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Britain's shadow minister Priti Patel wants China on UK’s national security risk list
World | Dec 22, 2024, 06:30 PM ISTPriti Patel also attacked UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Cabinet. She has alleged the current government of prioritising trade ties with China over national security.
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau faces confidence vote next week. Will he step down?
World | Sep 19, 2024, 09:02 AM ISTThe Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, said they would bring a confidence vote against Trudeau over a promised increase in federal carbon tax. This comes as Trudeau, 52, faces increasing unhappiness from voters over rising prices and a nationwide housing crisis.
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Canada: Trudeau's leadership 'weakens' as party suffers major setback in Toronto special election
World | Jun 25, 2024, 09:10 PM ISTTrudeau's Liberal Party lost a special election in the Toronto-St Paul's district, a stronghold of his party for more than three decades. The loss is expected to sting Trudeau as he goes for a general election next year where his party is expected to lose badly to the Conservatives.
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Britain has 'duty' to confront IS threat: Cameron
World | Sep 26, 2014, 06:02 PM ISTLondon: British Prime Minister David Cameron Friday said that the Islamic State (IS) was a threat to the "streets of Britain" and it was the "duty" of the government to confront the Sunni radical group,
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Abbott sworn in as Australia's PM
World | Sep 18, 2013, 11:23 AM ISTCanberra: Tony Abbott was sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister on Wednesday and promised immediate action to slow the stream of asylum-seekers arriving by boats from Indonesia and to dismantle the previous administration's clean