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Hakluyt CEO Chandra to lead Labour business
Varun Chandra, who has led the corporate intelligence firm since 2019, is in line for a key business liaison position at 10 Downing Street. The CEO of Hakluyt, a corporate intelligence firm, is being considered for a prominent business position in Sir Keir Starmer's emerging Labour cabinet. Varun Chandra, Hakluyt's managing partner since 2019, is in advanced talks about joining the government.
Arrest warrants issued for Yulia Navalnaya by Russian court
According to official media, a Moscow court has issued an arrest order for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow on extremism accusations. According to Tass news agency, the allegations presented against Yulia Navalnaya, who lives outside Russia, in absentia, are related to her alleged "participation in an extremist society".
Reform UK under pressure to verify all candidates are legit
Reform UK has been pressed to produce proof that its general election candidates were all actual people after questions were raised about several candidates who stood without submitting images, biographies, or contact information. Reform asserts that all of its 609 candidates on July 4 were genuine while admitting that some were essentially "paper candidates" who performed no campaigning and were there to help increase the party's vote share.
Democrats evaluate the risks and benefits of losing Biden
President Joe Biden attempted to reignite his dormant re-election campaign on Sunday as members of his party discussed the prospects of his candidacy. Last week, the president's faltering debate performance raised significant concerns about his physical and mental ability to run. A prime-time appearance with ABC on Friday fueled more conjecture about his campaign's prospects. Despite the uncertainty, Mr Biden attended two campaign events on Sunday in Pennsylvania, a critical swing state.
Chinese brave dangerous travel for US ‘freedom’
Last year, Li Xiaosan, a Chinese businessman, and his adolescent son travelled 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) through Central America to reach the United States. In Colombia, they were robbed at gunpoint and lost nearly all of their belongings. They journeyed through hazardous jungles and swamps in Panama before embarking on a dangerous 12-hour sea ride to Mexico. During Chinese New Year, they video-chatted with family members back in China, and Li's kid burst into tears. Li informed him, "Freedom is not free."
At least 20 dead in Russian bombardment on Ukraine cities
Officials say at least 20 people were killed when Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukrainian cities. An unusual daytime attack in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killed at least seven people. The city's mayor stated that the missile strike had struck a children's hospital and was being evacuated. The director of the military administration in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih reported at least ten people were killed there, with three more slain in the eastern town of Pokrovsk.
New chancellor Rachel Reeves lifts onshore wind prohibition and sets mandated housing targets ‘to get Britain built again’
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set mandatory housing targets and lifted the onshore wind moratorium to get "Britain building again." The UK's first female chancellor announced that Labour will form a new task force "to accelerate stalled housing sites in our country." She stated that Labour's election plan indicated that her government would create 1.5 million houses over the next five years.
At October 7 Hamas attack, Israeli army used Hannibal Directive
According to an investigation by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the Israeli army issued the Hannibal Directive, a controversial Israeli military strategy aimed at preventing enemy forces from capturing Israeli soldiers at any cost, on October 7, last year. According to a Sunday report based on testimony from Israeli soldiers and senior army officers, during Hamas' unprecedented attack last October, the Israeli army began making decisions based on limited and unverified information, issuing an order that "not a single vehicle can return to Gaza".
Family responds to TikTok star quitting search
A GoFundMe campaign to help fund the hunt for Jay Slater has garnered nearly £50,000, but a TikTok user who flew to Tenerife to assist with the search claims he "never" received a penny. Jay Slater's family has responded to a TikTok user who stopped the search for the missing boy, saying, "We don't need hikers, we need experts." Callum Fahim, who flew to Tenerife after contacting the 19-year-old's mother online, stated that he had withdrawn after two weeks of looking and receiving death threats.
Biden faces donor pressure as he seeks re-election
President Joe Biden is under pressure from some key Democratic donors as he prepares for a critical few days in his reelection campaign. A handful of contributors have publicly stated that they will withhold donations unless Mr Biden is replaced as the party's nominee following his dismal debate performance last week. Friday is a critical day for the president as he attempts to strengthen his candidature with a rare primetime TV interview and a rally in Wisconsin.
Sinn Féin becomes Northern Ireland’s largest Westminster party
Sinn Féin is the largest party in Northern Ireland's councils, assembly, and Westminster. The nationalist party, which does not accept seats in the House of Commons, has seven seats following Thursday's UK general election, the same as in 2019. Its leader, Mary Lou McDonald, stated it was time to "prepare for a new future together on this island". Following a difficult night for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the party emerged victorious.
‘At least it’s not the Tories’: UK vote rain, indifference, surprises
"At least it's not the Tories," my neighbour replies, shielding herself from the rain with an umbrella. Many in the United Kingdom reacted this way on Friday following the Labour Party's landslide election victory or, more precisely, the Conservatives' defeat. Experts predict that voter turnout will be the lowest in more than 20 years, indicating that many people have given up on the political system.