahang Sultan: Corruption is ‘filth’, illicit wealth a ‘curse waiting to unfold’</title>
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        <title>‘Clown’ Zelensky ‘losing the plot’: Reactions to his Davos tirade</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Ukrainian leader has sparked a wave of international backlash and accusations of being unfair and ungrateful to Kiev’s Western backers ]]></description>
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        <title>Pentagon to reduce its role in deterrence of North Korea</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ US policy document suggests South Korea take primary responsibility, as Pentagon prioritises defending US homeland ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:42:47 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Starmer pulls Chagos bill after Trump backlash</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Plans to hand islands to Mauritius ‘cannot progress’ amid concerns over 1966 treaty between UK and US ]]></description>
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        <title>Japan PM Takaichi to dissolve parliament for Feb 8 snap poll, banking on cabinet popularity</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:14:19 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Hari Raya sarong&amp;and&amp;towel contracts cited in RM4m abuse&amp;of&amp;power charges against former Defence Forces chief Mohd Nizam</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:04:53 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Cancelling elections is hardly anti&amp;fascist</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ It is hard not to suspect that the real motive underlying the delays is the comprehensive battering Labour is set to face in May ]]></description>
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        <title>US plots Cuba regime change ‘by end of year’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Trump wants Cuban turncoats to strike a deal as Communist president pledges ‘no surrender’ ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:46:16 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>A peace deal won’t solve the deeper problem between Russia and Ukraine</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Russia-Ukraine conflict is rooted in two different ideas of independence ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:22:12 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>The failing Labour council leaders trying to put off an election</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ When local authorities with the most troubled records are the most eager to delay democracy, voters are entitled to be suspicious ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:47:55 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Xi Jinping may have met his match in Britain’s planning system</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Campaigners opposed to Chinese ‘super-embassy’ could tie the project up for years in court battles ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:43:25 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>As China’s ‘AI Tigers’ go public, analysts warn of mounting costs and US sanctions</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Investor confidence in Chinese AI startups is riding high, but obstacles to their long-term success range from US export controls to the puzzle of how to become profitable. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:10:00 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Life sentence for man who killed Japan&amp;apos;s ex&amp;PM Shinzo Abe</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:09:50 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Trump doubles down on Greenland ahead of Davos visit, saying there is &amp;apos;no going back&amp;apos;</title>
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        <title>Defence minister: Army morale unaffected despite procurement scandal as new leadership takes charge</title>
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        <title>Why Trump will beat divided Europe and weak Britain over Greenland</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ America’s ‘escalation dominance’ makes it near-impossible to counter its plans to seize the territory ]]></description>
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        <title>Fix your country, Trump tells Starmer</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rift between leaders grows as US president blasts ‘stupidity’ of Chagos deal and renews claims to Greenland ]]></description>
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        <title>Kim Jong&amp;un fires vice&amp;premier and likens him to ‘a goat yoked to an ox cart’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ North Korean leader reportedly blames Yang Sung-ho for ‘confusion’ at factory project as major congress looms ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:02 +0300</pubDate>
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        <title>Labour approves Chinese embassy and risks Trump’s wrath</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Government gives go-ahead despite security fears about secret room that was revealed by The Telegraph ]]></description>
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        <title>Trump: Chagos deal is ‘act of stupidity’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Starmer’s agreement to give away islands a reason why US should take control of Greenland, says president ]]></description>
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        <title>King of Malaysia: Military corruption just ‘tip of the iceberg’, vows to keep ‘hunting down’ culprits in all agencies</title>
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        <title>Tariffs on Nato allies are wrong, Starmer tells Trump in Greenland crisis call</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ UK prime minister holds phone call with US president as European leaders scramble to protect Danish territory ]]></description>
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        <title>Senior Tory MP defects to Reform</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Andrew Rosindell said the Tories had failed to ‘hold the Government to account’ on the Chagos deal ]]></description>
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        <title>Mrs Badenoch: Jenrick is a pastiche Right&amp;winger. He had nothing to say about world affairs</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Conservative leader insists party will be swift in ending ‘psychodrama’ after ex-shadow justice secretary’s Reform defection ]]></description>
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        <title>Ugandan president claims election victory after opposition leader ‘abducted’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Yoweri Museveni eyes a seventh consecutive term in office as Bobi Wine alleges kidnap and fraud ]]></description>
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        <title>Plane goes missing mid&amp;flight in Indonesia</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Search mission launched in mountains near last known location of aircraft, which had 11 people on board ]]></description>
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        <title>America abandoned this Arctic silo 60 years ago. Now, it could solve Nato’s Greenland problem</title>
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        <title>&amp;apos;We were tricked&amp;apos;: How one woman lures foreign men to fight on Russia&amp;apos;s front line</title>
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        <title>Ramaphosa vows decisive action in 2026 to revive ailing municipalities or face voters’ wrath</title>
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        <title>&amp;apos; It&amp;apos;s sad, but true&amp;apos; Canada can no longer rely on the U.S.</title>
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        <title>UK defence secretary names world leader he’d like to kidnap</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ John Healey’s comments have come in the wake of the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ]]></description>
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        <title>‘It ought to provide a deterrent’: what US action in Venezuela means for Taiwan</title>
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        <title>‘It’s just not right’: Businesses brace for Labour’s worker revolution</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Small and large companies alike face higher costs and risks under the Employment Rights Act ]]></description>
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