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West must tone down their war cries, negotiate with Russia

West must tone down their war cries, negotiate with Russia

WAR-MONGERING, threats and gung-ho diplomacy dominated a gathering of Western leaders in Germany over the past weekend during which war - instead of peace – was given yet another chance to prevail. This year’s Munich Security Conference was, predictably, dominated by the war in Ukraine and how the West can continue to shore up Kyiv’s military to “acceptable NATO levels”. The conference was a global spectacle attended by delegates from more than 100 countries. Western heads of state, accompanied by diplomats and other officials, intelligence personnel and various strategic operatives intermingled with a single mission of revising and reviewing the…
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Diwali delight for Indians as Rishi Sunak set to become UK PM

Diwali delight for Indians as Rishi Sunak set to become UK PM

KRISHNA N. DAS MANY Indians are delighted at the prospect of Rishi Sunak becoming the first person of Indian origin to become British prime minister, just as Hindus like him celebrated Diwali across the world on Monday. Sunak was set to take the top job after his rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race to replace Liz Truss as leader of the Conservative Party. Truss quit after a month and a half as her support evaporated and Sunak was poised to formally take over as prime minister later on Monday or Tuesday. Sunak's expected rise to the premiership had already…
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Race to be next UK PM begins as momentum grows behind Boris Johnson

Race to be next UK PM begins as momentum grows behind Boris Johnson

ELIZABETH PIPER, KYLIE MACLELLAN and ANDREW MACASKILL FOUR senior ministers threw their weight behind Boris Johnson to return as British prime minister after Liz Truss's resignation triggered a contest to quickly replace her as Conservative Party leader. Former defence minister Penny Mordaunt became the first candidate to officially declare, but Johnson and Rishi Sunak, once his finance minister, led potential contenders as candidates canvassed support ahead of voting next week. With the Conservatives holding a large majority in parliament and able to ignore calls for a general election for another two years, the new party leader will become prime minister…
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The most coveted endorsement in race to be next British prime minister? Margaret Thatcher

The most coveted endorsement in race to be next British prime minister? Margaret Thatcher

ANDREW MACASKILL MARGARET Thatcher has not been in power since 1990. In fact, she's been dead since 2013. But the former Conservative prime minister has been a regular presence in this week's contest to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's next leader. Thatcher, the most polarising prime minister in modern British history, was reviled and revered in equal measure as she crushed the unions and privatised large swathes of industry. Tough and outspoken, she led the Conservatives to three election victories, governing from 1979 to 1990, the longest continuous period in office by a British premier in over 150 years. The…
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Candidates jostle to replace UK PM Johnson in packed race

Candidates jostle to replace UK PM Johnson in packed race

ALISTAIR SMOUT THE contest to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered pace as five more candidates declared their intention to run, with many pledging lower taxes and a clean start from Johnson's scandal-ridden premiership. Johnson on Thursday said he would resign as prime minister, after lawmakers and cabinet colleagues rebelled over his handling of a series of scandals, including breaches of lockdown rules in gatherings at his Downing Street office. He said he would stay on until a new leader was elected. A member of a Conservative party committee which sets the rules for leadership elections said on Sunday…
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