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Stephen Miller, architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown, to become White House chief of staff

US president confirms Susie Wiles, current chief of staff and first woman to serve in the role, will step down

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Ben Roberts-Smith collaborates with gym business run by influencer that sold ‘war crimes’ pre-workout supplement

Zero Limits supplements is co-owned by rightwing podcaster and fitness coach Chris Katelaris, also known as ‘Big Chocky’

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Pope Leo arrives in Uruguay starting 12-day Latin America tour

The 71-year-old pontiff is visiting three countries despite undergoing surgery to remove a tumour last month.

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New Zealanders head to polls on final day of voting

More than half of New Zealand’s voters cast early ballots in the tightly contested race.

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Chilean Oscar-winning director Sebastian Lelio dies

Chile's Oscar-winning director Sebastian Lelio died in Santiago on Friday at the age of 52, his family reported.

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‘I feel free now’: Shabana Mahmood’s immigration shake-up provokes mixed emotions

Some relatives of British citizens say they feel left behind, but announcement has brought relief to many care workers “The only time we’re regarded as human beings is when they need a lot of hands onboard, like during Covid. But after that, we’re tossed away like we’re some rubbish,” Aneisha Williams says. Williams, 39, was months from qualifying for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years in the UK. But claiming housing benefit could delay her settlement for years under Shabana Mahmood’s “earned settlement” plans. Continue reading...

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‘I feel free now’: Shabana Mahmood’s immigration shake-up provokes mixed emotions

Some relatives of British citizens say they feel left behind, but announcement has brought relief to many care workers “The only time we’re regarded as human beings is when they need a lot of hands onboard, like during Covid. But after that, we’re tossed away like we’re some rubbish,” Aneisha Williams says. Williams, 39, was months from qualifying for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years in the UK. But claiming housing benefit could delay her settlement for years under Shabana Mahmood’s “earned settlement” plans. Continue reading...

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Health minister instructs trusts to pause cuts to Phone First service

The triage line was scrapped in Belfast and was to close in the Northern Trust later this month.

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Flávio Bolsonaro battles to remain relevant as he speaks at rightwing conference at Mar-a-Lago

Far-right politician addresses Conservative Political Action Conference and makes unsubstantiated claims about election fraud Flávio Bolsonaro, the far-right politician who lost Brazil’s presidential election last month, has insisted his defeat is not “the end for Brazil” as he battles to maintain political relevance after fleeing to the US. Bolsonaro absconded early last week shortly after losing the 25 October election to the leftwing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by more than 4m votes. Continue reading...

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Flávio Bolsonaro battles to remain relevant as he speaks at rightwing conference at Mar-a-Lago

Far-right politician addresses Conservative Political Action Conference and makes unsubstantiated claims about election fraud Flávio Bolsonaro, the far-right politician who lost Brazil’s presidential election last month, has insisted his defeat is not “the end for Brazil” as he battles to maintain political relevance after fleeing to the US. Bolsonaro absconded early last week shortly after losing the 25 October election to the leftwing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by more than 4m votes. Continue reading...

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ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections

Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cuts The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls amid deep discontent over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure. The former liberation movement, which Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994 at the end of apartheid as South Africa’s first black president, is still likely to be the largest party. However, polls showed it getting less than a third of the vote, down from 45.6% at the last munic

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ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections

Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cuts The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls amid deep discontent over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure. The former liberation movement, which Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994 at the end of apartheid as South Africa’s first black president, is still likely to be the largest party. However, polls showed it getting less than a third of the vote, down from 45.6% at the last munic

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Russia and US seek to block plan for binding rules on autonomous weapons

UN conference this month seen as key moment after years of discussions on filling gap in governance of AI systems Plans to fill a gap in the global governance of autonomous weapons are in jeopardy as a group of nations led by Russia and the US move to use a UN conference this month to block proposals to negotiate a legally binding set of rules. The scale of the opposition will become clear at a diplomatic retreat starting on Friday before the seventh review conference on “certain conventional weapons” in Geneva due to be attended by 128 countries from 16 to 20 November. Continue reading...

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Russia and US seek to block plan for binding rules on autonomous weapons

UN conference this month seen as key moment after years of discussions on filling gap in governance of AI systems Plans to fill a gap in the global governance of autonomous weapons are in jeopardy as a group of nations led by Russia and the US move to use a UN conference this month to block proposals to negotiate a legally binding set of rules. The scale of the opposition will become clear at a diplomatic retreat starting on Friday before the seventh review conference on “certain conventional weapons” in Geneva due to be attended by 128 countries from 16 to 20 November. Continue reading...

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