Politics
Creating our digital future by building on the past
Over the past two years, the world changed irrevocably by learning how to live with the COVID-19 pandemic. We have reckoned with weaknesses in our…
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From Lantau to Ealing: Hong Kong’s homesick exiles in Britain greet the Year of the Tiger
LONDON — For many newly arrived Hong Kongers in Britain, this will be their first Lunar New Year away from home. As families across the…
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England set to U-turn on mandatory vaccines for healthcare staff
The U.K. government will review its plan to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for health and social care workers in England with a view to axing…
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UK’s Boris Johnson to meet Ukrainian president in Kyiv
LONDON — Boris Johnson will travel to Kyiv Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid mounting tension over Russia’s military build-up at the border,…
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A Tory MP stepping in human poo in Kent’s lorry park is the perfect metaphor for Brexit
On a fact-finding mission to assess the lack of facilities for lorry drivers in the Farage Garage Kent, the chairman of the Select Committee on…
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Partygate paradox: Why are the Brits so obsessed with Boris Johnson’s parties?
How do you even begin to explain Boris Johnson’s problems to a foreign audience? The controversial British prime minister has survived so many scandals that…
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‘There is no friction’: Ukraine’s ambassador downplays disagreements with US
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States on Sunday insisted that her government was not “downplaying the risk” of a Russian invasion despite recent tensions between…
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France can’t stay in Mali at any price, Defense Minister Parly says
French Defense Minister Florence Parly said that there are limits to the price France will pay in retaining a presence in Mali to fight terrorism…
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Putin gambles Russia’s economy over Ukraine
MOSCOW — War jitters are rattling the Russian economy. The stock market is at risk of tumbling, dragging the ruble down with it. And that’s…
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