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UK Tory leader race expands to nine, with early focus on tax
Former UK defence secretary Penny Mordaunt on Sunday became the ninth Conservative MP to launch a bid to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as the already fractious race promptly focused on tax. Current finance minister Nadhim Zahawi -- only appointed to the post Tuesday -- and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps have also launched bids.
Two bar shootings leave 19 dead in South Africa
Two bar shootings, one in Soweto township, south of Johannesburg and another in eastern South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, left 19 dead, police said on Sunday.
Laughter, piano at vacant Sri Lanka presidential palace
Sri Lanka's colonial-era presidential palace has embodied state authority for more than 200 years, but on Sunday it was the island's new symbol of "people power" after its occupant fled. Rajapaksa, 73, fled the presidential palace on Saturday using a back entrance under military cover.
Sri Lanka's turmoil explained
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said he will resign in the coming days after protesters stormed his residence and forced him to escape offshore in a naval ship. Mahinda quit as prime minister -- escorted by security forces from his residence -- but Gotabaya clung on and appointed veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe, 73, as premier.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds talks Sunday in Thailand as part of a renewed US effort to engage Southeast Asia, a key area of competition with China, and as he seeks new ideas on restoring democracy in Myanmar.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday hailed Thailand's role in the renewed US push in Southeast Asia, a key area of competition with China, on a trip where he also sought new ideas on how to restore democracy in Myanmar. In a joint statement signed by Blinken and Don, the United States and Thailand called democracy "essential" to the two countries' idea of Asia.
War fatigue, Europe inflation hit Ukraine aid response
Ruslana Hrytskiv has helped "dozens, maybe hundreds" of refugees since Russia invaded Ukraine, but her task is getting tougher as war fatigue sets in and Europe battles soaring prices and record inflation.
Levelling up the UK: 'I'll believe it when I see it'
In Redcar, northeast England, the remnants of the nearby Teesside Steelworks are an enduring sign of the town's proud former place at the heart of industrial Britain. Neither neighbour was convinced that places like Redcar can bounce back under Johnson's plans.
Fixing the UK's wealth divide: flagship policy veers off-track
Every 10 to 20 minutes a train rolls into Bradford's main station. The time-consuming routine occurs daily because Bradford -- England's sixth biggest city -- has no through-station, forcing trains to reverse to continue along the line.
More means less for Zimbabweans battling hyperinflation
With runaway inflation eating into incomes, staple foods have vanished from the tables of Zimbabweans like Emina Chishangwe, who lives in a poor dormitory town south of the capital Harare.
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