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Thursday, 12 September 2024 21:04
Conservative leadership contest: Mel Stride eliminated
Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch have emerged as the frontrunners in the Conservative Party leadership race following the second round of MP voting. Jenrick led with 33 votes, followed by Badenoch with 28. James Cleverly and…
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:56
Ukraine: sanctions against Iran for supplying missiles to Russia
France, Germany, and the UK have introduced new sanctions on Iran for supplying ballistic missiles to Russia, which US secretary of state Antony Blinken said will be used against Ukraine. The sanctions include restrictions on Iran…
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:38
Spain: plans to transform La Rambla
It is one of the most iconic boulevards in Europe, but in recent years Barcelona’s La Rambla has been plagued by souvenir shops, pickpockets, and prostitutes. The city plans to transform the street, aiming to reduce…
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:31
Afghanistan: new law restricts women even further
There have been very few opportunities in the last three years for women to escape from the bleakness of life under Taliban rule, with teenage girls having been barred from formal education. Now a new law…
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:26
USA: Harris v Trump presidential debate
Kamala Harris faced Donald Trump in a high-stakes debate ahead of the 2024 election. Harris, making her debate debut against Trump, focused on attacking his leadership, highlighting his shifting positions on abortion and crowd sizes. Trump…
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:23
Gaza: six UN workers killed
On 11 September the UN agency for refugees (UNRWA) reported that six of its employees had been killed in an Israeli airstrike on al-Jaouni school in central Gaza, which was sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians. Altogether,…