UK PM favourite Truss promises immediate action on energy
Liz Truss has promised to announce a plan to deal with soaring energy costs within a week if she becomes prime minister on Tuesday.
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Italy facing political crisis after ex-PM withdraws party from coalition
Italy has been plunged into chaos after former prime minister Matteo Renzi withdrew his Italia Viva party from the country’s ruling coalition in a largely unpopular move that could end in fresh elections.
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UK Extends Coronavirus Lockdown Till June 1: Boris Johnson
"This is not the time simply to end the lockdown this week," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a televised address.
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India's Modi extends nationwide coronavirus lockdown until May 3
In a televised address on Tuesday morning, prime minister Narendra Modi announced that India’s nationwide lockdown is to be extended till 3 May.
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Boris Johnson says terrorists convicted of the most serious offences should never be released from prison
The prime minister reacted to the latest terrorist incident – in which three people died, including the assailant – by promising a package of hardline reforms which also included mandatory minimum 14-year sentences, an end to automatic early release for terrorist and extremism offences, and a new system under which those convicted will have to serve every day of sentences handed down by judges.
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen names former Premier Lai as running mate
The ruling Democrative Progressive Party is seeking re-election and an absolute majority in the legislature. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has named as her running mate for 2020 elections a former prime minister who last year angered Beijing so badly with his support for the island’s formal independence that a major Chinese paper called for his arrest.
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UK: Stewart backing Hunt in race to be next PM
Rory Stewart, Britain’s aid minister and a former candidate to be the next prime minister, said he would now support Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt over favourite Boris Johnson in the race to succeed Theresa May.
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May’s successor: Are we headed for Boris Johnson as prime minister?
She will continue as Prime Minister until a successor can be found. But who will it be?
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